Digital Picking System or Pick-to-Light System is an advance paperless picking system providing an innovative, streamlined and cost-effective solution to simplify the order fulfillment process in warehouses or distribution centers.
Pick-to-Light System uses a state-of-the-art and light-directed technology to maximize the picking productivity, speed and accuracy in different picking operation.
Benefits
Paperless picking process
Streamline the order fulfillment process
Increase picking productivity dramatically
Accuracy assured: virtually eliminate picking error, below 0.1%
Easy to use: picker can usually be trained in less than 1/2 hour
Strengthen management control: on-line picking data control , easy to prompt the material shortage
This system can be applied on two different picking strategies, order picking which represented by Pick-to-Light System and batch picking represented by Put-to-Light System
Pick-to-Light System
When Pick-to-Light is applied to the order picking environment, it enables an order picker to quickly and easy find the correct location by means of lights and LED display. Each tag represents a product in the storage location.
Besides guiding the picker to the exact location, the lights also display the precise amount ordered and requires confirmation while each item is picked.
Put-to-Light System
Put-to-Light usually applies to the batch picking environment. It functions as Pick-to-Light in reserve. Once the items for the orders are batch picked in the warehouse and brought the Put-to-Light System. The picker will scan/input an item and all the locations that need that item will illuminate. The picker will distribute the item to each location and turn off the light.
Recently, Digital Picking System has been widely implemented in any sector of industries,
– Specialty Retail ( including Apparel)
– General Merchandising
– Publishing
– Auto Parts
– Food Service
– Grocery and Cold Storage
– Restaurant Chain
– Convenience Store
– Health Care & Pharmaceutical
– Heavy Equipment
– Workshop and Tooling
– Logistic Provider
– Library and Bookstore
– Document storage
– Banking
– Cargo & Carrier
– Manufacturing
– Distribution Center
– Wholesaler, etc
Digital picking system can be used in the following environment,
By Type of Storage
– Dynamic flow racks
– Static racks (Shelves, Drawer)
– Pallet racks
– Stacking floor (without any rack)
By Material Flow
– Conventional flow
– Cross docking
– Flowthrough
By Picking Methods
– Wave/Batch picking
– Order picking
Changheng Digital Picking System can also be integrate by a single connection to your host, existing WMS or ERP System with bi-directional real time system communication.
When satisfied customer is your flagship in the battle of your competition, using digital picking solution become a smart way to stand up from the crowd. And Changheng finally is your trusted partner on building intelligent automated warehouses.
