Health & Beauty
Health and beauty operations balance high SKU variety with strict compliance requirements. Shelfbot delivers controlled storage, expiry management, and scan-confirmed picking to keep accuracy high and waste low.
Key benefits:
- FIFO/FEFO management
- Batch traceability
- Reduced shrinkage
- High SKU density
Common challenges
What you feel day-to-day
- • High SKU counts with variants (sizes, colors, formulations)
- • Expiry date management and FIFO/FEFO requirements
- • Batch tracking and traceability for compliance
- • Small, high-value items vulnerable to shrinkage
- • Seasonal peaks and new product launches
- • Returns processing and damaged goods handling
- • Audit requirements and compliance documentation
What's really happening
The constraint isn't always "how fast can someone work" — it's how much time is wasted traveling, searching, and managing complexity.
When operators spend most of their shift walking between pick faces, searching for locations, or handling constant variability, throughput drops and errors increase.
Goods-to-Person removes travel time and makes each cycle consistent, predictable, and measurable.
Why Shelfbot fits
Built-in FIFO and batch control
System tracks expiry dates and batch numbers per bin. Oldest stock presented first, reducing waste and ensuring compliance.
Controlled access reduces shrinkage
High-value items stored in bins only accessible through the system. Every pick scanned and tracked, reducing inventory loss.
High density for small products
5× pick face density means more SKUs in less space. Store thousands of variants without warehouse expansion.
Consistent workflow for complex orders
Multi-line orders with expiry checks stay manageable. Barcode confirmation catches errors before shipping.
Typical use cases
- • Cosmetics and beauty products fulfillment
- • Vitamins, supplements, and wellness products
- • Personal care and grooming products
- • Professional salon and spa supplies
- • Subscription box kitting and fulfillment
- • Returns processing with batch verification
What success looks like
Zero expired products shipped with FIFO enforcement
Full batch traceability for compliance and recalls
Reduced shrinkage and inventory loss
Higher throughput with scan-confirmed accuracy
More SKUs stored in same or smaller footprint
Faster onboarding during product launches
What we'll ask in discovery
- • How many active SKUs, and how many variants per product?
- • What expiry date management is required (FIFO, FEFO, date ranges)?
- • Do you need batch-level traceability for compliance or recalls?
- • What's your current shrinkage rate on high-value items?
- • What's your average lines per order and peak orders per hour?
- • How do you handle returns and quality verification?
- • Any special compliance requirements (TGA, therapeutic goods, etc.)?
Fastest next step
If you can share a SKU master (with stock on hand) plus outbound order history, we can quickly estimate bins required, storage coverage, aisle count, and robots/stations needed.
Want to see a layout for your site?
We'll keep it practical: confirm fit, size the system, and show how it scales through peak growth.
See it. Understand it. Trust it.
Book a 30-minute demo and we'll show you exactly how Shelfbot would work in your warehouse—with a custom ROI projection for your specific operation.