MOPS™ Full Case Order Picking System

Automated Solution for High Volume Mixed SKU Pallet Shipping

For those wishing to reinvent their overall order picking and distribution process, MOPS™is the world’s finest, completely automated solution for both case picking and automatic mixed SKU pallet building. Scalable and flexible, this solution sets a new standard for mixed SKU pallet building and is ideal for a moderate amount of SKU’s in a high volume environment, where each customer pallet requires more than one SKU per pallet and likely more than one SKU per layer.

MOPS™is implemented in modules so that the final solution is customized to meet your specific requirements. The basic modules include:

• Case picking: The case picking module selects cases in batches from source or inventory pallets. Batch size is determined by our SYSTORE™ WMS software and is measured by the capacities of all other elements of the overall solution. The case picking module can be based on manual picking using RF picking, pick-to-light or voice picking, or can be fully automated using case or layer picking robots.
• Handling and sorting: Cartons that are picked need to be conveyed and sorted into the palletizing modules. MOPS™ may take a variety of approaches to address this challenge, depending on rates and handling characteristics. For example, a beverage industry application, in which handling of carbonated beverages may be a critical issue, might incorporate different handling technologies than those used in a food industry application. System Logistics has studied various industries where MOPS™ can be applied and has developed a handling solution specific to those unique requirements.
• Sequencing and Palletizing: In a mixed SKU palletizing environment, it is critical to build both a physically stable pallet and to meet a customer’s business rules for pallet building. Whether there are multiple stops per pallet, complex rules for following a manifest sequence or other business rules, System Logistics has developed a solution to handle these requirements.
  • SYSTORE™ WMS and Sequencing: Our proprietary software manages business rules and physical dynamics of all SKUs in the item master through our “best fitting” software algorithms. The software manages the flow of cartons into and out of our VLS sequencing towers, ensuring that the right carton arrives at a palletizer in the correct sequence at the right time.
  • Palletizing robotics: We supply highly flexible carton handling robots that pick and place cartons onto the pallet. This approach is much more flexible than using layer palletizers because we can build pallets case by case instead of layer by layer. Robots can be either Gantry or Cartesian, depending on the requirements.

To learn more about the MOPS™Full Case Order Picking System and how it can improve your operations, contact us today.

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