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Dematic has jointly designed and built a new distribution center with tech Pacific, Australia's largest distributor of information technology equipment, consumables and peripherals. This new automatic distribution center, combined with the multi area transmission system for overall and decentralized object picking, can greatly improve the production efficiency, accuracy and service level of Tech Pacific

Dematic has jointly designed and built a new distribution center with tech Pacific, Australia's largest distributor of information technology equipment, consumables and peripherals. This new automatic distribution center, combined with the multi area transmission system for overall and decentralized object picking, can greatly improve the production efficiency, accuracy and service level of Tech Pacific

Figure 1. A large number of storage, picking modules and conveyor sorting systems make the distribution work at a glance in the tech Pacific distribution center on the whole.

the system is specially designed for peak loads between 14:00 and 18:00, and can also be expanded to meet the needs of future business growth. All modules covered by the distribution center are designed to be reserved for the middle-level building to meet the needs of further expansion. It has 21 different service levels for customers to choose from, which can enable tech Pacific to provide services to customers within 3h. The accuracy of receiving, placing and picking orders using RF can be improved to 99.9%, helping tech Pacific successfully achieve the continuous improvement of system performance

Figure 2 pf equipment can be used to scan the serial number of the whole box and individual items in the order picking process, so as to ensure accuracy

demand analysis and system selection

compared with many competitors, tech Pacific's precise strategic choice has maintained its incomparable advantage in the industry competition. However, in the face of the distribution channels and freight networks established by the growing distribution centers, tech Pacific's need for efficient and accurate distribution centers (DCS) has become increasingly prominent

Figure 3. The two conveying lines transport the goods out of the picking module area, transport the cartons to the weighing place, the carton sealing place, the labeling place, and finally to the distribution place for consolidation, waiting for shipment.

on the one hand, from the perspective of customer service, the new distribution center should meet the needs of the future business type and scale development of Tech Pacific, meet the requirements of e-commerce for B2C distribution network, and provide customers with optional service level and delivery time, Timely deliver high-value computer peripherals and related IT equipment to accurately meet customer service needs; Effectively improve efficiency and productivity and reduce the cost of the company; At the same time, the emergency standby system can be provided after the error to avoid and reduce losses to the greatest extent

on the other hand, considering the future business development of Tech Pacific, the distribution center needs to provide more space to adapt to the increasing business, be able to adapt to further growth, allow flexible changes in business activities, and adapt to the good prospects for the sustainable development of the company

Figure 4. The improvement of order picking has brought great benefits to tech Pacific in terms of efficiency and accuracy.

in order to help tech Pacific achieve an environmentally friendly, energy-saving and efficient distribution center plan, Dematic has made a balanced and optimal combination of cost control and benefit evaluation for tech Pacific in terms of equipment configuration. Including: order management system; RF and RF scanning devices; Transportation and stacking conveyors; Zone hopping conveyors and additional controllers; Consolidation and sorting system; Through receiving, placing, supplementing and distributing, the RF data communication system provides real-time task management, instructions and system updates to the warehouse management system (WMS); Carton mechanical conveying and sorting system, including zero pressure accumulation, transportation, inclination/descent, empty carton, merging, transfer and sorting conveyor belt; Cartons are stored in real time, which is used to pick the steel frame of the fast-moving minimum inventory unit dispersion box, and to pick the slow-moving minimum inventory unit dispersion box; The pallet shelf is used for storing and storing, and picking the minimum inventory unit of the quick dispersion box and the whole box; Carton packaging equipment; Automatic tape pasting machine; Check the scale; Wheeled equipment; Warehouse management system (WMS); The new distribution center covers a large number of existing equipment, so as to minimize costs

in Dematic's solution, it innovatively integrates advanced distribution and picking schemes such as automatic scanning and detection system, overhead conveyor system and regional skip conveyor system, which greatly improves the operation efficiency and distribution accuracy of the distribution center and optimizes the allocation and supervision of human resources

