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Beverage distribution is fast moving and deals with high volumes. The order-picking process is critical as it affects the customer directly. The supplier needs the ability to respond swiftly to orders, and to process them accurately.
In any market where beverage distribution is based on bottled product in plastic crates – the Cimcorp gantry robot system is an ideal solution. It can be used for handling beer, soft drinks, water etc.
Some of the common characteristics of beverage distribution:
- Labor-intensive manual handling
- Very repetitive work with heavy lifting – resulting in high staff turnover and difficulties to recruit in many areas
- Picking accuracy is often a problem with cost penalties resulting from erroneous deliveries
- Multi-shift operation
- Number of SKUs are increasing as are supermarkets’ service level demands
All these factors, plus the fact that crates can be easily handled and stacked by robot, make beverage distribution an ideal MultiPick operation.
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