Driving The Order Fulfillment Solution

By Ken Ruehrdanz. Dematic

Engineering order fulfillment systems for distribution operations includes the consideration of many factors. Finding the design that is optimal for a particular application depends on the information from two key areas: the activity profile and operational priorities.

Elements of the activity profile, the data and facts, include: daily unit volume, units per order, lines per order, packing sequence, unit cube and cube movement, unit structure, cartons per order, total SKUs, percent daily SKUs active, order download, percent volume crossdocked, and more. A solid understanding of the activity profile will point the way to the most appropriate solution.