Case Study ID:

CS001 - Veri-Logic Package Trak™

Industry:

Apparel

Business:

Distribution center for a manufacturer of athletic shoes.

Objective:

Eliminate bottlenecks in the packing operation that reduce throughput.

Process:

A tilt tray sorter packs several pairs of shoes into cartons for shipment to the designated retailer. Manual application of labels to the cartons is inefficient and prone to errors.

Solution:

Two labels are applied to each carton by the two printer/applicators installed on each sorter. One label is printed with shipping information while the other performs as a packing slip. The printer/applicators receive correct shipment information from the interface to the facility's WMS. Shipment information is verified via a scan of the barcode which is uploaded via RF to the WMS prior to loading pallets on the truck.

Benefits Achieved:

The result was a 25% reduction of packed cartons diverted to the packing area for re-labeling. Now cartons are loaded directly onto the truck effectively decreasing the manual labor required to verify Finished Goods inventory.