Integrated Industore solution
August 1st 2006 Lex Auto Logistics has awarded Industore the contract to supply a fast pick small parts storage solution to its new 268,000ft2, £20m facility in Chorley, Lancashire.
The solution will comprise 20 Hänel Lean-Lifts at a height of 12m, grouped together into six separate activity zones. The zones will be served by a computer controlled conveyor system.
The Industore software will be fully integrated with the Lex Auto Logistic ERP system and will control the functions of picking, replenishment and perpetual inventory, passing commands to the conveyor in order to control transactions associated with tote movements in and out of the zones.
The Industore software will also organise and coordinate picks into totes within the zones and control all associated paperwork.
Each Lean-Lift will be supplied with a label printer to attach labels to parts picked; each label will include details such as customer, route, part description and order number.
Upon pick completion, the Industore software will automatically notify the Lex Auto Logistic ERP system to initiate outbound process transactions (despatch paperwork and invoicing).
Lex Auto Logistics has spent a considerable period of time looking at a variety of suppliers to find the right solution and importantly the right partner to deliver the vision for the critical small parts area of its distribution centre. More articles from Industore Limited: | 
