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Logistics and Transport Forum 2014
Sorters – A possibility to reach higher efficiency in your warehouse
Peter Voet
4-12-2014
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Peter Voet
Product Development Manager
Sales Manager Distribution Network
Background:
BSc Mechanical Engineering
BSc Logistics
Dekker Logistics 1 year
Promech Sorting Systems 11 years
Equinox MHE 15 years
Working for more than 25 years in warehouse logistics.
Specialized in sorters and pick - put systems.
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Productivity
Most warehouses normally started as simple operations,
all manual, paper based.
More production required? More operators.
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Productivity
At a certain moment you reach the maximum:
Operators start to block each other.
Accuracy levels are getting lower.
Facilities for operators need to be extended.
Something needs to be done.
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Productivity
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Productivity
Specific areas can be automated:
Packing lines – labeling lines
Pick and put operations can be improved:
From paper to paperless
RF – Voice – Visual Picking – PTL
(Man to goods)
Batch picking and sorting
(Goods to man)
Miniload
Hybrid solutions:
Combination of miniload and sorter
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Sorters
Solutions – Background
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Solutions – Background- The following applies for picking areas where the goods are well organized (pick faces
close together – ABCD items at the correct locations)
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Solutions – Background
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Solutions – Paper
Transfer nummer 122335
Batch nummer 32123
SKU nummer 1234567890
Filiaal aantal stuks
1 3
2 5
3 2
4 1
5 4
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Solutions – RF
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Solutions – Voice
Best in Low Reach Density. Low Reach Density means few
reaches per unit of travel and normally occurs when there are
a large number of rarely picked from (or put to) locations. “Slow
Movers” are typically found in Low Reach Density
environments.
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Solutions – Batch pick with RF –
Put with Visual (Touch 2 Screen)
Touch 2 Sort is an interesting alternative batch
pick and put technique.
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Solutions – PTL
Best in High Reach Density. High Reach Density means many
reaches per unit of travel and normally occurs when there are a
small number of frequently picked from (or put to) locations. “Fast
Movers” are typically found in High Reach Density environments.
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Solutions – Sorters
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Solutions – Sorters
Low speed Medium speed High speed
Up to 1500/hr 1000 – 4000 /hr 4000 – 28.000 or more
Transfer Cross Track Sorter Split Tray
Pusher Switch Sorter Slide Tray
Pop Up Pusher Tray
Narrow belt Tilt Tray
Shoe Sorter
Cross Belt
Hang Sorter
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Solutions – Sorters – Low Speed
pusher transfer
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Solutions – Sorters – Medium Speed
Cross track Pop up Switch
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Solutions – Sorters – High Speed
Split Tray Slide Tray
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Solutions – Sorters – High Speed
Tilt Tray Shoe Sorter Cross Belt
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Solutions – Sorters – High Speed
Hang
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Solutions – Sorters – High Speed
Example ROI Sorter - simplifiedExample ROI RF Pick versus Batch Pick & Sort
50.000 100.000 items per day
100 200 orders per day
Order picking 150 150 items/hr/operator with RF picking
7,5 7,5 hr /shift
€ 15.000,00 € 15.000,00 yearly cost per operator
€ 400.000,00 cost for sorter with 100 stations
€ 600.000,00 cost for sorter with 200 stations
Total 44 89 operators
Batch picking 500 500 items/hr/operator with RF
Sorting 900 900 items/hr/operator
13 27 operators for batch picking
7 15 operators for sorting
Total 21 41 operators
Investment € 400.000,00 € 600.000,00
Savings 24 47 operators
ROI 1,13 0,84 year
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Questions?
Equinox MHE
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2182 BW Hillegom, the Netherlands
Tel +31 252 52 60 00
www.equinoxmhe.com
Peter Voet
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