Jungheinrich

Logistics Link Live
At the forthcoming Logistics Link Live event Jungheinrich will use the demonstration area to highlight developments in order picking technology.

The nature of order picking has changed significantly in recent years. Driven by a host of factors including the ever present desire to reduce inventories, the demand for just-in-time deliveries and, of course, the on-line shopping explosion, companies increasingly find that they are required to pick items more frequently and in smaller quantities per pick. 

The changing profile of the typical order means that order picking has become  a very cost intensive function – particularly at those sites where manual systems are used – and the need to improve picking efficiencies is, more than ever, one of the biggest challenges within the supply chain.

Factors such as the value of the goods being picked, how the product has to be handled, the frequency of the pick and the packaging and labelling requirements for onward distribution, operational shift patterns, the geographic location of the operation – not to mention Health & Safety and manual handling legislation - all contribute to costs and must be considered when identifying the best methodologies for optimising the picking process.

Key Jungheinrich personnel will be on hand to explain how companies can give themselves the best possible chance of creating a cost-efficient picking process by choosing the right blend of  order picking strategies and techniques – regardless of whether the preferred solution is manual, automated, man-to-goods or goods-to-man.

A range of medium and low level order picking trucks from Jungheinrich’s extensive range will be demonstrated.