2x
Picking Throughput
Lines per hour doubled
Warehousing
Northshore Distribution
Mobile Computing Solution
Mobile computers on the floor replaced clipboards and gave supervisors live order status.
Client Overview
Northshore Distribution is a regional warehouse that still ran picks from clipboards and end-of-shift paperwork.
- Industry
- Warehousing
- Employees
- 95+
- Location
- Adelaide, SA
- Business Size
- Medium Business
- Products
- Wholesale distribution
- Key Challenge
- Clipboard picks and late mis-pick discovery
The Warehouse
In Every Hand.
Northshore Distribution doubled picking throughput with Datascan mobile computers.
Implementation Process
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01
Step 1
Requirement Analysis
Timed current paper picks and identified the aisles with the highest error rate.
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02
Step 2
Solution Design
Specified handhelds, charging, and a guided pick sequence that matched the WMS.
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03
Step 3
Deployment & Training
Trained crews in short floor sessions and supported go-live with on-site technicians.
The Results
Rugged handhelds put the WMS in every picker’s hand and doubled lines per hour.
35%
Fewer Mis-picks
Scan verification at each pick
The devices just work on the floor. Supervisors see progress live instead of waiting for the end of the shift.
Mark Ellis, Warehouse Supervisor, Northshore Distribution
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Products Used in This Project
ZEBRA PDT TC53E 2D-SR 6/64 WLAN AD/GMS
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ZEBRA PDT TC58 2D-SR 4/64 5G AD/GMS
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