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Woodridge, IL – March 9, 2015 – Sunstar, a globally recognized leader in oral care and dental healthcare products manufacturer, is partnering with the Numina Group to implement omni-channel order fulfillment at their new 300,000 square foot automated manufacturing-distribution operation.
The combined manufacturing and distribution operation is scheduled to open in June 2015 and support North American retail, specialty distributors and Internet orders along with international shipments.
The Numina Group teamed up with Sunstar during the early stages of the project and was an integral design partner for facility planning, sizing and technology selection. Following completion of the final design, Sunstar selected Numina as the turnkey system integrator of material handling automation and WCS, Warehouse Control System. The new DC’s entire order fulfillment and pick, pack and ship processes will be managed and controlled by Numina Group’s Tier One WCS, RDS™, Real-time Distribution System (RDS™).
RDS™ will manage order release and work balancing with a lean voice solution that drives order picking and forward storage replenishment. The new DC features a two-level pick module with an automated conveyor system and other material handling automation including barcode based order routing, in-line scales, print and apply labeling and a shipping sorter system.
Designed to Support Both Business-to-Business and Internet Direct to Consumer Sales
The new facility is designed to meet Sunstar’s growing customer base of major dental supply and retail businesses, as well as its rapidly expanding North America online consumer business. The design goals for the new facility are to streamline all order fulfillment processes while reducing overall shipment delivery time windows.
The facility is designed to support rapid response to changing product demand by using a conveyor to speed up product flow of finished goods from manufacturing and packaging, through the pick, pack and ship operation, resulting in a lean and efficient goods to customer operation.
Voice Picking to Drive Double-Digit Productivity Gains with Accuracy to 99.9%
Sunstar will use multi-modal voice directed picking with hands free 2-D barcode scanning for validation of SKU and lot code capture. Sunstar chose Numina Group’s voice solution, which utilizes topVox’s speaker independent voice technology; requiring zero operator voice training.
Accumulated Savings
Overall, Sunstar expects double digit cost savings across the new operation, but equally as important in the facility investment is the overall improvement to their supply chain performance. As business growth continues to accelerate, it is imperative that Sunstar not only maintains its quality standards and accuracy, but also improves the order delivery response time while expending less man-hours.
The new design improves the flow from manufacturing, finished goods and the DC operation due to the investment in cutting edge automation. This investment enables Sunstar to react faster and stay ahead of peak order demands and future growth.
The Numina Group
10331 Werch Drive
Woodridge, IL 60517
630-343-2600
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The Numina Group
10331 Werch Drive
Woodridge, IL 60517
630-343-2600