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Warehouse Management: New In-Motion Dimensioning System Can Save Thousands in Shipping and Distribution
4/01/2006
The need to get shipments to customers expeditiously is becoming mission critical for businesses. Incorporating intelligent logic and measurement technology to new or existing warehouse management and material handling systems can ensure accurate order contents and optimize shipping transportation methods for manufacturers and distribution centers.
Improving shipping and warehouse space utilization and capturing accurate carton weight and dimensional data are critical operation needs. Real-time use of this information alleviates shipping logjams, helps retain customers by verifying order picking, and trims waste that occurs when the wrong transportation method is chosen for a customers order.
“Thanks to our cube verification systems, we are able to choose the most practical way to handle overnight orders at our nationwide distribution centers,” says a manager at one of the USA’s largest health-care products distributors.
Using weight and dimensional data integrated with the warehouse management system enables forward-thinking companies to select from various shipping methods. Enabling this process is The Numina Group’s Cube-3™ carton dimensioning and order validation collection system, which provides real-time dimensional, weight measurement and order validation of outbound conveyed cartons. Numina Group, a leading software development and warehouse management automation integrator, developed the Cube-3 to accurately measure and audit carton cube/weight and provide real-time control decisions to eliminate picking and shipping errors. Cube-3 software is a module within Numina’s Real-Time Distribution Software, so it can easily integrate the data to most warehouse management systems.
Companies that manage over 100,000 SKUs have been able to eliminate the error-prone and labor-intensive tasks of manual data collection. Advanced software and measurement technology incorporated into Cube-3 provide distribution centers with on-line audit and verification of the weight and dimensions of all conveyed split case and full case shipments. The system catches mis-picks in orders, but also affects everything from when the product comes into the building, to how it is staged and stored (floor rack, bin, pallet rack, etc.). Knowing how best to cube out trucks helps distributors determine whether to ship via parcel service, commercial carrier or private fleet. Empowering transportation management systems with real-time dimensional data ensures customer satisfaction and savings using accurate and verifiable order shipments.
“The storage and cube utilization of a warehouse, the sizing of future facilities, and the selection of the best mode of transportation can all be optimized using our Cube-3 system,” says Dan Hanrahan, Numina Group CEO. “In addition, the Cube-3 provides an on-line inspection by identifying carton irregularities, such as an open flap or damaged carton, thus improving quality of shipments while preventing damaged cartons from being shipped without corrective actions.”
For more information contact:
Numina Group
10331 WERCH DRIVE,
WOODRIDGE, IL 60517
Phone: (630) 343-2600
Web site: www.numinagroup.com