SOLVING CHALLENGING PROBLEMS WITH GOODS TO PERSON
Goods to Person
Goods-to-Person (GTP) is an order-picking method that reduces movement within a facility by using automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) with stationary workers. GTP offers benefits like improved throughput, faster order turnaround, improved labor retention and resiliency, and increased storage density. GTP solutions can potentially increase storage capacity and offer high-efficiency rates of up to 400 donor totes per hour. Implementing GTP technologies can help organizations retain labor, reduce training costs, and improve efficiency.
Benefits of Goods to Person:
- Improved overall throughput
- Fast-paced order turnaround
- Improved labor retention and resiliency
- Increased storage density
Types of GTP Solutions
AUTOSTORE
- Comprises of the grid, the ports, and the robots
- The grid is the frame that stores products in totes accessed by robots overhead
- Offers unique features like space efficiency and modularity
Shuttle/Mini-Load
- Functionally similar to AutoStore, stores rows of totes along an aisle
- Shuttle systems tend to be cost-effective for high-rate solutions, with multiple retrieval shuttles
- Mini-load systems tend to have a single retrieval shuttle, decreasing cost at the expense of throughput
- Shuttles have many specialized iterations for different applications
Vertical Lift Modules
- Stores products in trays that are stacked in a vertical cabinet, then brought to the GTP user
- Offers the ability to store material in a dense space at a lower price
- Frequently used in brownfield sites that struggle with capacity
- Integratable software that links to existing warehouse management systems
RAFT
- SRSI’s RAFT AS/RS can function as a GTP system
- Comprises of a customizable grid structure, with robots maneuvering pallets
- Capable of maneuvering pallets horizontally and vertically
- Densley stores pallets and brings them to any position on the exterior of the grid structure allocated
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