UPS has unveiled its largest and most advanced logistics center in Asia-Pacific, to help its customers boost productivity, operate more efficiently and strengthen supply chains.
The US$100m UPS Taoyuan International Logistics Center (TILC) in Taiwan features advanced automation technology, a full suite of value-added capabilities and state-of-the-art storage and warehouse management solutions for customers in a wide range of industries.
The 81,000m2 center is situated 5km from Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), Taiwan’s largest cargo airport, to provide fast and seamless connectivity to the global UPS network via the 22 flights the company operates into and out of TPE every week.
“Businesses across Asia-Pacific are pursuing many opportunities to strengthen every part of their supply chain,” said Lauren Zhao, president of UPS Asia-Pacific Supply Chain Solutions and Freight Forwarding. “Taiwan plays a vital role in global supply chains, especially semiconductor manufacturing and high-value sectors such as medical technology. The TILC, which was created to meet evolving customer needs, boosts productivity, efficiency and agility, and gives customers flexibility for future challenges.”
Boosting productivity
The center, which more than doubles the size of UPS’s warehouse footprint in Taiwan, also features a fleet of autonomous mobile robots (AMR), which are programmed to carry out tasks such as pick and pack, and inventory management.
According to UPS, the AMRs can process and pack orders onto shelves roughly 40% faster than current processing speeds. Customers can also double the number of products they can stack in the equivalent space on regular shelving. Meanwhile, errors made during the order-picking process are reportedly reduced to near zero.
“Overall, using the AMRs can lead to a doubling in productivity and a significant improvement to the customer experience – the faster we can process, pack and pick our customers’ inventory, the faster they can respond to orders from their customers, increasing satisfaction,” added Zhao.
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