It has been reported that online grocer Ocado and Cambridge Consultants, the global product development technology consultancy will work together to make Ocado’s warehouse systems more efficient.
It is the latest move by the grocer to make deliveries faster and more accurately than any other player in the market. An update to the software in its warehouse systems will mean it has greater control and will be able to co-ordinate the movements of hundreds of thousands of crates.
“It was clear early on that no technology existed which would do what Ocado needed,” said Tim Ensor, head of connected devices at Cambridge Consultants – which has one of the world’s largest independent wireless development teams.
“That meant they needed to create a completely custom solution to achieve the required performance – but do so in a way that had a manageable risk profile and in the minimum amount of time. They engaged us to help them achieve this.”
