Put to Light Order Consolidation Pick to Light Systems, fast, simple, and accurate technology increases picking speed and lowers labor costs in case and each order fulfillment operations. Pick and Put to Light System benefits: Easy to install Simple to use Minimal operator training Fast and accurate compared to a paper or wireless terminal based…
DetailsInnovations in Warehouse Design for Today’s Distribution Center A critical component of an improved DC design for today’s warehouse is voice picking technology that incorporates better processes such as optimizing product slotting, and the picking travel path. This will provide a profound impact on order fulfillment productivity. Combining voice picking technology with leaner and more…
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Numina Group’s Software and Technology to Reduce Waste and Wasted Steps with Green Packaging Solutions Corporate initiatives to reduce plastic consumption have captured significant media attention as of late, and while the merits of initiatives like eliminating plastic straws can be debated, excessive plastic consumption is a serious issue. Millions of tons of plastic waste…
DetailsIncrease Distribution Profitability UPS and FedEx both use dimensional weight to determine shipping rates, making it increasingly important for parcel B2B and B2C Internet fulfillment operations to use cartonization software and scan-weigh-dimensioning technology in order to have accurate inline dimension-weigh-capture performed for each outbound shipment. Estimating the dim-weight or relying on an operator to record…
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Returning customer and The Numina Group team up to design and implement a new 70,000 square-foot West Coast distribution center. Because of the high level success of the first automated distribution center Numina was hired to design the new pick, pack, and ship order fulfillment processes at a second automation distribution center. The new ultra-streamlined…
Details350,000 Sq. Foot Retail Fulfillment Distribution Center Streamlines the Picking Process by Moving to Pick by Voice for its 1,000,000 Active SKU’s When a leading retail fulfillment firm with over 250 retail stores wanted to ditch its paper picking process, it leap-frogged RF and went directly to voice picking, which turned out to be a…
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In 1991 Finnish student, Linus Torvald, had a vision: to create a new free operating system and Linux was born. If you include the millions of computer systems and embedded devices running its little brother Android, from phones, printers, home appliances, and mobile hand-held computers, Linux is now the world’s #1 operation system. In 1999,…
DetailsAccelerate Ecommerce Order Fulfillment Productivity by Automating the Last 100’ of the DC! We’re often asked by clients to identify ways to accelerate throughput and eliminate the bottlenecks in a manual pack and ship order fulfillment operation. The initiative can include all three components of Ecommerce Order Fulfillment – pick, pack, and ship at the…
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Customers are rapidly migrating to online order placement of goods for B2C or store pick-up. Customers have become accustomed to having their online goods delivered within a day or two. Companies are finding that in order to compete, they must invest in automation for omnichannel ecommerce fulfillment solutions. As a result, companies that provide their own…
DetailsUnemployment recently hit a 10 year low, sending a wake-up call that companies need to invest in technology to increase productivity in warehousing and distribution operations! The US Job Market added more jobs than expected, lowering the US Unemployment rate to a 10-year low. The latest report shows the addition of 138,000 jobs with the…
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