Electrical Retailers Order Picking & Storage
For fast supply retrieval of electronics, servers, and other materials, an electrical retailer installed vertical lift shuttles in their storage area to save space and improve efficiency. The large retailer works with many notable manufacturers of hardware and software, and thus needed a way to organize their wide variety of materials in less space and with easy access to staff. Click here to learn more about automated storage.
Vertical Lift Shuttles Across Three Floors
At the electrical retailer’s logistics distribution center, operations are carried out in an area 280,000 square feet. 8,000 of the total 45,000 articles are kept permanently in stock so they can be delivered to a customer in a matter of hours. When designing the compact vertical lift shuttles, high availability of goods and efficient processes were key considerations.
Eighteen vertical lift shuttles, each standing over 62 feet high, were integrated into the building over three floors. Access openings are on two levels. Articles are stored with barcode scanners on the first floor, and retrieval and order picking take place on the second floor. Work islands, redundant storage, double-access, and a seamless integration of the programmable logic controller into the warehouse management system have allowed faster and virtually error-free order picking at 99.94%. Click here to see how the vertical lifts store and deliver items over multiple floors.
- 20% increase in productivity
- Around 8,000 picks per day by combining various picking strategies
- Integration of vertical lift shuttles over three floors
- Access openings on two levels
- Five container sizes allow flexibility for different product sizes and shapes
Contact Us for Fast Supply Retrieval of Electronics Servers
Southwest Solutions Group® provides design and installation services of vertical shuttle lifts for fast supply and retrieval of electronics, servers, and other materials for storage in electrical retailers distribution facilities and a variety of other applications. We will also provide you with a free consultation to determine your exact needs and specifications before the design process begins. To learn more or to speak with a specialist, call us at 1-800-803-1083 or send us a message today.