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The growth of online retail and the development of new technologies, such as vision-based systems, is set to change the face of picking. Lucy Tesseras casts an eye over the options.
John Lewis is now able to achieve up to 1,000 picks per man hour after implementing pick-to-light and put-to-light technology from Knapp.
Alliance Healthcare has increased efficiency at its Exeter distribution centre after installing BITO’s Carton Live Storage (CLS) system which locates product nearer to where it needs to be picked.
Footwear retailer NG2 Group is set to speed up processes, reduce errors and improve its eco-credentials after implementing a TGW automated warehouse system.
As business picks up, companies are facing a dilemma when it comes to automation – whether to install a new system or extend the life expectancy of an existing installation. Lucy Tesseras considers
the pros and cons.
Chain Reaction Cycles initially commissioned Dematic to supply a voice picking and packing system after seeing a demonstration at Logistics Link North – however the project subsequently developed into something much more.
Kuehne + Nagel has deployed Autostore by Central Systems & Automation to manage delivery, picking, packing and shipping operations at its automated distribution centre in Veghel.
Television and internet shopping business QVC has doubled on-site storage capacity at its distribution centre at Knowsley Industrial Park in Liverpool.
Frozen food supplier Ardo has automated its central cold storage facility at Ardooie in Belgium – at 235,000 cu m it is reckoned to be the largest of its kind in Europe
