Zimmer
System Summary:
Zimmer is a worldwide leader in joint replacement solutions for knee and hip pain, and provides comprehensive spinal care solutions for acute and chronic back pain. The company also provides a broad range of trauma, dental implant, and orthopedic surgical products.
Business Challenge
Tremendous volume growth through acquisition and a proliferation of products challenged Zimmer with fulfillment from a traditional, manual distribution center. Strict lot control, product dating, returns, and reporting requirements added to the complexity faced by the fulfillment operation
Key Technologies
- Pick to Light
- Exacta Warehouse Control System
- Exacta Warehouse Management System
- Human Machine Interface
- 15 pods of two high horizontal carousel pick modules (10’ high carousels with operator lift tables)
Results
- Picking productivity increased over 100%
- Approximately 90% of orders received at this state-of-the-art facility can be shipped same day
- Returns putaway productivity has increased by over 100%
- Zimmer’s 300,000 square foot distribution center in Warsaw, IN is fully automated for immediate turnaround of orders
