As the car population expands across the region, auto parts suppliers are pushed to automate to handle the many part numbers quickly and accurately.
By making a shift from a manual operation – man to goods – to goods to man, companies can expect to enjoy a quantum leap in their productivity. Studies have shown that walking, searching and selecting can take 75% of an order picker’s time. By eliminating all three, you can raise productivity by a factor of four.
An order picker walking around the warehouse looking for picks can do 60 to 80 picks an hour. If you can reduce walking by installing conveyors for instance, the pick rate can increase to 300 picks per hour. With goods to man picking, the pick rate can easily go up to 1,000 pick rates per hr.
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