Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 4.19
…a large unit sorter that sends pieces to a putwall area for multi-line orders and multiple picking methodologies, including ring scanners and put-to-light. Once again, it’s the latest iteration of the warehouse execution software developed by the original vendor that makes it all happen. While the WMS talks to upstream systems, the WES makes real-time decisions about how product should be routed through the facility and manages operations on the floor. The result, says Christine Miller, director of operations, is a new facility that serves several functions.It reduces the risk in American Eagle Outfitters’ supply chain. “We were reaching full…
Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 8.04
…scanned again and put into a location in a putwall. When an order is complete, a packer scans and packs the items and places the order onto a direct-to-consumer shipping conveyor (5), which sends it to DTC shipping. Single-line orders:Single-line orders are conveyed to a packing station on the first level of the storage area (3), where an associate scans and packs them for shipping. They are then placed on the direct-to-consumer shipping conveyor (5) and sent to DTC shipping. Anticipating growth, American Eagle Outfitters’ design included an area for future storage (A) and a future packing sorter (B). Systems…
Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 12.22
…number of pick-and-put-to-light displays I saw, picking mezzanines and putwalls appear to be alive and well. Software is more important than ever: For proof, I note that both Dematic and Intelligrated are sponsoring separate booths just for their software offerings. I also noted that systems integrators like Vargo were touting their software chops. Pallets and packaging: As many people know, I grew up in the pallet industry. I wear my bias on my sleeve. Still, there appear to be more pallet and alternative pallet offerings than in the past. What’s more, I counted at least two box on demand solutions.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.20
…number of pick-and-put-to-light displays I saw, picking mezzanines and putwalls appear to be alive and well. Software is more important than ever: For proof, I note that both Dematic and Intelligrated are sponsoring separate booths just for their software offerings. I also noted that systems integrators like Vargo were touting their software chops. Pallets and packaging: As many people know, I grew up in the pallet industry. I wear my bias on my sleeve. Still, there appear to be more pallet and alternative pallet offerings than in the past. What’s more, I counted at least two box on demand solutions.…
Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 7.76
…be “added on as a supplement to an existing putwall,” says Webb. A retail DC that already uses pick-to-light modules, for example, may want to add a voice application to that existing infrastructure. This retrofit will allow operators to use voice to select a specific product and bring it to a packing solution and have the order shipped out quickly. In another example, operators can use a combination of pick carts, shelving applications and integrated conveyors to pick products for e-commerce. “An order gets put into a tote that, in turn, goes down to a putwall designated for the holiday…
Found in LM News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 12.31
…unit sorter. Full cartons may be sent to a putwall system or they may bypass sortation all together and go straight to a pallet-build area to create orders for stores. Mixed carton orders for wholesale customers and stores are filled in a “rebin” area, where a put-to-light system directs the carton-building process. The retailer’s warehouse management system (WMS) has the ability to create waves within order waves to handle priority or rush orders during peak times. “The most important thing is to understand how all of these different peaks may overlap within the system, and which subsystems, like packing, are…