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Voice picking is helping beverage distributors attain new standards of productivity and accuracy by creating a hands- and eyes-free picking process in the distribution center. Here are some of the latest voice picking solutions.
Dematic
Switching from paper-based to voice-directed case picking, Suncoast Beverage Sales, Ltd. of Fort Myers, Fla., USA increased its case and pallet picking accuracy to 99.9 percent. The product, PickDirector, designed and installed by Dematic, audibly presents pick data by product description rather than fixed location, directing the operator in a systematic pattern. dematic.us
Voxware
Voxware’s flagship software product is Voxware 3, which is set for a major new release this month. Voxware 3 has updates to many of its voice applications. A major new feature is the Enterprise Voice Manager, which enables companies with multiple warehouses to manage all voice deployments, as well as daily operations, from a central data center. voxware.com
Lucas Systems
Jennifer, a voice picking and warehouse logistics application for beverage distributors from Lucas Systems, is helping some wine and spirits DC’s pick more than 700 bottles per man hour, with near perfect accuracy. Jennifer tells the associates where to go and what to do, and the associates speak back through their microphones to confirm their tasks. lucasware.com
HK Systems
HK Systems’ Beverage Distribution System is an automated order fulfillment solution that is specifically designed for the beverage distribution industry. It can take advantage of various voice picking technologies to improve pick efficiency and accuracy. It uses HK Systems’ state-of-the-art automated sequencing technology to efficiently sequence and palletize the cases into customer ready pallets and carts. hksystems.com
Vocollect/Intermec
Vocollect’s wireless headset, the SRX, is now available on the Intermec CK3 rugged mobile computer. The solution helps mobile workers in warehouses achieve all of the proven productivity and accuracy benefits of voice with greater freedom of mobility. The combination of the Vocollect SRX headset, Vocollect Voice software and Intermec CK3 is targeted at tough and demanding DC/warehouse environments. Vocollect also announced that its VoiceDirect ERP 1.0 has been certified by SAP AG for integration with the SAP Warehouse Manager and Extended Warehouse Manager applications. vocollect.com
From Beverage World May 15, 2010
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