Blackwood Greystanes DC Lifting Order Picking Productivity, Accuracy, & Safety with GTP. Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic

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1 Productivity & Collaboration Blackwood Greystanes DC Lifting Order Picking Productivity, Accuracy, & Safety with GTP Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic

2 Blackwoods Greystanes D.C. Lifting order picking productivity, accuracy and safety with GTP Darren Rawlinson Solutions Manager, Dematic

3 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 3

4 Established in 1878 A wide range of over 300,000 SKU via catalogue, branch, phone and online service offerings Replaced their Smithfield DC (built in 1979) with a new 14,000 m 2 purpose built DC in Greystanes, NSW that opened in March /5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 4

5 The Challenge Replace a Distribution Centre approaching end of life Consolidate multiple Distribution Centres within NSW Increase efficiencies in the operation Gaps in volumetric information 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 5

6 How to increase pick efficiencies Collect equipment Dispose of order Mark order Wait Recognise stock Travel Locate stock Receive instructions Pick 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 6

7 Picking concepts 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 7

and pick quantity Travel to next location When order is complete take it to

automatically Product image is displayed, quantity is picked Press confirm

8 Why Goods-to-Person (GTP)? Manual trolley based system Go to SKU location Scan location Identify product and pick quantity Travel to next location When order is complete take it to dispatch Goods-to-Person system SKU travels to operator Tote is scanned automatically Product image is displayed, quantity is picked Press confirm button Push order tote away when order is complete 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 8

9 Storage Technologies in GTP Carousel Miniload / ASRS Shuttle based technologies Low throughput Medium throughput High throughput 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 9

10 Workstation Selection Conveyor Based Solutions Lower performance but more cost effective High Performance Workstations Exceptionally high pick rates are achievable and sustainable 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 10

11 The Solution 50 Dematic Multishuttles 7 picking / decant workstations Zone Routing with Voice Picking CLS, PLS and binning storage mediums Dispatch sortation Reserve storage 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 11

12 2 aisles of Dematic Multishuttle plus future aisle Dispatch sortation QA workstation Pick-by-Voice zone routing system 7 multi-purpose picking / decant workstations 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 12

13 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 13

14 Key Technologies Dematic Multishuttle Captive shuttle Runs at 4 m/s to retrieve products for pickers 2 aisles, 25 levels high The first installation in Australia 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 14

15 Goods to Person workstations Drastically reduces walking during pick process Buffers work locally Touchscreen to provide clear instructions Effective solution given levels of VAS Integrated cycle counting Circa 1 hour training required Key Technologies 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 15

in zone routing system Interfaces to WMS 27/5/2015 Lifting

16 Key Technologies Warehouse control system Windows based Controls inventory and picking for GTP Controls voice picking in zone routing system Interfaces to WMS 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 16

17 System Overview 27/5/2015 Lifting Order Picking Productivity Darren Rawlinson, Solutions Manager, Dematic 17

18 Questions? Darren Rawlinson Solutions Manager, Dematic

The Many Personalities of Shuttle Technology. Track 3 Session 7

The Many Personalities of Shuttle Technology Track 3 Session 7 Philip Puite Senior Operations Planner Dematic philip.puite@dematic.com 616-913-6596 www.dematic.com 2 Abstract What was once thought to be