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© 2009 Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. THDSBSETXP09 DATA CAPTURE Psion Teklogix teams with Ingram Micro to bring more value and business support to channel partners MAKING IT EASIER for channel partners to source and sell its rugged wireless computing solutions, Psion Teklogix, mobile computing solutions provider, announced a distribution agreement with technology distributor Ingram Micro. Under the terms of the new agreement, the Ingram Micro Data Capture/POS Division will support, market and resell Psion Teklogix’ full line of rugged computing solutions that includes a broad range of mobile handheld and vehicle-mounted computers, RFID readers, scanners, voice and printer products, to channel partners throughout the Americas. “The new distribution alliance promises greater operational effi ciency, expands the company’s reach and provides its current channel partners access to Ingram Micro’s valueadded service and fi nancing programs, as well as its entire portfolio of IT products, solutions and services,” says Ron Caines, Psion Teklogix’ president of worldwide sales. “Working with Ingram Micro, one of the industry’s top channel partners for POS, AIDC and RFID technology solutions, accelerates our value proposition to channel partners and enables them to sell to and service their Titen HD ® ICC-ES ESR-2713 Strong-Bolt ICC-ES ESR-1771 SET-XP ICC-ES ESR-2508 Anchors that crack the code. customers more effectively,” Caines adds. “In addition, Ingram Micro’s broad-based portfolio allows our partners to source all their technology needs, which helps them to improve productivity and customer service.” Déjà News LAST YEAR’S TOP 20 SYSTEMS SUPPLIERS “If revenue fi gures among the industry’s top system suppliers are any indication, 2007 was a great year to be in the materials handling equipment business. Seventeen of the 20 companies included in Modern’s annual ranking of worldwide materials handling system suppliers reported revenue gains in fi scal year 2007. Most of the companies enjoyed double-digit gains, and a few—including TGW Transportgerate (No. 12) and Beumer (No. 17)—saw sales increase more than 30%. The combined revenue of all 20 suppliers reached nearly $14.4 billion.” –From April 2008 issue of Modern Materials Handling. www.mmh.com/article/CA6546213 Cracked-Concrete Solutions IBC ® TESTED TO MEET 2006 The 2006 International Building Code (IBC) has been adopted by a majority of states, which could complicate how you choose concrete anchors. Some applications will now require anchors that perform in cracked concrete, while others may not. Rest assured that Simpson Strong-Tie has the products to meet both types of anchoring challenges. Our Titen HD ® screw anchor, Strong-Bolt wedge anchor and SET-XP anchoring adhesive are all ICC-ES code listed for use in cracked and uncracked-concrete applications. And we still offer a full line of traditional wedge, sleeve and drop-in anchors for almost any anchoring application. When you have questions, look to us to help you crack the code. For more information about all our 2006 IBC codelisted products, visit www.simpsonanchors.com or call (800) 999-5099.
FROM THE ADVISORYBOARD DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS that are required to ship product to the same location on a recurring basis can increase productivity with an order fulfi llment strategy referred to as “put.” Put systems offer a greater range of process control, increased order fulfi llment effi ciency and improved access to operator metrics. Retailers and wholesalers are prime candidates for using a put system in distribution operations since order fulfi llment is performed on a regular schedule with many of the same items being sent to all or a majority of the stores. Typical delivery schedules may range from daily, to every other day, three times a week or perhaps once a week. With put-directed order fulfi llment, operators put product to a location instead of picking product from a location. In most operations, the typical practice is to move through the warehouse and build an order. Instead of picking items as they are passed, a single product is allocated (put) to the orders that require this SKU. A put system is typically considered a “goods to the person” confi guration. A container of one product SKU is delivered to an order fulfi llment zone where an operator is stationed. The operator puts the SKU into shipping containers that will go to the retail store, industrial user or consumer. There is no wasted space in a container since the operators continue to put into the container until it is full. Specifi c carton contents are tracked. Put systems can be expanded to support the pre-pick of the SKUs and direct the putaway and cycle counting of residual product. Put systems have many benefi ts. The over-riding benefi t of the put confi guration is the elimination of the dedicated pick face. This means no need for slotting and re-slotting the warehouse. In most put confi gurations, all items are brought to the order selection operator; therefore, the order fulfi llment staff does not need to move through the warehouse. Pick rates for put systems are typically higher than Ken Ruehrdanz, market development manager, Dematic Why does a “put” strategy optimize order fulfillment? By bringing the product to a location, you can increase picking rates and accuracy. conventional “person to the goods” confi gurations where there is a pick face for every SKU. Systems that migrated to put order fulfi llment can increase picking rates from 1.5 to 3 times depending on the system confi guration. A general merchandise retailer redesigned its operation to incorporate put order fulfi llment. With 125 stores, there is one pallet position dedicated to each store. A pallet of one SKU is moved on a pallet jack to the store pallet locations. Stores that require this SKU receive the required number of cases. Put instructions are provided to the operator with a wearable voice device. Pick rates in this application improved from 70 cartons per hour per picker to 122, while providing real time tracking of product. An Internet retailer uses a high density staging device to store thousands of SKUs instead of providing dedicated pick faces. Multiple operator put stations are connected to the storage system with a conveyor network. SKUs required to fi ll orders are delivered to the put stations where operators put the items into a shipping container. When the single or multi-line orders are complete, the conveyor network takes the carton to shipping. In this confi guration, put operators obtain 250 lines per operator per hour, a two-fold increase when compared to the previous system. Other benefi ts include reduced warehouse space requirements, controlled access to product and improved accuracy. An apparel retailer uses a zone put system. There are 20 put zones in the system; there are 1,000 stores and 50 store carton positions per zone. One operator works in a zone. Cartons containing one SKU are removed from storage and routed to put zones that require the SKU. A carton of one SKU travels only to the zones where the store has ordered that SKU. The zone put system enables 325 puts per operator per hour. Contact Ken Ruehrdanz at kenneth.ruehrdanz@dematic.com. mmh.com MODERN MATERIALS HANDLING / APRIL 2009 13
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