Major Retailer Automates Product Flow and Improves Operations at its Distribution Center with SmartCart
Macy’s automated the movement of furniture and bedding at its warehouse with the Jervis B. Webb SmartCart Automatic Guided Cart (AGC) system, which resulted in:
- Improved operations and product flow through the warehouse
- Decreased the number of carts required
- Reduced maintenance
- Cut processing overtime that improved the bottom line
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Footwear Company Reduced Product Handling by 50% and Saved Labor Costs with Mini Load AS/RS
Skechers USA consolidated five warehouses into one state-of-the-art, LEED-certified automated DC powered by two mini load AS/RSs. that have:
- Controlled labor and reduced product touches between receiving and shipping by 50%
- Streamlined packing and shipping
- Positioned Skechers to meet future growth demands by expanding the AS/RS
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Citrus Cooperative Improves Shipping and Saves Labor with STVs and AS/RS
Kumamoto-city Agricultural Cooperative Association implemented sorting transfer vehicles (STVs) in receiving and an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) in shipping which:
- Decreased labor required for sorting
- Preserved and improved product quality
- Increased shipping capacity to 30 tons daily
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Produce Distribution Center Saves Time and Space with DUOSYS Superfast Mini Load AS/RS
JA Hanasaki Fukui Agricultural Cooperative installed the DUOSYS AS/RS as a solution to improve receiving and shipping. Automating its operations has resulted in:
- Streamlined sorting operations
- Space savings and shortened processing times
- Improved quality of outgoing product
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Fastener Factory Improves FIFO and Reduces Labor Costs with AS/RS
NISSEI SEIKO Co., Ltd. transformed from a manual to an automated processing environment installing a unit load AS/RS, STVs and picking robots which:
- Improved efficiency
- Achieved first-in/first-out (FIFO) inventory control
- Reduced labor by 50% while maintaining current process volumes
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