System Overview
Creating a New System Design
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The Challenge
From humble roots as an independent auto parts store, this Philadelphia area distributor has grown into a major East Coast auto parts supplier.
To maintain their growth, EAPW needed to move operations into a more efficient and expanded facility. A new material-handling system had to be mechanized to allow for growth and lower unit operating costs.
The Siggins Team was hired to help select and modify an existing facility, and create a material-handling system to fit like a glove within the new DC.
The Solution
Data from a thorough inventory cube and velocity study was used to apply Best Practices principles of separation, concentration, and specialization to a new system design.
Study results were also used to employ the most efficient storage media by product line, and to categorize product placement based off of inventory cube,
A design focus was maximizing the flow of product. An elevated sorter was applied to enhance the flow of inbound receipts from receiving and of outbound orders from picking zones.
