East Granby, CT -- (SBWire) -- 08/26/2015 --More than half the labor in a Distribution Center is focused on order selection, so employing smart racking and slotting techniques is a way to target a high-cost activity as a means for reducing costs by increasing efficiencies, according to Antonio Rodrigues, with Pcdata USA. Rodrigues added that technologies that optimize rack layouts and then sequence and group product can create a beneficial impact by cutting the cost of the selection operation.

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Carrie Mantey reported for Supply and Demand Chain Executive that slotting is the process of determining the best storage location for each stock-keeping unit (SKU) in a distribution center (DC) or warehouse, or in layperson's terms, pinning down the items that are used most often, It does not include the total quantity that is picked, and making them as accessible as possible. In theory, the SKUs that must be physically touched most frequently get the best seats in the house. In order to optimize the order picking in warehouse or DC operations, slotting is considered low-hanging fruit. Since the more time an employee spends locating or picking a product, the more money that drains from the bottom line, it's a boom when it comes to cutting costs.

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Based in East Granby, CT, Pcdata USA (http://www.pcdatausa.com/about-us/about-pcdata-usa) is a global logistics systems leader for supply chain automation. Pcdata USA was named a finalist for the 2015 MHI Innovation Award for Best New Product, Smart Glass AR (Augmented Reality). Pcdata USA's Pick-to-light systems are part of a lean manufacturing and distribution process, offering shorter throughput, fewer errors, and significant cost savings. Pcdata USA is represented in a wide variety of industry sectors including apparel, cosmetics, e-commerce fulfillment, Third Party Logistics (3PL), wholesale distribution, food service, healthcare, pharmaceutical, production & assembly, as well as bakeries around the world. Products include Pick-to-light, PTL in hybrid solutions, PickCart, PickStar, Distrib AR Smart Glass, and Dock Manager.

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