Covance
System Summary:
Covance is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive drug development service companies. Covance is a comprehensive, biopharmaceutical drug development services company with preclinical and clinical research operations across the globe.
Covance provides “value-added” design, distribution, operations and analysis for medical diagnostic testing.
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Business Challenge
- Previous manual synchronous system made assembling kits with accurate vials and medical diagnostic devices difficult and time consuming.
- Disconnected material and information flows slow down shipments to customers.
Key Technology
- RF picking and put-away
- Batch Pick to Light Work Cells (550 Lines per Person per Hour)
- Two (2) deep catalogue horizontal carousel workstations with integrated Pick to Light shelving locations
- Twelve (12) popular pick light directed picking workstations with IR task completion sensors
- Exacta™ Warehouse Management Software (WMS) and Human Machine Interface (HMI)
- Dynamic pack stations
- Automated manifest High speed bowl feeders for the top five (5) velocity SKU’s
Results
- 2 Times increase line items per person hour.
- 100% quality control.
- Doubled productivity through automation.
- ASAP’s solution produced a robust process and audit record.
- Ability to grow with new business and consolidate similar international facilities.
