Within the distribution center, conveyors and sorters can be used for various processes and areas, for example, for the receiving area, the storage area and the assortment area.
We will analyze some of the advantages and functions of the conveyors:
1.- Cross docking
There are other processes such as Cross docking, where conveyors and sorters are also used for the area of receipt to shipping.
Usually this type of solutions is used in department stores or retail stores. In these businesses, it is vital that the product has the shortest possible time in the warehouse, because this generates higher productivity and a quick turnover of inventories as well as a quick recovery of investment.
Remember that the more agile your processes are and the faster your products reach shelves, you will generate fewer expenses, an efficient service and a quick recovery of all your expenses.
2.- Orders’ assortment
Conveyors and sortation systems also support assortment solutions such as Pick to Belt, Pick to Light and Pick to Voice, speeding the process.
Each solution performs the assortment, placing the product in conveyors, which direct everything to the consolidation or shipping area. The automation and functionality of the conveyors prevent operators from having long travel distances and that you invest a lot of time in this activity.
3.- Returns area
When you have a pre-established conveyor system, the return area becomes agile if effective interconnection with reprocessing areas is achieved, or if store changes are required through conveyors.
In distribution centers all these alternatives are governed by the WCS. This software provides maximum intelligence to the management of products, by means of barcodes reading, manages to coordinate and control operations.
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