Coca Cola

Name: Family-Based Picking Tunnel

Industry: Beverages
Partner: Unik
Model Type: Automation of picking process in warehouse
Technology: ASRS miniload, pushback rack

The model shows a picking tunnel, where box sorting occurs on the ground floor with products organized by family. Above the picking tunnels, the storage cube is utilized using push-back racks managed by forklifts. The replenishment of medium and slow-moving products is done automatically from a central sub-module that includes a box warehouse and a crane (ASRS miniload). There are multiple benefits to such a system:

  1. Products are organized by families to prevent damage and to require minimal reorganization upon arrival at the point of sale.  
  2. High-volume products have multiple pallet positions (reducing waiting times for replenishment), and low-volume products are organized in carton flow racks to maximize the density of picking faces (reducing the linear distance the picker needs to walk).

In the presence of voice technology or PTL, a highly organized layout like this, equipped with continuous replenishment, leads to a significant boost in productivity.

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