Right-Sized Automation: Scaling Efficiency Without Overinvesting
Thursday, March 27, 2025
2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
45 minutes
The world of warehouse automation isn’t one-size-fits-all. As fulfillment demands grow and shift, businesses need flexible, scalable automation solutions that evolve with them.
Make plans now to join Sean Wall, Director of Distribution at Quality Bicycle Products, for “Right-Sized Automation: Scaling Efficiency Without Overinvesting.”
During the webcast, Sean will discuss QBP’s unique automation solution that has helped the organization reduce costs while increasing operations scale and flexibility. Royanna Chappell, VP of Business Development at OIA, will lead the discussion. Jeff Larson, Director of Solutions at OIA, will share additional insights.
Attendees will discover:
- How AMR solutions fit into the automation ecosystem
- How to scale automation at the right pace without overinvesting upfront
- Practical steps to future-proof fulfillment operations
Speakers:
Moderator: Royanna Chappell
VP of Business Development, 6 River Systems, Part of Ocado Group
Royanna is an accomplished supply chain practitioner who has spent more than 25 years in the Supply Chain Industry impacting business processes within distribution, transportation planning, forecasting, demand planning and systems integration.
Royanna joined 6 River Systems in 2019, initially tasked with designing and selling warehouse robotic solutions for some of the largest global supply chains. She was promoted to her current role in 2022.
Sean Wall
Director of Distribution, Quality Bicycle Products
Jeff Larson
Director of Solutions, Ocado Intelligent Automation
Jeff Larson is Director of Solutions at Ocado Intelligent Automation. In this role, he leads the cross-functional efforts to scope, design, price, and quantify benefits of autonomous mobile robotics and automated storage and retrieval systems projects.
Jeff's solutioning expertise has delivered nearly half a billion dollars in cost savings throughout more than 100 OIA sites since 2018. He is respected throughout the industry for his passion of driving business outcomes through automation innovation.
Prior to joining OIA, Jeff worked for more than 10 years at On Process Technology, a leading supply chain technology and services provider.
Host: David Maloney
Group Editorial Director, DC Velocity and Supply Chain Xchange