Shipping volumes up and errors down
May 1st 2010 Picking efficiency has improved by
50% and picking errors have
significantly reduced at Yankee
Candle's European distribution
centre in Bristol as a result of SSI
Schaefer's paperless pick-to-light
system installation.
Among its benefits, the system
calculates the sizes and number of
cartons required and prints labels in
advance with the content. The
system is reliant on using a database
of carton volumetrics/packing
parameters and is enabled when the
operator scans the barcode on the
carton label. Multiple orders can be
consolidated for a single shipment to
a customer.
Bruce Mitchell, operations
manager at Yankee Candle was
impressed. He says: "Shipping
volumes are up by more than 40%
on this time last year while the
number of errors is down by over
50% of last year's figure." More articles from SSI Schaefer Ltd: | 
