Relevant section of the article published below:

When it comes to orchestrating WMS processes with AMRs and other forms of robotics, some WMS players have integration and orchestration capabilities, but so do third-party vendors that specialize in integrating robotics with WMS.

For instance, Roboteon recently emerged from stealth mode to launch its robotics fulfillment software platform. The solution uses pre-built adapters and gateways to streamline integration, and it also offers pre-built fulfillment workflows for tasks like picking and replenishment, and an orchestration engine to coordinate the flow of goods.

Dan Gilmore, Roboteon’s chief marketing officer, says the solution can extend what legacy WMS can do when it comes to quickly integrating with robotics and devising new and efficient workflows that span systems.

To fully optimize robotics processes, adds Gilmore, the solution can synchronize labor resource availability and location with AMR movements to specific nodes or points in the material flow.

“Our robotics-assisted fulfillment becomes an enhancement to the WMS capabilities when it comes to warehouse automation with robotics,” says Gilmore. “When the WMS passes information such as orders and tasks to our platform, Roboteon has a common user interface across multiple application screens to perform the work and pass back the information to the WMS. This approach facilitates WMS to optionally keep some segments of the work and pass robot-assisted fulfillment work to the fulfillment platform. This phased approach for brownfield warehouses or older WMS systems minimizes and mitigates the risks in implementation.”

The full article is available here:

https://www.mmh.com/article/give_your_warehouse_management_systems_wms_a_boost