VCO Systems' Light-Directed Pick Carts Powers Peak Throughput Milestones
VCO Systems' Light-Directed Pick Carts Powers Peak Throughput Milestones
Problem Statement
Product Profile
- Small Products
- 700 Active SKUs
- No 80/20 rule
Order Profile
- 3.2 Units/Order
- 3 Lines/Order
- Only 7% of Order Profiles reoccur >50 times daily
- 50% of Order Profiles are unique
Peak Throughput Considerations
- Complexity increases with volume & promotions
- Units/Order increases with Peak
VCO’s Approach
Cloud Deployment
- Enabling easy integration to customer’s Integration platform using REST services
Pilot Phase
- Pilot with 2 Pick Carts to measure UPH, determine configuration and number of carts required for peak throughput forecasts
- Carts were resized from 5′ carts to 4′ carts to accommodate narrow aisles at the DC
- Network restructuring for Connectivity – access points, connection strength etc
Design Refinement
- Pit Stop Mentality : Decouple Pick Cart Building (Wave/Order Priority), Picking and Drop Off for streamlining usage of the Pick Carts
- Additional interfaces for productivity tracking implemented
Production/Go-Live
- Production Carts delivered in 8 Weeks (15 Carts, 49 Orders/Cart)
- On-site IT/maintenance teams trained on Field Replaceable Units
Results
VCO Pick-to-Light Carts + Custom Modifications = Significant Labor Efficiencies
- 62K Units/Day during Peak were picked
- 16K Orders/Day were packed
- Only 16 users carried the operation
- Achieved ROI in 4.5 months
- $730k Annualized Savings
Why Choose Us?
With our decades of industry experience, we can implement optimal solutions for your specific needs. We offer turnkey Light Directed Solutions, which encompass proprietary hardware and software developed in-house. We also bring in-depth WMS expertise and Supply Chain best practices to ensure your success.