Matthews Automation Exhibits at Direct-to-Consumer / Omnichannel Fulfillment Show
GERMANTOWN, WI — Attendees at the fifth-annual Operations Summit tradeshow, held at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 12-14, 2016, will see solutions for optimizing order fulfillment execution from Matthews Automation Solutions’ brands Lightning Pick and Pyramid. The two will co-exhibit in Booth 220, highlighting Lightning Pick’s put-to-light light-directed picking solution integrated with Pyramid’s Director WCS warehouse control system and WES warehouse execution system.
For light-directed order sortation of batch-picked, mixed stock keeping units (SKUs) into unique e-commerce customer orders, Lightning Pick’s dual-sided LP Put put-to-light put wall system utilizes light-directed picking modules for high-speed, automated sortation.
Constructed as a series of shelves divided vertically into multiple openings (or “cubbies”), each space represents a unique customer order. Openings on both front and back are equipped with a light-directed picking module. After a tote filled with mixed products arrives from the storage section of a warehouse, an operator at the sortation side of the put wall scans an item’s barcode. Lights illuminate to indicate the put location and quantity required to fill that order. The operator sorts the products into the designated locations, and then presses a button to confirm that the order is complete. This triggers corresponding lights on the pack-out side to illuminate, letting packers know when a completed order can be taken away for final packing.
In addition to showcasing solutions in the exhibit, Pyramid’s founder Mukesh Ram will host a breakfast roundtable on Wednesday, April 13 at 7:20 a.m. The discussion will focus on warehouse controls, automation and technologies used to optimize order fulfillment execution in omni-channel environments. Topics include defining warehouse control systems (WCS) and warehouse execution systems (WES), and how they can improve material flow and process efficiency in distribution or fulfillment centers.
Ram will also discuss how to determine the most appropriate order release strategy—such as wave-based, waveless or a combination of the two—are best fit for a given operation. If time permits, order finishing systems for automated document insertion, automated bagging and boxing, print-and-apply labeling and related systems will also be covered.
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