We were invited to evaluate a packing area for a leading third-party logistics provider who wanted to streamline their operations whilst maintaining a tailored service for their clients. Their existing operation had grown within a large enclosed room, which helped to keep the operators warm in the winter, but was coming under pressure from the volume of goods being packed. The picking side of the operation was working well, so the focus was on moving the packed goods.
Our client had come up with the concept outlined below, which we developed to provide them with 12 packing positions placed up to manual roller conveyors that fed the packed goods onto a powered conveyor that looped out through the partition wall to the palletisation area. We worked this concept out in detail, so the client could see the impact that it had on the warehouse. The main issue was the way it reduced the width of the aisle in the warehouse, restricting access to the racking opposite.
Our Solution
We decided that the conveyors were taking up a lot of space in the room, so we came up with this concept of three sloping conveyors - each feeding packed goods out through the partition wall. This allowed a further three packing stations to be included in the packing room. It also allowed the length of the conveyor to be set so that the warehouse aisle still functions.
And the Result!
There was also one other difference between the two concepts!
Cost... The cost of the first concept worked out at £45,000 + VAT.
Whereas... The cost of the second concept came to £25,200 + VAT and gave an additional 3 packing stations.
This is the value of a consultation.
