Industry Solutions & Case Studies > Distribution / Crossdock
Case Study
Before
Leading footwear manufacturer receives inbound containers from Port of Long Beach and struggles with cost per piece handled due to limitations in fulfillment, inventory control, and storage capabilities. Size of orders can range from single line to 100+lines, with a need to ship at least 80,000 lines per day.
- 200 associates in 500,000 sq. ft.
- 4 to 5 day order turnaround
- Heavily manual pick to tote on cart
- Inventory capacity at 2,000,000 units
- 12 ft aisles w/ multiple SKUS per location
- Highly dynamic SKU mix
- Manual intensive labeling & manifesting
After
- 100 associates in 230,000 sq. ft.
- Same day / next day order turn around times
- Auto carton induct/ conv routing to 36 pick zones
- Sortation system for processing parcel & LTL volumes
- 3,000,000 units across 15 level rack system
- Narrow aisle vehicles reduced total cubic space
- Automatic labeling, weighing, and manifesting
Cross docking systems provide high speed movement of goods through a distribution or handling facility eliminating the need for intermediate storage. A common example includes the crossdocking of goods from an ocean container to various tractor trailers. Numerous benefits include reduced handling, operating, and storage costs, as well as acquiring uploaded sales and order data used to quickly monitor, track and verify sales, shipping, and receiving information.
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TRAILER UNLOADING & LOADING SYSTEMS
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SCANNING SYSTEMS
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HIGH SPEED SORTATION
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WEIGH, PRINT & APPLY
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CONVEYING SYSTEMS
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