Pick to light (or PTL) is an order picking technology for warehouses and distribution centers that utilizes lights and LEDs on racks or shelves to indicate pick locations and guide order pickers through their work….
How to Improve Order Picking Accuracy in Your Warehouse
I recently visited Ace Endico, a Lucas customer and distributor of food products and supplies to restaurants and other food service companies in the New York tri-state area. As I entered the DC, one of…
Improve Audit Effectiveness and Reduce Costs With Parameter-Based Auditing
Warehouse process improvement projects are always a balancing act, and designing a QC/Audit program is no different: you have to weigh the costs of performing audits versus the benefits of eliminating errors. But what if…
Most ROI Calculators Are A Sham; 3 Red Flags To Look For
Technology buyers should be skeptical of vendor ROI claims. The same goes for online ROI calculators that purport to show how a new solution can pay for itself in the time it takes to read…
How To Get A 20% Productivity Gain While Improving Traceability
Product traceability is an issue in many industries, raising the specter of increased costs to capture item-level data in the DC. One Lucas foodservice customer has improved productivity 20% while also improving data capture and traceability. On…
