BROKEN CASE PICKING SYSTEMS

500

600

200–

300–

300 20–100

100–

Picking Rates (lines/person hour)

500– 2000 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Method Ergono mics General Cart Tote ASRS Wave Bin shelving $5–10 $5–40 1.0–1.2 Low Low High Low 15–500 20–100 80–250 15–80 Carton flow rack $5–10 $15–30 0.7–0.9 Low Low High Low 20–600 2–125 Space Require ments Protection guration Flexibility

medium Medium Medium 50–250 N/A N/A N/A N/A Vertical carousels $50–100 $75–125 5.0–7.0 Medium Very high Low High 35–200 N/A N/A N/A N/A Miniload ASRS $75–125 $100–150 4.0–5.0 Very high Very high Low High 30–150 N/A N/A N/A N/A Automated dispensing $500–2000 per dispenser — — Very high Medium Low Medium

Storage drawers $30–50 $35–60 1.8–2.5 Low High High Medium 10–150 15–80 60–150 10–50 N/A Horizontal carousels $25–50 $50–100 0.8–1.3 Medium Low to

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Security and

Item

Main

tenance

Inventory Housed per

Foot of Floor

Feet of

Square

Net

Available Cubit Foot

System Cost:

Initial

Cost per

Purchased Cubic Foot

System Cost:

Initial

Gross

Cost per

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