What is control of picking?
The control of picking means that LOGISplus is in charge of dispatching the pick task to the picking worker. Using the picking control of LOGISplus enhances the performance of all picking processes. The following concepts are responsible for the enhancement:
Pull principle - a worker demands a picking task
This means that a worker is performing a job that has been scheduled and dispatched by LOGISplus. By this means LOGISplus is able to select the next best picking task and takes all parameters and current state of all logistic processes into account. This guarantees optimal control of work and material. When the picking task is done, the worker requests the next one.
Right information at the spot
LOGISplus control all intra logistic processes. In cooperation with the bin location management, the system calculates the optimal route for the picking process. Certainly we consider that certain goods make up a separate load. All this is done in the background by the real time process control system. The picking worker can focus on picking the accurate articles.
Dispatching of work load
The picking worker requests the next task. Now the system evaluates the current state of all processes and determines if the requesting worker gets the next picking job or if it makes sense to complete another customer order to meet a time schedule. The system might dispatch the same load to more than one worker. Using pallet tickets picking processes can be parallized to enhance flexible response.
All these calculations are based on parameters and rules that are customized to meet the individual situation of the picking process at the customer site.
Monitoring of activities
Using these concepts we get a huge amount of detailed data about the picking process. Every step is monitored and stored in a database. You can track when a picking worker has picked the article, which truck the article has been loaded and so on. Valuable statistics and analysis show the performance of the picking processes.
process data with or without a voucher?
Picking process do not have to be done without a voucher to be optimal! What is the best way to communicate with the worker depends on the structure of loads, on the configuration of the warehouse et cetera. If you want to process data without a voucher we have to install wireless lan technology. In a industrial environment this is a heavy investment. All these decisions can only be done on a good understanding of all processes in the warehouse. We can provide you with the appropriate technology. Please, feel free to contact us.
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