2021 Edelman Finalist: JD.com

Operations Research Optimization Algorithms Drive Unmanned Warehouse Robots to Work

JD.com began to investigate unmanned warehouse technology and build unmanned warehouses in 2015. Compared with traditional warehouses that rely heavily on human workers, JD.com’s unmanned warehouse technology armed with advanced operations research concepts and technologies has significantly improved warehouse operating efficiency, leading to an estimation of hundreds of millions of dollars in savings.