Within the dynamic and everchanging scenario of high variability in production plans, the kitting process holds immense importance in ensuring the efficient readiness of products for substation assemblies.
Kitting involves the meticulous gathering of individual items or components from diverse locations within the warehouse, and assembling them into kits or packages. Kitting is pivotal for streamlining the production of subassemblies of various types by ensuring specific kits is available on time and have the correct quantity and SKU required for the desired operation.
The kitting process allows customised zone design to suit the matrix of requirements. This enables real-time operation visibility and control over inventory resulting in the highest accuracy.
The Pick-to-Light Solution for Kitting can drastically reduce kitting time by increasing the Pick rates. The system also reduces Picker Training and errors made during manual picking. This supports lower fatigue and highest productivity with improved and systematic material flow.
Automating the Kitting Process in an Automotive Spare Parts Warehouse:
Automation has brought about a revolution in warehouse operations, making kitting more efficient and streamlined with zero errors.
Pick-To-Light System: The Pick-to-Light (PTL) system assigns a unique location within the warehouse to each SKU, accompanied by display units at every designated spot. These displays crucially present the specific SKU required for assembling a kit and their respective quantities. PTL emerges as a highly efficient and reliable solution, significantly enhancing both efficiency and precision in warehouse kitting operations.
Process Flow
- The inventory racks are mounted with the PTL indicators.
- Each light indicator represents an SKU in the designated inventory.
- Pre-defined kit orders are fed to the PTL Software suite.
- The Kits are prepared as and when according to requirements.
- The software enables the light indicators for the desired SKU type in the active order.
- The eaches required per order are displayed over the light indicators of PTL.
- The pick zones can be defined in the system to facilitate the orders.
Overall…
Effective kitting process improves in-line accuracy, reducing dependency on skilled labourers and tremendously reducing the dispatch and turnaround time. It eliminates incorrect picks, high order processing time, and inadequate inventory tracking, while on the other hand is beneficial for space utilisation and high throughput expectations.
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