Case Study: Multi-Pick Solution
What was the need?
A trusted source of frozen dairy products required a distribution point for full pallet and case pick ice cream for domestic and international shipments. The customer required Burris Logistics to provide a detailed warehouse diagram indicating item, lot and quantity level footprint load.
What was the solution?
Burris Logistics Information Technology developed pallet containerization of one or more pickjobs and customized the software load diagram. In addition, Burris IT utilized a unique “Freshness Date” concept that included design, testing and deployment of five key processing areas:
1. Pallet-pick only (if an international order).
2. Design customer-based values to be used for minimal rotation code requirements.
3. Design all picking processes/adjustments on the floor to validate freshness date requirements.
4. Product rotation optimizations based on a window-of-time parameter.
5. Provide partial-pallet pick skipping to optimize picking efficiencies.
The Burris IT team designed an entirely new shipping-unit load-building program for international orders with additional design, testing and deployment of loading diagrams and placards. Additionally, voice-loading modifications were incorporated to accommodate the new shipping units.”
What was the outcome?
The customer’s needs were met and we have the ability to apply this solution to other distribution programs.
Case Study: Automated Item Batch Code
What was the need?
A provider of quality frozen and par-baked products to retail operators and in-store bakeries required full pallet and case pick operations and order pickup at Burris Logistics locations. The customer required Burris Logistics to provide a clean order fulfillment report prior to picking. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) has been the standard for sending orders and receiving stock along with the need to accommodate the customer’s redistributor with an 856 EDI document (advance shipment notice). This complicated document can have multiple requirements resulting in the need for the supplier to support many different formats and causing data collection issues.
What was the solution?
Burris Logistics Information Technology added additional select criteria to an existing software report for pre-capping orders. This allowed the ability to send detailed advanced shipment advice to the customer’s redistributor account.
What was the outcome?
The integration of this customer’s data can be applied to other distribution accounts as well. Burris Logistics accommodated item batch-code automated hold processing via EDI, designed and deployed product rotation optimization, as well as partial-pallet pick skipping to increase pick efficiencies. Additional billing benefits for the customer may be realized if there is a charge for partial pallets and/or pallet handling.