Solutions for the fruit and vegetable distribution
Fresh produce despatch is a high-throughput business; it is labor-intensive with a lot of heavy repetitive lifting in a harsh chill store environment.
Cimcorp MultiPick solutions are found in the suppliers despatch and packaging facilities as well as in retailers’ distribution centers where fresh produce is picked, sorted and distributed to stores.
Some of the common characteristics for all fresh produce distribution:
Labor-intensive manual handling Hostile environment; typically +2°C - +12°C in chill stores
Very repetitive work with heavy lifting – resulting in high staff turnover and difficulties to recruit in many areas
Multi-shift operation
Number of SKUs are increasing as are supermarkets’ service level demands
Family groups and different temperature groups must be taken into account 3-shift processing operations to be combined with very tight delivery schedules to the retail side of the business.
All these factors plus the use of standard pool crates make fresh produce distribution an ideal MultiPick operation. Plastic crates for fruit & vegatable are typically used through the supply chain – often all the way to the retailer’s shelf.
