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Pallet Shuttle – Cruiser What Lies Within

  Warehouses in India have witnessed a transition from manual operations to fast and reliable automated processes. One of the key changes as highlighted in our earlier piece, “Warehouse Odyssey” has been the transition from “Traditional Racking” and forklift-based operations to “Dense Racking” and “ Pallet Shuttle ” based operations. Pallet Shuttle enables organizations to gain a competitive advantage and increase the storage and throughput capacity of their warehouses. Consequently, Pallet Shuttles are one of the most adopted technologies across the globe and Cruiser, pallet shuttle manufactured by Addverb is one of the largest deployed Pallet Shuttle in India. It’s imperative to understand what enables Cruiser to gain such an edge, how does it function, how does it ensure a SAFE operation. To understand all these aspects, let us explore the nitty-gritty of what makes Cruiser, our Pallet Shuttle, one of the most coveted and popular Pallet Shuttles in India.   PLC Control system:
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Different Types of order picking in warehouse

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  Order picking in a warehouse involves finding and extracting the specified amount of right SKU necessary to fulfill an order. It is one of the most expensive and labor-intensive processes, according to a report, order picking takes 70% of the time, 60% of all warehouse activity and 55% of operational costs. With the evolution of eCommerce and omnichannel distribution strategies, more and more methods of order picking are being deployed to achieve order fulfillment goals.   Order fulfillment involves a whole range of activities from customers placing orders until the time they shipped out of the warehouse, including order picking, packing, shipping, and scheduling, etc.   Quite often order fulfillment is used interchangeably with order replenishment but they differ as a whole. Because replenishment is a limited activity of the order fulfillment process, which involves moving items from storage locations to forward picking locations; it also denotes refilling the most used items o
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Khushi: Power your Warehouse by Voice based picking

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  You are sitting in your office and discussing an important project. You suddenly get a birthday reminder for someone important in your life. Since you didn’t remember the birthday, you haven’t sent any gifts. What do you do?………. You open a shopping app, pick same-day delivery, and voila! The app helps you order a gift that will delight your loved ones. But, what took you a few clicks to finish is, in fact, the result of heaps of teams working in tandem around the year. The most important part of this entire chain is the “Warehouse” which stores these “gifts”. Warehouses are the hidden fulcrum of supply chain management, without their smooth functioning, the entire supply chain would collapse. There’s a lot to proper warehouse management than what meets the eye. From taking care of time-critical packages and dealing with inaccurate inventory to employing strategies to minimize labor costs – the world of warehousing is as tricky as a “dusra” cricket delivery indeed!   Out of all th
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Light Up Your Warehouse: PTL

  Light directed picking has emerged as one of the important picking technologies for faster order fulfillment with great accuracies. Before implementing the PTL systems into your warehouse storage zones/aisles, here we take a look at the important points that need to be thoroughly worked upon to earn the best ROI from automation:   1. Know your product SKU volumes: Pick-To-Light systems are the fastest picking methodology in the segment – “person to good” system. They are used for high throughput (fast-moving) SKUs. Light directed picking gives the highest pick rate in case of break pack picking and is equally effective for full case dispatch. These fast-moving SKUs are brought together to a picking zone, which is different from the storage zone. They are stored close to each other in a dense form. Every SKU has 1-12 cartons (cases) stored in this pick zone. They are regularly replenished. They are either stored in a shelving rack or carton flow racks. An SKU can get more than o
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Batch Picking Vs Wave Picking – What is what?

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  In the previous blog on ‘Different Types of order picking in warehouse’, we discussed briefly various types of order picking in a warehouse; in continuation to that, let’s delve in depth into the most common types of order picking, i.e., batch picking and wave picking, the differences between the two methods and when to use what.   Batch Picking: This is an order picking protocol that calls for the picker to compile a batch of the orders by picking from a single SKU or one SKU at a time. It helps to fulfill the order very fast by picking multiple orders at the same time. Single picker picks a batch of orders, which helps reduce repeated trips to the same location, essentially one location is visited only once by a picker. Let us illustrate this with an example;   Order1: 3 soaps, 5 shampoos, 3 Gels   Order2: 8 Shampoos, 5 Soaps   In case of batch picking, both the orders are combined for picking & when the picker goes to the soaps section, he picks all 8 soaps; an
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Automated Storage & Retrieval System| ASRS System |Working & Pre-requisite

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ASRS  follows a computerized process that assists with the management and maintenance of stored products and materials in fully automated warehouses. The operator enters the details regarding the product that is required and how many units are required. Then the computer determines where the product has been stored, what is the best way to retrieve it quickly and then executes the program to retrieve the required product(s) with the help of integrated equipment. Storage–Products and materials that are to be stored are placed in the input station. Then the operator punches in the details regarding the designated storage space. Then the AS/RS system takes the product to the selected storage location and offloads it there. Retrieval–Once the operator punches in the requirements, WMS software directs the ASRS system towards the exact storage location, from where the product will be retrieved and delivered to the designated location. Automatically the inventory gets updated on a real-time b
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Micro Fulfilment Centres | MFC| Future of retail

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These small-scale warehouse facilities located inside the cities at strategic locations enable a less than 2-hour delivery from the time an order is placed till it gets delivered. At Addverb, we will provide you with the best in class automation solutions to roll out your first MFC! With a robust  Micro Fulfilment center  strategy, we prepare you for the future of e-fulfillment. Visit here to know more about our MFC solution Youtube Video Link:  https://youtu.be/Smx_GQezVwY Addverb Wesbite Link:  https://addverb.com/micro-fulfilment-centers/
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