Slow & Medium Movers

The management and methods used in handling slow and medium movers is found in all distribution centers and manufacturing facilities. 

Why do you need to handle slow and medium movers differently than fast movers? Simply, for efficiency and cost effectiveness of an operation. A good example is the facilities that ran to pick-to-light flow rack solutions and place 95% plus of their inventory in these systems. They doubled their productivity, but increased labor and floor space dramatically (inefficiencies). The technology is fine, the implementation was poor.

By focusing on cost effective solutions in handling these slow and medium movers it becomes clear that velocity is usually low, but the number of SKUs are great (80%). We can profile and strata the 80% of slow and medium movers into classes. Depending on each SKUs physical size, velocity and value KardexRemstar can determine the best-of-breed material handling solution.

Slow and medium mover systems utilize pick-to-light technology without the cost of dedicated lanes and costly lights. These systems bring items to the operator, can be easily batch picked They also most importantly maximize floor space and provide ergonomic benefits to the operators which increase accuracy and productivity levels. 

Integrated Systems Solutions | Horizontal Carousel | Shuttle VLM
Vertical Carousel | Pick-to-Light Systems | Inventory Management Software