WEXFORD, Pa., July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Distribution center
technology provider, Lucas Systems, announced today its next
generation of Dynamic Slotting, a warehouse game changer for
providing in-the-moment reslotting decisions, thanks to the
powerful use of AI.
With a few button pushes on an easy-to-use interface, Lucas
Systems software will intelligently sift through an abundance of
warehouse data to serve up optimal slotting recommendations. The
results take minutes to generate, whereas traditional slotting
analysis often takes months to complete using engineering resources
or consultants.
Dynamic Slotting's recommendations identify product moves that
offer the biggest potential payback. Hundreds of parameters are
taken into account including demand seasonality, item
size, SKU velocity and costs. Its similarity detection
prevents placing related items side by side to reduce picking
errors.
Lucas Systems, which provides software to workers in more than
400 warehouses across four continents, says its Dynamic Slotting
solution replaces what is typically a cumbersome, long and
expensive process that is seldom done. Dynamic Slotting gives
warehouse operators the ability to reslot every day, keeping
warehouse slotting in optimal shape.
"This is a game changer for how the industry operates.
Traditional slotting is fraught with challenges," explains Lucas
Systems CTO Scott Mullins. "Dynamic Slotting gives on-floor
managers and supervisors the power to optimally reslot on the
fly."
The powerful technology in Lucas Systems' AI-driven Dynamic
Slotting applies machine-learning algorithms to recommend which
products should be moved. It also learns the spatial
characteristics of a warehouse and predicts task time based on
activity-level data. The model then continues to 'learn', providing
continuous optimization as conditions change.
"It's the type of slotting that every supervisor or manager can
use," says Mullins. "This ease-of-use means reslotting can be
done more often by those on the floor, which is key to overall
optimization."
Rotary Corporation, a global supplier of outdoor power equipment
parts, has been partnering with Lucas Systems on its Dynamic
Slotting solution.
"The ability to quickly and frequently make optimal slotting
decisions is extremely impactful because it contributes to optimal
picking efficiencies, cost savings, and meeting our customer
promises," says Rotary Corporation COO Donald Fountain. "If we are making those
decisions in an agile way – dynamically – we are gaining the most
efficiencies."
Lucas Systems' Dynamic Slotting promises 20-40% increase in
throughput because it recommends best locations for inventory based
on SKU velocity, SKU affinity, product/slot information, pick paths
and other data. Specifically, it promises:
- Increase of 5-20% in productivity
- 10-20% labor cost savings
- 1-5% improvement in accuracy
About Lucas Systems
Lucas Systems helps companies transform their distribution
center by dramatically increasing worker productivity, operational
agility, and customer and worker satisfaction using intelligent
software with speech recognition and AI optimization
technologies.
CONTACT:
Jill Berardi, jill@berardigroup.com
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