The SupplyChainBrain Podcast Taking the Pain Out of Warehouse Audits With Intelligent Automation
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Oct 3, 2025 Marcel Graus, an inventory management expert at DSV, discusses the groundbreaking implementation of autonomous inventory counting for clients like Scholl. He highlights the challenges of the traditional manual wall-to-wall inventory process and explains how integrating drones and a digital twin platform has revolutionized their operations. This tech not only slashes downtime and labor costs but also boosts accuracy to an impressive 99.99%. Marcel also touches on the future of logistics and how intelligent systems enhance supply chain resilience.
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Long-Term DSV–Scholl Partnership
- DSV has serviced Scholl in the Netherlands for about eight years handling warehousing, transport and inventory management.
- The long-term relationship made scaling inventory automation for Scholl a logical next step.
Digital Twin As Inventory Backbone
- Verity builds a warehouse intelligence platform that creates a digital twin of physical operations.
- Drones act as mobile agents to gather 3D spatial data and reconcile it with WMS/ERP records.
Validate Wall-to-Wall Plans Early
- Involve the customer, vendor and an external auditor when scaling audits to a wall-to-wall count.
- Validate the plan up front to ensure it meets expectations and compliance needs.