Total Solutions for Material HandlingThe picking process is a fundamental role in the warehousing and distribution process. Making this process as effective and efficient as possible is crucial to the long term success of any distribution centre or warehouse.
A picker
Effectively utilise all the available space in your warehouse through the usage of overhead space in order to achieve an increase in usable warehousing whilst maintaining the same footprint.
This is what integrated materials handling calls multiple flooring. By using a mezzanine floor usable warehouse space can be significantly increased without incurring all the costs that accompany building a new warehouse or building warehouse extensions. Warehouse operations can significantly increase the amount of storage, handling, production and automation through inserting a number of levels.
How does this work?
Integrated materials handling allows a box or product to be scanned and automatically assigned to the correct level. The automated system then manages using a mixed floor system, efficiently using each floor to store, manage and despatch products.
What
Barcode picking has been around for some years now to direct a warehouse picker and to integrate each picker with the materials handling system. The barcode scanners themselves have developed into an entire range to choose from.
The process is fairly simple, the system communicates with the scanner to direct the picker, this usually includes what to pick, where to pick from and the quantity to pick. As orders become more and more complex it has become essential to integrate accurately with the system. Customer requirements to submit complex orders, collating different kinds of products to minimise transportation and inventory costs means efficiently and accurately directing pickers through the system.
