Navarre
System Summary
Navarre Corporation is a distributor of entertainment media based in Minneapolis, MN. Navarre Corporation is a publisher and distributor of home entertainment PC software, video games and accessories, DVD Video and music.
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Business Challange
Navarre was utilizing a cumbersome and time consuming picking methodology. The organization picked product from the warehouse to pallet loads, then from the pallets to the final shipping containers.
Key Technologies
- Pick To Voice (PTV) order picking technology from Vocollect
- PC-based Visual Logic Controller (WCS)
- Automated Order Routing Software (WCS)
- ASAP Real Time LTL load status display for shipping
- Connect Ship”Kewill Flagship Manifest System
- Three Tri-level Pick to Voice pick modules
- 3-lane pick module conveyors utilizing bi-directional diverts
- Motor driven roller (24 volt DC Roller conveyors)
- Transnorm gravity chutes
- Ambaflex powered spirals
- Mettler-Toledo in motion check weighing systems
- Hytrol presort shoe sorter
- Hytrol pivot sorter Accusort line scanners
Results
- Employees are picking straight to shipping containers utilizing the 3-lane pick module design.
- Navarre has maximized its warehouse space, which allows the organization to sustain continued growth and seasonal volume without investing in additional real estate.
