Reed Boardall is the UK's largest retail frozen foods distributor and is the major link between frozen food produces and the 'big six' supermarkets. The company operates from a 50 acre site in North Yorkshire with 92,000 pallet spaces & over 100 kilometres of rack space.
Objectives
- increase productivity of warehouse operatives
- procure system that can optimise handling of 5,300 SKU's & 120 million cases
- procure system that is dynamic, flexible & software-driven
Results Achieved
- streamlining of pallet to loading dock operation
- significant improvements in picking accuracy and throughput
- workers able to dynamically change roles
- subsequent roll out to verification & yard management processes