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COMPUTERIZED HANDLING SYSTEM INCREASES WAREHOUSE PRODUCTIVITY 40%.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A U.S. FOOD DISTRIBUTER HAS A LARGE WAREHOUSE HANDLING FROZEN AND NON-FROZEN FOOD, AND GROCERIES FOR 6,000 CUSTOMERS MANY OF WHOM TAKE SMALL ORDERS OF 50 CASES OR LESS. THE WAREHOUSE IS EQUIPPED WITH COMPUTERISED ORDER SEQUENCING WITH A PRIORITY PROGRAM FOR DELIVERY VEHICLES, AND ALL ITEM MOVEMENT IS BY CONVEYOR. SELECTORS ON TWO LEVEL WALKWAYS LOAD BOXES WHICH ARE CHECKED USING THE LASER BAR CODES ON THE ITEMS. EACH BOX IS LABELLED AND THE LABEL IS SCANNED BY THE COMPUTER AND ROUTED TO JOIN ITS CORRECT ORDER IN THE REQUIRED SEQUENCE. IT IS CLAIMED THAT THE SAME STAFF IS ABLE TO HANDLE 40% MORE BUSINESS AND THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR SPACE IS BETTER UTILISED. D.W.H.

Details

  • Original title: COMPUTERIZED HANDLING SYSTEM INCREASES WAREHOUSE PRODUCTIVITY 40%.
  • Record ID : 1982-0916
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1981
  • Source: Source: Food Eng.
    vol. 53; n. 7; 64- 66; 1 fig.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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