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One connected operation. More ways to grow.Adapt to every client. Scale on your terms.

Adapt to changing requirements and scale profitably with flexible, intelligent automation built for complex 3PL and distribution environments

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Grow without rebuilding your operation

 

Third-party logistics providers and distributors must deliver different client promises through one shared operation. Ocado helps operators onboard new accounts faster, protect service levels, and improve margins with connected automation that can adapt as volumes, workflows, and priorities change.

Chuck and Porter AMRs add flexible capacity within existing facilities. Both are powered by Ocado IQ, the intelligence that directs every move and keeps robots, people, and tasks working together in real time. Where space is constrained and sustained throughput is critical, Ocado’s automated storage and retrieval solutions increase storage density while keeping inventory accessible and ready for fulfillment.

Together, these capabilities help operators serve more clients, respond faster, and grow without adding unnecessary complexity.

Built to flex with every client

No two client operations are the same. Each new account can bring different inventory profiles, picking methods, segregation requirements, billing rules, service levels, and demand patterns.

As volumes peak and priorities shift, pressure builds across labor, space, and supervisor capacity. Optimizing one task in isolation can simply move the bottleneck, creating queues, manual handoffs, and delays elsewhere.

Ocado connects automation across the operation so capacity and workflows can adjust as requirements change. That gives 3PLs and distributors the flexibility to accommodate more clients while maintaining consistent performance across the shared network.

Scale capacity. Protect every promise.

Warehouse associate loading cardboard boxes onto a Chuck AMR
Configure different picking methods

Support discrete, batch, cluster and zone picking, matching the workflow in each area to its products, order profile and service requirements.

Porter AMR transporting a wooden pallet through a warehouse aisle
Rebalance work in real time

Ocado IQ adjusts zones and task priorities as workload, urgency, staffing and congestion change, helping work keep moving when the plan does not.

Chuck AMRs carrying blue totes along a warehouse aisle
Add capacity without structural change

Deploy Chuck and Porter AMRs within existing warehouse infrastructure using standard Wi-Fi, then redeploy robots as priorities shift, without fixed guidance infrastructure.

Warehouse associate walking beside a Chuck AMR carrying boxes and totes
Increase storage density

Use Ocado Storage and Retrieval Solutions to turn vertical space into accessible inventory capacity, supporting sustained throughput while deferring expansion and releasing floor area.

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Measure performance by account

Give supervisors live visibility into throughput, pick rates, robot status, travel time and emerging service risk, so they can manage performance by account.

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Match investment to each client

Align AMR investment with contract length, volumes and peaks through purchase, multi-year rental and flexible capacity options, rather than sizing every deployment for peak demand from the outset.

The right automation for every client model and stage of growth

Chuck AMR carrying cardboard boxes and blue trays through a warehouse

Add flexible capacity and improve productivity at speed

Ocado’s Mobile Robot Solutions bring Chuck and Porter AMRs together through Ocado IQ, keeping people, robots, equipment, and tasks connected across the operation. Chuck AMR carries orders and guides associates through each pick, helping them work faster and more accurately. Porter AMR automates the movement of pallets, cages, and full cases, while the Ocado IQ App extends system-directed work to areas where robots are not used. Ocado IQ orchestrates the entire operation in real time to improve throughput, efficiency, and reliability.

Designed for rapid deployment in existing facilities, the solution adapts to different workflows and demand patterns without major infrastructure changes. Operators can add capacity as needed and create a practical path from targeted workflow automation to a more connected, end-to-end operation.

Ocado retrieval bot carrying an orange tote beside a robotic picking arm on the storage grid

Build for density and sustained throughput

Ocado's Storage and Retrieval System (OSRS) combines ultra-high-density vertical cube storage, autonomous bots, robotic picking, and AI-powered warehouse software to keep inventory compact, accessible, and moving efficiently. OSRS increases capacity, throughput, speed, and accuracy while reducing space requirements and manual oversight.

Designed for both new and existing facilities, the system can accommodate a wide range of products and scale as demand grows. It can also work alongside mobile robotics, giving operators a practical path from targeted workflow automation to a more connected, end-to-end automated operation.

Proven solutions built for real-world operations

Ocado's technology is grounded in decades of solving complex fulfillment challenges in live, high-pressure operations. That operational heritage shapes how we develop software and robotics as one coordinated system, with Ocado IQ using live data to orchestrate people, robots and tasks. Productivity comes from making the whole operation work more intelligently, not simply adding more robots.

Every partnership begins with the realities of the customer's operation. We work alongside your teams to understand client requirements, inventory profiles, order patterns, service levels, labor pressures and space constraints, then identify where automation can deliver the greatest value across accounts.

Our modular portfolio lets you address a priority workflow or client need first, then extend automation as contracts, volumes and product profiles change. From operational discovery and solution design through deployment and ongoing optimization, Ocado remains a long-term partner, helping you adapt workflows, win and onboard new clients and add capacity without repeatedly redesigning the warehouse.

How much more client demand could your operation take on?

We begin by understanding the client mix, service-level pressures, workflows, labor demands, storage constraints and operational risks that shape your capacity and margins. Together, we identify where the right automation can create the greatest value.

Ready to turn more client demand into profitable growth?

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about 3PL and Distribution.

Yes. Ocado IQ can configure picking methods, priorities and zones around different inventory and service requirements, then rebalance work as conditions change. This allows one shared operation to support distinct client promises without forcing every account into the same workflow.

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