LED Solutions for Material
Handling
By integrating LED
displays into a real-time warehouse
management system anyone can walk into a
warehouse environment and visually see order
status, priorities, and many other relevant
productivity measurements. Improvements in
order fulfillment accuracy and material flow
efficiencies can be obtained.
Five critical areas
where LED displays can be used
are inventory management, storage,
receiving, picking and shipping.
Outside of shipping,
AlphaEclipse 3500 displays can be used to
provide
concise driver information
such as queuing
information,
priorities,
pickup times,
departure times, wait
times, truck
directions
and any other specific dock door status.
Information is derived from either the
dispatcher or the WMS program based on
scheduling, dock availability and load
priorities for each facility.
This would replace the use of a simple dock
number or flashing light.
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AlphaEclipse 3500 outside dock
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AlphaEclipse 3500 outside guard
shack
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Once the unloading process starts, the lift
truck drivers need to know what is required
to come off of the trucks, where they need
to be stored and the priority of the load.
Displays placed over each receiving door on
the inside can provide direction at a glance
as to where the pallet or load must go
whether it is a staging area, another dock
for reloading, or a specific aisle or
storage area. Again this data can be driven
manually by the dock manager or via an
automated process from the WMS.
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Alpha 9240 with shipping status
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AVPC with order
scheduling/prioritization
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Some of the tangible and measurable benefits
of LED displays integrated within a
warehouse or manufacturing environment are:
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Improved coordination of orders,
parts, priorities and flow. |
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Improved inventory accuracy by
insuring proper items are picked. |
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Visible tracking of order status,
changes, lots and priorities. |
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Improved throughput, work flow and
reduction of WIP. |
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Improved customer service by
communicating order needs and dock
requirements. |
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Improved labor resourcing by
implementing a smoother flow
process. |
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Prioritizing of orders quickly and
visibly for all employees. |
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Meet delivery schedule and financial
objectives. |
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Link material flow with information
flow. |
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Visibly display any performance
measurement information. |
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No reliance on white boards, print
outs, clip boards or word of mouth.
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