{"id":1642,"date":"2023-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixels360live.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/p2g-vs-fixed-automation-warehouse"},"modified":"2025-06-11T01:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T05:57:55","slug":"p2g-vs-fixed-automation-warehouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/blog\/p2g-vs-fixed-automation-warehouse","title":{"rendered":"P2G or Fixed Automation: Which is Best for Your Warehouse?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1642\" class=\"elementor elementor-1642\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8c5159 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8c5159\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"pre-heading\">February 17, 2023<\/div>\n            <h1 class=\"hero-heading\">P2G or Fixed Automation: Which is Best for Your Warehouse?<\/h1>\n                            <a href=\"\/blog\/?f_viewall=0&f_page=1&f_posttype=post&f_limit=9&f_search=&f_industries=&f_solutions=&author_id=5#content-filter\">\n                    <p class=\"p-regular author\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Author-icon.svg\" alt=\"Author Icon\">\n                        <span class=\"author-name\">Mary Hart<\/span><span class=\"author-position\">, Sr. Content Marketing Manager<\/span>\n                    <\/p>\n                <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hero-banner-right-content\">\n            <div class=\"hero-thumbnail\">\n                <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"289\" 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elementor-widget-content-blog-news-post\" data-id=\"9abcc74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"content-blog-news-post.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<section class=\"content-blog-news-post\" id=\"content-blog-news-post\" data-module=\"ContentBlogNewsPost\">\n        <section class=\"post-content-item-section white-bg\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"content-blog-news-post-content\">\n                <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the warehouse and fulfillment world, there are two main technology options for order picking automation: the conventional fixed automation\u2014which can include goods-to-person (G2P)\u2014or person-to-goods (P2G). Fixed automation refers to conveyors, shuttle systems, and the like that bring the material\/goods to the person doing the picking or packing, while P2G typically refers to autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that take the goods from the person doing the picking or putaway.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you\u2019re looking to automate your workflows due to ongoing labor shortages and a need to improve productivity, there are pros and cons to each solution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b>The Pros and Cons of Fixed Automation<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fixed automation in the form of conveyors are easy to operate and a good way to get products off a dock and onto the warehouse floor. However, in order to put the material away, human workers or piece-picking technology (or both) is needed. Also, conveyors are set pieces in the warehouse and can\u2019t be moved around as your workflow needs change.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shuttle systems are also a conventional, and expensive, form of fixed automation. They take up quite a bit of vertical space in a warehouse, which makes them not as appealing to warehouses that have mezzanines for multi-level workflows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For both of these fixed automation solutions, the implementation process is long and work typically can\u2019t be done until the solutions are up and running. The implementation process includes lengthy design phases and can take anywhere from 12-24 months after the contract is signed. During a fixed automation implementation, warehouses need to be completely shut down, which causes a significant disruption to existing warehouse operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h2><b>The Pros and Cons of P2G Automation<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persons-to-goods automation in the form of autonomous mobile robots can be brought into any warehouse (greenfield or brownfield alike) and implemented in as little as four weeks without needing to move anything around.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sole downside is that there is a fear in the industry that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/robots-arent-taking-jobs-away\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">robots will take away jobs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Instead, AMRs are meant to do the work of the jobs that you can\u2019t fill, and the bots work alongside humans who do the picking or putaway. Once your associates start working with AMRs, they will see it for the benefit that it is, and that it makes their work life better and easier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMRs are also safer than fixed automation and don\u2019t have to be fenced off or segregated to protect human workers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Before AMRs, human associates walked\u2014on average\u2014up to 12 miles a day while pushing or pulling a heavy cart. Since AMRs do the walking for the humans and safely transport material from their human coworkers to the next destination in the warehouse, worker walking distance decreases nearly 50%. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another benefit of AMRs for P2G automation is that the number of robots can be easily scaled up and down using a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/what-is-raas-in-the-warehouse\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> model as dictated by the warehouse\u2019s order volumes. For example, during busy peak season, you can bring in more robots to work alongside your human associates to meet and improve your productivity numbers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before opting for a P2G or fixed automation solution, you should consider your unique requirements and select the right option to suit their particular needs. When you do so, you\u2019ll find that the answer for today\u2019s flexible and scalable warehouses\u2014both large and small\u2014is clear: P2G automation is safer for your associates; easier to implement in your greenfield or brownfield warehouse; and increases productivity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule a free consultation today to see how Locus\u2019s AMR-powered P2G automation can cut costs, speed up order fulfillment, and future-proof your warehouse. <\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/locusrobotics.com\/get-started\/inquiry\/?form-type=inquiry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk to us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and we\u2019ll tell you more! <\/span><\/p>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n    <\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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