Asics boosts inventory management using warehouse drones

By using the technology, the footwear brand has improved misplaced inventory recovery while slashing manual labor hours and increasing counting frequency.

A wide range of companies are leveraging warehouse drones to sharpen inventory management. Corvus Robotics itself counts alcohol distributor Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits and skincare brand Dermalogica among its client roster. Meanwhile, sportswear brand On partnered with robotics manufacturer Verity in 2024 to deploy drones within a fulfillment center to improve inventory visibility. On planned to scale rollout across its facility network.

Before implementing the Corvus One drones at its Byhalia site, Asics performed manual counts within the site twice a year. The footwear brand now conducts monthly counts in two of the site’s most critical sections: the singles area, which houses single pair and returned products, and the case reserve space, which holds full cases containing multiple pairs of shoes.

Overall, the 855,000-square-foot Byhalia facility stores nearly 3 million units across roughly 44,000 SKUs. The site fills e-commerce, wholesale and retail store orders and is managed via Manhattan Associates’ warehouse management system.

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