June 18, 2024- In a back corner of Cardinal Health’s Ohio Valley Distribution Center (DC), which supports our U.S. Medical Products and Distribution (USMPD) business, sits a 4,000 square foot Innovation Lab, a venue for testing new technologies designed to improve warehouse fulfillment procedures in real working environments. Nearly 130 employees work in this Ohio Valley DC – one of 40 warehouses in Cardinal Health’s U.S. medical products distribution and replenishment network. Team members receive training to properly pick, pack and ship products – such as surgical kits, tubing for enteral feeding and anesthesia kits – that move in and out of the facility. They deftly navigate long aisles and are periodically supported by autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) rolled out in 2022 for enhanced productivity in the pick and pack process. Those who work in the Innovation Lab play an important role in helping test the efficacy of new technologies.