Operations Director Nikki Slaughter honored for bettering buyer throughput by way of the corporate’s Pivotal TM Command Heart; Robotics Software program Engineer Janani Mohan acknowledged for enhancing system efficiency by 15% within the newest software program launch.
Vecna Robotics, the chief in versatile materials dealing with automation options, right this moment introduced that two of its leaders – Nikki Slaughter and Janani Mohan – have been named Provide and Demand Chain Government and Meals Logistics’ 2023 Girls in Provide Chain Award winners for his or her contributions in software program and mentorship. This award honors feminine provide chain executives whose accomplishments, mentorship, and examples set a basis for girls in all ranges of an organization’s provide chain community.
“We’re thrilled to honor the affect these professionals have had on each essential enterprise processes and the broader provide chain {industry},” stated Craig Malloy, CEO of Vecna Robotics. “As an organization, we now have cultivated a tradition that encourages curiosity, embraces various views, and prioritizes buyer success by each automation excellence and trusted relationships.”
Lately promoted to Director of Publish-Deployment Operations, Nikki Slaughter drives steady enchancment tasks for Vecna Robotics’ complete fleet of autonomous cell robots (AMRs) and runs the corporate’s industry-leading 24/7/365 PivotalTM Command Heart that constantly screens all Vecna robots for high quality, security, and efficiency in real-time. She leads inside workshops that enhance buyer coaching to make sure prospects are maximizing the AMRs’ full capabilities, reminiscent of clever impediment avoidance. Nikki can be actively concerned with Vecna’s Human Sources division’s efforts to develop the attain of its expertise to underserved communities. Moreover, she volunteers in her native Boston group at Medford Vocational Excessive College the place she promotes feminine engagement with the tech {industry} by larger training and the skilled workforce. Nikki was additionally named a recipient of the 2023 Constructed In: Moxie Girls in Tech Award for her dedication to innovation in tech.
Janani Mohan is a Workers Robotics Software program Engineer and was an lively contributor to the corporate’s newest main software program launch that included upgrades to robotic uptime, dynamic payload dealing with, and docking enhancements which have resulted in a 15% enchancment in system efficiency since its launch in August 2023. Additionally, Janani has been an instrumental contributor to the large throughput good points in case selecting at GEODIS that the corporate introduced at ProMat 2023 earlier this yr. As a part of her efforts to contribute to a extra various and equitable provide chain workforce, Janani additionally leads numerous initiatives centered on elevating underserved communities each internally at Vecna Robotics and externally within the native Boston group.
“At Vecna Robotics, we absolutely acknowledge that variety of views is a superpower utilized to how we innovate on daily basis,” stated Zac Dydek, Chief Expertise Officer at Vecna Robotics. “Because of the tireless work of contributors like Nikki Slaughter and Janani Mohan, our newest main software program launch and updates to our PivotalTM Command Heart have already supplied measurable efficiency good points throughout our whole buyer base.”
To be taught extra about Vecna Robotics’ PivotalTM Command Heart and the advantages of distant monitoring, register for our upcoming “Materials Dealing with Automation MythBusters” webinar on October 27, 2023 at 11am ET.
To be taught extra about how Vecna Robotics can automate your essential operations workflows, go to www.vecnarobotics.com.
About Meals Logistics and Provide & Demand Chain Government
Meals Logistics reaches greater than 26,000 provide chain executives within the world meals and beverage industries, together with executives within the meals sector (growers, producers, producers, wholesalers and grocers) and the logistics sector (transportation, warehousing, distribution, software program and know-how) who share a mutual curiosity within the operations and enterprise elements of the worldwide chilly meals provide chain. Provide & Demand Chain Government is the one provide chain publication masking the whole world provide chain, specializing in trucking, warehousing, packaging, procurement, threat administration, skilled growth and extra. Meals Logistics and Provide & Demand Chain Government additionally function SCN Summit and Girls in Provide Chain Discussion board. Go to www.FoodLogistics.com and www.SDCExec.com to be taught extra.
About Vecna Robotics
Vecna Robotics is an award-winning versatile, clever materials dealing with automation firm with options engineered for seamless work between autonomous cell robots (AMR) and the labor, gear, services, and techniques that make enterprise go. Our self-driving forklifts, pallet vans, pallet jacks and tuggers — powered by Vecna’s Pivotal™ orchestration software program and 24/7/365 Command Heart — assist distribution, warehousing, and manufacturing organizations automate their most important workflows, maximize throughput and scale operations quick. For extra data, go to www.vecnarobotics.com. Observe us on Fb, Instagram, Twitter/X, and LinkedIn.