Client based in Foothill Ranch, CA partnered with SDI to reconfigure a 140,000 square
foot facility. Typically this client will distribute 11,000,000 units annually,
many of the orders are very small quantities and contain multiple SKU's.
By
reviewing the operation and physical constraints of the facility
SDI redesigned the picking operations to maximize space utilization and minimize
picking labor.
Traditional methodologies of replenishing a
forward pick location were thrown out and a new methodology adopted.
The
new method of storage placed every received carton into storage and made each
location a pickable location. The facility can hold in excess of 100,000 SKU's
and they are all pickable all of the time.
The aisles were reduced
and wire guided narrow aisle trucks were used to minimize aisle widths. Space
efficiency was improved by close to 40% and picking efficiency improved by 30%.
The
client uses a WMS system that optimizes the pick path, that large
gaylord that collects a wave of product means that the picking time is maximized
and driving time minimized.
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