ISN From WMS To AMRs

Koerber and Locus Robotics announced on October 8, 2021 that Integrated Supply Network was deploying 49 autonomous mobile robots across Atlanta, Fresno, and Indianapolis. ISN had already been a K.Motion Warehouse Management System user, so the AMR rollout extended an existing software relationship into mobile picking. Atlanta launched first in 90 days, with Fresno launched after phase one and Indianapolis following. Reviewed sources did not confirm the original K.Motion adoption date, but the public record clearly connects AMRs to a live WMS base.

Fast growth in automotive tool and equipment distribution changed ISN's warehouse workload. Small-package shipments had increased from 50 percent before the pandemic to 80 percent, while same-day pick and ship remained central to customer service. Koerber and Locus reported picking speed moving from 30 to 110 picks per hour at Atlanta, a 266 percent productivity increase. The Locus robots remove travel from human pickers while K.Motion keeps the site connected to warehouse execution logic. Bill Ryan, CEO Software North America for Koerber Business Area Supply Chain, framed the Atlanta phase around rapid integration with existing systems.

Execution Software And Robotics Portfolio

Koerber presented integrated supply chain automation at LogiMAT 2025 on January 8, 2025. The company framed its portfolio around AMRs, conveyors, WCS, SAP logistics tools, parcel automation, and end-of-line palletizing. That context explains why the ISN project is more than a robot placement: Koerber is using mobile robotics as one layer inside warehouse execution. The ISN case sits on the same operating surface as Koerber's later goods-to-person and WCS demonstrations.

A January 13, 2025 IoT M2M Council report adds a later software signal: Koerber Supply Chain Software was integrating DexoryView with Koerber warehouse management systems. The same report identifies Koerber Supply Chain Software as a joint venture of Koerber and KKR, and describes Dexory robots as a source of warehouse scans and real-time inventory insight. Koerber and KKR had also announced the MercuryGate acquisition in August 2024 to strengthen transportation management. Those later moves place the ISN AMR project inside a larger execution stack shaped by K.Motion, DexoryView, and MercuryGate International Inc.

Public material does not publish ISN robot uptime by site, pick accuracy after expansion, worker retention over multiple quarters, WMS exception rate, or whether Indianapolis matched the Atlanta launch timeline. The clearest public metric would be completed picks per labor hour by ISN site. That would show whether Koerber can repeat the Atlanta productivity gain across Fresno and Indianapolis while keeping the WMS relationship at the center of the workflow.

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