$6B fashion retail · Ascena / Knitwell Group
Partnering across vendor selection, design, and deployment so a multi-brand fulfillment center was ready for 2024 holiday peak.
The starting conditions matter, stakeholder alignment, technical debt, and operational reality all shape the path forward. Here's what we walked into.
A multi-brand fulfillment center operating several Ascena / Knitwell Group retail brands under one roof needed to meet rising e-commerce demand and address labor constraints in picking and replenishment. The client selected Locus autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to close the gap, and needed to deploy at scale, integrated with Manhattan WMS, in time for holiday peak shipping.
A disciplined playbook, aligned with operations, built around the client's technical reality, and sequenced to protect the business at every step.
SIS resources played a key role in evaluating AMR vendors and confirming Locus as the right autonomous mobile robot partner for the operation.
Leveraged warehousing, robotics, and automation expertise to steer the client toward a lean, standards-based design, keeping custom extensions to a minimum.
Acted as the bridge between business operations and Locus / Manhattan vendor teams, aligning priorities, cadence, and technical commitments.
Partnered across integration development, end-to-end testing, and deployment of 110+ picking robots and 10+ replenishment bots, integrated with Manhattan WMS.
Locus AMRs deployed
Replenishment bots
Holiday peak ready
All 120+ Locus AMRs deployed on time for 2024 holiday shipping.
Successful Manhattan WMS integration with picking and replenishment workflows.
Minimized delivery delays and boosted overall productivity in e-commerce fulfillment.
We'll embed with your team the same way, aligned, disciplined, and measured in outcomes, not deliverables.
(614) 831-1877Locus AMR rollout, 120+ robots live for peak e-commerce fulfillment
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