Pick Me!Picking Technologies Improving Order Fulfillment: Part 2

Moderator

Stefanie HardyBastian Solutions

Agenda

• Introductions

• Recap of Part 1 -Basic Forms of Order Picking

• Advanced Picking Technologies

• Q&A Session

Presenters

Eric CameronVP, Software Sales Bastian Solutions

Marvin LoganDirector of Consulting

Bastian Solutions

How to Participate

• Choose telephone or mic

• Press the “raise hand” iconto ask questions or report problems

• Type a question in the chatwindow to submit a question or report issues

Trends Affecting Picking Operations

• Uncertainty

• Workforce Shift

• Ecommerce & Mobile Applications

• Multi-Channel Distribution

• SKU Proliferation

• Data Capture

• Need for Higher Productivity

• Safety/Ergonomics

The Evolution of Customer Expectations and Material Handing Technology

2010’s2000’s1990’s1980’s1970’s1960’s1950’s1800’s

FedEx

AmazonInternet

Ebay

ASRS

Sear’s Catalogue

Perfect Pick

Kiva

AutoStore

Tilt Tray

Travelling Peddler

First Credit Card

1700’s

Conveyors

1920’s

Cross Belt

Parcel Post

UPS

Henry Ford

Barcoding

WMS

Shoe Sorter Shuttles

Technology

Commercial Environment

Home Del

Retail Ecommerce

Carousels

Stage Coach

Basic Forms of Order Picking

• Paper Based Systems

Pack slips, Labels

• Mobile Based Systems

RF

Voice

• Light Based Solutions

Pick-to-Light

Put-to-Light

• Traditional Goods-to-ManHorizontal Carousels Vertical Carousels Vertical Lift Modules

Picking Technology Matrix

Advanced Forms of Order Picking

• Advanced Solutions

– AGV Assisted Picking

– Augmented Reality

Picker Travels to the Product

Advanced Forms of Order Picking

• Advanced Goods-to-Man

– Shuttle Systems

– Mobile Robots

Product Travels to the Picker

Advanced Forms of Order Picking

• Each Pick Automation

– A-Frames

– Robotics

• Case Pick Automation

– Case Dispensing

– Shuttles

– Layer Picking

– Tray System

Automate the Picking Process

AGV Assisted Picking

Pick-n-Go

Benefits and Application• Turns any forklift into an AGV• Eliminates time-consuming

activities like jumping on/off forklifts or fetching empty pallets

• Augmented with PTV to create a unique picking system

• Can result in a 60-100% productivity improvement in the picking process

Augmented Reality

Pick-to-VisionKiSoft

Advanced Goods-to-ManShuttle Systems

Advanced Goods-to-ManMobile Robots

Kiva

Benefits and Application• Multiple Robots that move

the product (in pods) to pickers

• High picking rates• Scalable, Flexible• Quick installation

Considerations• Typically a “horizontal”

system• Purchased by Amazon in 2012

Advanced Goods-to-ManMobile Robots

AutoStore by Hatteland

Advanced Goods-to-ManShuttle Systems

Perfect Pick by OPEX

Benefits and Application• Ibots move product in totes

or trays to pickers• Ergonomic pick station• High picking rates reaching

1000 cycles per hour• Scalable• Energy efficient –Ibots use

ultra-capacitors

Each Picking AutomationA-Frames

Benefits and Application• High productivity at peak times• High level of efficiency as no time-

consuming manual picking is required• High level of product density

Considerations• Product and order profile must be right• Still requires replenishment labor

Each Picking AutomationRobotics

Benefits and Application• Product is delivered from

ASRS Miniload in totes• Vision system determines

which product to pick and where in tote it is

• Uses a Flexpicker Robot to pick product automatically

• Product is deposited into staging lane then released to outbound toteRobo-Pick by

SSI Schaefer

Case Picking AutomationRobotic Layer Picking

Benefits and Application• For high case picks per

SKU order profiles• Cases picked in pallet

quantities and distributed as cases

• Little to no human intervention

Case Picking AutomationCase Picking/Tray System

Benefits and Application• Large degree of automation

to reduce costs• Improvements in efficiency

and degree of service• Increasing throughput• Automating storage and order

picking processes

SSI Schaefer’s Case Picking System

Case Picking AutomationCase Dispensing

Benefits and Application• Cases delivered and stored on

simple padded chain conveyors• Single SKU streams go in and

order sequenced streams go out• Works on a “Heart Beat”, with

cases moving through system, into and out of storage with each beat

• Heart Beat is every 2 seconds Innopickby DRL Systems

Case Picking AutomationMobile Robots

Symbotic

Benefits and Application

• Symbotic’s MatrixSelectStorage - high product density

• Matrix Rovers can access any storage location using built in sortation

• Scalable, Flexible• Quick installation

Additional ConsiderationsReplenishment – Automatic Case Opening

Benefits and Applications

• 2, 3, or 4 sided cuts

• Sensors measure every box, allowing complete random box opening

• Cuts can be staggered to allow top to remain with box

• Circular, high speed, rotating blades increase time between blade changes

Additional ConsiderationsErgonomic Pick Stations

Benefits and Application• High performance picking directly

into order totes or boxes• Based on the goods-to-person

principle• Light-directed “put”• Efficient, ergonomic, and fault

free picking• High performance rates – up to

1000 picks per hour

Additional ConsiderationsAutomated Order Verification

Benefits and Applications

• Verifies and documents orders prior to shipping

• Automatic discharging

• Product counting

• Identification of 1-D or 2-D barcodes

• Photographic shipping documentation

• Semi- or fully automatic filling of the customer totes

Importance of Choosing the Right Technology

Mobile, Voice, Pick to light/Put to light, and Traditional Goods-to-Person

Advance solutions for Picking including Advanced Goods-to-Person, Shuttle systems, and Robotics

The choice of technology is tied to many factors including required throughputs, order and SKU profiles, labor rates, and financial policies

Questions

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