Fulfilment at Speed and Scale

About this episode

The episode discusses high-throughput fulfilment in modern supply chains with insights from Russell Holmes of AutoStore.

In this episode of Logistics Business Conversations , host Paul Hamblin is joined by Russell Holmes, UK Sales Director at AutoStore , to explore what “high-throughput fulfilment” really means in today’s fast-moving supply chain environment. The discussion breaks down how fulfilment is defined, how throughput is measured, and why modern warehouses are now achieving tens of thousands of picks per hour. Russell explains how businesses are moving away from manual processes towards highly efficient, scalable systems that maximise space, improve productivity, and support faster order processing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Hamblin

Guest: Russell Holmes

Topics covered

• fulfilment
• supply chain
• warehouse efficiency
• high-throughput
• automation
• productivity

Keywords

• fulfilment
• supply chain
• warehouse
• automation
• productivity
• high-throughput
• picks per hour

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AutoStore

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