Automated Warehouse Automation & Distribution Solutions

Experience to help you analyze and specify

Advancements in technology, combined with a lowered cost of ownership, many organizations are considering initiatives that include automation to overcome talent shortages, with investments in robotics, automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS).

We help you excel to protect and increase market share, improve ROI and over all performance in your industry by making the most of floor space and workforce multiplier tools.

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Automated Warehouse Rautomation & Distribution Solutions

Evaluate Automation Opportunities

Automated routing to maximize throughput, minimize cost

Tote routing decision table development for automated management and consolidation

Operator directed picking from floor and order picker to optimize path
Order release timing based on zone pick rates avoid congestion and bottle necks
Order consolidation to optimize carton/content balance to minimize shipping costs

Multi-pod Carousels with sortation conveyor control

Establish, SRD using existing operations policies or improve with best practices

Review configuration options reflect user needs
Conduct ROI assessment

Dimension and Weight Capture

In-line conveyor dimensioning and weighing - integrated to WMS or rate shop module

Automated and Consistent dimension and weight capture -- on the move
Dim and weigh data linked to shipper label generation

Print-and-Apply

Integrate rate data, label formatting, conveyor control and downstream validations

Rate shopping data integration with upstream capture
Label formatting
Staging control
Downstream validation and accept/reject control

Match inventory replenish rates to solution considerations

Fast movers, slow movers, piece pick or bulk -- match solution to improvement opportunity

Minimize footprint with vertical storage, gain point of use advantage: VLMs and verticals
Minimize walking and batch pick with horizontal carousels
Minimize costs of floor space and storage system with mobile shelving

Automation engineering to overcome talent shortages, with investments in robotics, automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS)

Automation Project Expertise

Consolidation, Carousel Control and Paperless

IIS implemented each of these projects by first working with our customer to understand their requirements, to develop an SRD (specification requirements document) then complete the project successfully.

NAVSEA Staging Facility: Receiving and shipping, conveyor PLC interface, carousel control - three pods of three carousels with PTL (pick to light).
Patapsco Design: Carousel control - with host interface for kitting circuit board build components. Conversion to Carousels from static shelving - reduced work load to one person working 30 hours / week from two people working 50 hours a week.
Langley Airforce Base Hospital Supply: RF scanner integration for receiving station, carousel control with inventory management and reporting capability. High density carousel and mobile shelving systems enabled the customer to move to a facility 50% the size of the original warehouse space.
Hollingsworth Logistics: 3PL for General Motors and Ford. WMS including multiple carousel pods with pick / pass, multiple zone control with inventory management, pick to light, order consolidation, pack/ship station.
Thomson Reuters - CentralDistribution Facility: Integrated one SAP network node to 16 Kardex VLMs. Implemented a pick and pass system of operation for stocking, picking and inventory management. Worked with in-house SAP specialists to specify and implement the host interface for downloads and status records for upload. Reverse engineered communication protocol and developed device driver interfaces to each of three VLM models and ages - ranging from 4 to 25 years. Developed and furnished a complete user guide.

Consolidation, Carousel Control and Paperless

Automated Distribution Solutions

Experience to help you analyze and specify

Automation Project Expertise