Figure 5 in addition to the conveyor picking module in the order picking area, there are two forms of order picking

system application and revenue

the system is specially designed for the peak load of business between 14:00 and 18:00. The new system enables tech Pacific to provide services to customers within 3h even if it gets the order at 19:00. At the same time, customers and delivery types combine orders, so as to improve the picking efficiency and ensure a higher picking density, thus further reducing the delivery time to 3H. In addition, the system that allows customers to choose service levels has been applied, and there are 21 different service levels available

due to the high value of most products delivered by Tech Pacific, the wrong order fulfillment will cause huge losses to these business departments. If there is an error or delayed delivery, the professional customer service team of Tech Pacific will complete the orders of each customer according to the priority. The light weight of the implementation of the new system provides tech Pacific with a very effective tool, which can not only reduce order processing errors, but also make the distribution work at a glance in the tech Pacific distribution center through the new sorting module and conveyor sorting system. The experiment can not only test the impact resistance of components

the improvement of order picking has brought great efficiency and accuracy benefits to tech Pacific. Through the innovative picking module, we designed a variety of new technologies to improve production efficiency, including: orders can be sent to any area; Previous orders can be withdrawn from any region; Skip the area when picking is not required

Figure 6 order picker can be used in different areas and is suitable for all types of picking

the traditional "three conveyors picking" method is realized by a single central power take-off conveyor. Different from this method, it is replaced by a new conveyor module. Two central power conveyors, together with the unpowered conveying rollers on the side, can make orders be sent in and out at the same time, making the concept of regional jump feasible. In addition to the conveyor picking module in the order picking area, there are two forms of order picking that must be unconditionally used: food grade resin. Slowly moving objects are packed in the static frame area and picked at the same time, and then merged and distributed with large pieces of customer orders. Fast moving minimum inventory units and promotional items are picked from pallets in another area. In this way, we can avoid the blockage of conveyor system in the previous distribution center of Tech Pacific

the order picker can be used in different areas and is suitable for all types of picking. In this area, from the full pallet to the conveying carton on the side gravity conveyor channel, orders are directly consolidated and picked. The operator needs to guide 8 conveying channels, each of which has a unique 9-digit barcode (similar to the car license plate). The RF electron gun display screen will recommend one of the four types of standard cartons, and then the operator will get this type of box from the overhead conveyor to optimally match the volume of the ordered object. This minimizes the use of cardboard, air transportation and the movement of individual products in cartons

all orders are picked through RF to identify the serial number of the product, which is completed through the printed bar code label, so as to ensure the accuracy of the order picking process. RF is used to receive, place and pick orders, which improves the accuracy to 99.9%. The realization of this number depends on the automatic detection system, which can automatically confirm the objects in the shipping carton

another important part of the implementation process is to train all employees affected by these changes at each site. Through JF loss control services, tech Pacific implemented an independent audit of the comprehensive monthly manual handling occupational health and safety regulations (oh&s). The project has been approved by the National Security Council and is equivalent to the five-star project of NCA. At the same time, the distribution center has maintenance procedures and planned fault repair projects. According to the service contract signed between Dematic and tech Pacific, two full-time maintenance engineers will be on standby 24 hours a day. For uncommon accidents in major failures, the distribution center has emergency spare parts to ensure that tech Pacific achieves the goal of "zero downtime"

Figure 7 in the order consolidation and shipping area, there are two types of distribution methods

the whole new tech Pacific distribution center can also meet the needs of future business growth. The design of all modules covered by the distribution center provides reserves for adding the middle floor. The special structural building of the factory is designed to cooperate with the new material transportation system of Tech Pacific to realize the full integration of business and meet the needs of further expansion

tech Pacific has implemented a strict key performance indicator (KPI) detection system, which details almost all aspects of distribution performance. Some examples of key performance indicators can prove that the effect of continuous improvement brought by the system designed by Dematic has well met the needs of Tech Pacific, and has achieved remarkable results in improving customer service and market supply, improving supply chain efficiency, and increasing the value of stakeholders

it can be seen from a series of key performance indicators that Dematic's scheme has effectively helped tech Pacific successfully achieve continuous improvement of system performance. (end)