ORDER PICKING OPTIMIZATION

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Figure 8.8 Lanier manual wave picking concept

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Scroll: Automated Downstream Sorting Scroll’s mail-order distribution center outside of Nagoya, Japan, is an excellent example of zone picking with automated downstream sorting (Figure 8.9). 1. A returnable carton is used as a physical kanban indicating that a replenishment is required from a supplier, the inbound shipping container, and the picking carton.

Figure 8.9 Zone picking with automated downstream sorting

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