Practically
in every distribution center picking areas are divided into “fast,
medium and
slow moving articles. But normally, almost every order contains many
different
types of articles and for example not only just fast or just slow
moving items.
This means in practice that most orders will be split up: one part of
the
order, for instance, is picked at a fast moving items zone, the rest in
a slow
moving items zone. Before the orders can be send out, they have to be
consolidated.
With express handling, Axxom has
developed a
new picking concept. An express line is a special area functioning as a
by-pass
to other picking zones. Here products are stored according to order
structure
instead of storing by frequency. All
orders, which could be processed completely in the express area will
by-pass
the other areas of the distribution centre.
The benefit:
Load reduction of
other picking areas
Significantly increased
productivity because of the much more efficient handling in the express
area
The express handling concept
sounds quite simple, but is very successful in practice. In typical
projects we achieved cost savings of millions of
Euro
and reduced delivery times
significantly. But the results depend very much on the quality
of the algorithm, which identifies the right article
spectrum for assembling the express line area, considering a lot of
restrictions and constraints. Our software
ORion-PI®Express Handling allows
the selection of the „right“
article for the express station, so that a maximum number of orders in
the express station would be completely
processed
the possibility of defining load
restrictions for the express station
Axxom achieves significant sales and profit growth 27th January 2010 - Axxom Software AG has closed the 2009 fiscal year with a significant
sales and profit growth. The company recorded a double-digit percental
revenue increase. more...