Mohawk, the world’s largest flooring company, started using inVia Picker autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in its Chatsworth, Georgia facility in November 2022. Since that time, the company has been able to eliminate the use of temporary labor, reduce roles associated with rote tasks and reassign that labor to other, more varied tasks in the Warehouse.

Bringing advanced technology to Mohawk’s operations

With the growth in e-commerce and advancement in Mohawk’s digital presence, the demand for direct-to-consumer shipment of flooring samples has exploded. Automating Mohawk’s warehouses has become a part of a broader initiative to upgrade their overall operations with advanced technology that can help the business and employees become more efficient.The company needed a solution that would result in better utilization of their resources and increased throughput. 

Improving productivity and employee satisfaction with inVia’s robotic automation

The solution Mohawk uses includes a fleet of inVia Picker robots that build a dynamic put/pickwall each day – inVia PickerWall – that stages the SKUs needed for all daily orders. Workers pick the individual units and sort them into order containers for packout. The reduction in time spent walking through the warehouse, as well as the efficiencies gained through intelligent batching of orders, resulted in Mohawk consistently meeting all SLAs in fewer shifts. Since adopting inVia’s technology Mohawk more than doubled pick rates.
The benefits for workers include increased productivity and engagement, as well as improved schedules and safety as they are less subject to repetitive tasks. In the zone where robotic picking was introduced, six of the seven pickers were able to be reassigned to other tasks in the warehouse that aren’t as rote and repetitive.
“inVia’s system has delivered a win-win for the Mohawk team. They are able to both streamline costs for the business and create a better work environment for warehouse workers,” said Lior Elazary, chief executive officer and co-founder of inVia Robotics. “Our goal for every customer is to both help their bottom line and allow for more fulfilling careers for workers.”