Dynamic Zone Picking
How do you improve your picking efficiency by more than 40%? Our patented Dynamic Zone Picking solution reduces walking time and increases picking rates by integrating Lowpad AMRs into your picking process. Don’t let your inefficiencies hold you back; take control of your warehouse operations with the right solution.
Dynamic Zone Picking
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Dynamic zones
Dynamic zone picking optimizes pick performance by directing pickers to busy areas. In traditional zone picking applications, each picker has a fixed zone where they perform all picks. This has many drawbacks. For example, the picker with the busiest zone limits the total throughput, while other order pickers are often idle because there are no picks to be done in their zone.
DZP mitigates these issues by continuously adjusting the zones to the picks that can be performed quickly. In busy areas there will be a lot of smaller zones, whereas areas without a lot of picks may be covered by a single zone. This ensures that the order picker idle time is minimized, and pickers are always optimally distributed over the warehouse. Because voice picking or a similar system is used to direct the order pickers towards picks, they do not need to be aware of the boundaries of their zone.
The dynamic zones are also very responsive to changes in order picker availability. When a picker joins or leaves the process, the dynamic zones are adjusted to optimize the throughput again.
Pre and post picking
In the pre-picking phase, the Lowpads retrieve empty containers and drive to their first pick location without a picker's intervention. This frees up more time for the order pickers to focus on picking. The post-picking phase involves driving from the last pick to the outbound area and bringing the container to the correct dock. Lowpads that have just completed a pick run continue to the marshalling process to deliver the container to the correct location. Since order pickers no longer have to deliver containers, more time is saved and the possibility of errors is reduced.
Voice picking
The combination of Dynamic Zone Picking and pick by voice technology, which is based on speech recognition, allows for voice-controlled work in a warehouse setting. Using this technology, each employee is equipped with a voice terminal and headset complete with a microphone. Orders are communicated to employees through spoken instructions, which are immediately confirmed verbally in real-time.
More picking, less walking
Take your picking operations to a whole new level.
With Dynamic Zone Picking, order pickers focus on picking and less on overhead tasks such as traveling between picks, retrieving empty load carriers, and delivering full roll cages or pallets to the outbound locations. Separating order pickers and load carriers is the key factor contributing to this performance increase. Lowpads are responsible for transporting load carriers from an inbound location to a sequence of pick locations and finally to an outbound location. Meanwhile, order pickers are independently directed to meet the Lowpads at pick locations and to perform the picks.
Efficiency in motion
The advantages of Dynamic Zone Picking
Zooming in on the process shows the benefits of pickers picking to any roll cage or pallet close by. They pick to different cages/pallets in their zone, transported individually by Lowpads. Their next pick might be with the same Lowpad and rollcage/pallet if the pick is within close range. Otherwise, the picker is directed to another pick location where another Lowpad and roll cage/pallet is already waiting.
Zooming out again, Lowpads create a demand for order pickers in certain areas of the warehouse. The Dynamic Zone Picking system dynamically adjusts to this demand by dynamically directing more pickers towards high-demand areas and reducing the order picker density in low-demand areas. The Dynamic Zone Picking process connects seamlessly to the marshalling process performed by the Lowpads, where finished load carriers are transported to the correct outbound docks.
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The benefits
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40% productivity increase
Transform your picking process with Dynamic Zone Picking. Witness 40% productivity increase as our solution streamlines task allocation and boosts workflow. Uplift your operations, accomplish more with fewer resources, and welcome Lowpad AMRs as your new workforce.
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Best fit for purpose
We provide top-notch retail solutions. Our expertise in the industry and robots with the best form factor for moving roll containers and pallets, make us the best choice for your business. Our dynamic zone picking software offers unparalleled solutions for picking and moving goods.
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ROI of less than three years
Our Dynamic Zone Picking solution is the key to unlocking higher efficiency, reducing costs, and boosting productivity. With an unbeatable return on investment (ROI) within three years, investing in Lowpad means investing in your business's future success.
Let’s automate your picking process to increase productivity by more than 45%.