ABOUT THE GUEST(S)

Jon Schechter started with AutoStore in July 2020 and is responsible for driving market awareness focused on retail in North America. As a Business Development Manager, he partners with customers in their fulfillment journey to identify whether AutoStore is the right fit for them. Jon has been designing robotic-based fulfillment centers since 2008 with prior experience at Kiva Systems, Amazon, and RightHand Robotics. Jon studied Mechanical Engineering at MIT and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

HIGHLIGHTS

[00:01:06] Jon's Journey in Warehouse Robotics

[00:02:56] Early Stages of Automation

[00:07:55] 3PLs and Automation Investments

[00:14:28] The Importance of WMS in Automation

[00:18:10] Understanding Bin Digging in ASRS

QUOTES

[00:06:53] "You can't build automation on top of no WMS."

[00:08:54] "3PLs can be successful by partnering with customers to co-invest in automation."

[00:10:46] "With labor environments today, I don't think you have a choice but to develop and invest in your own 3PLs."

[00:11:26] "Employees don't want to push a cart. They don't want to walk down 10 miles a day to do their pick, pack and ship."

[00:14:51] "It's not like you can go buy one of those things and bring it home and turn it on."

[00:15:53] "You can't have a really well utilized automation system without a strong WMS underlying it."

Find out more about Jon Schechter in the links below.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonhschechter/

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