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Live picking improves efficiency
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June 2007
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Automotive component manufacturer FCC Europe has improved small component picking efficiency and first in, first out stock rotation at its factory in Milton Keynes through the introduction of dynamic live picking.
Based around full-width roller Span Track modules from The Live Storage Company, the new installation was devised to replace inefficient steel shelving and conventional racking that no longer provided an adequate solution to FCC Europe’s requirements.
“We wanted to improve stock rotation and introduce first in, first out picking,” says Mohammed Tanwir, logistics and purchasing supervisor at FCC Europe. “We knew we could do better than our existing facilities and The Live Storage Company provided a solution that helped us achieve our objective.”
Part of a global supplier of automotive transmission components, the company manufactures motorcycle and scooter clutches for the European market at the factory in Milton Keynes. It had previously been stocking ten different spring components in boxes on steel shelving and conventional racking in its production stores but recognised this had limitations. The area took up a relatively large space, it was difficult to identify items on the shelving and there was no easy way of enforcing good first in, first out stock rotation.
A manager saw dynamic live picking in action at another factory and the company invited a proposal for a similar solution for its own requirements.
“We now have FIFO and our staff can see what is on the shelf,” says Tanwir. “Picking is more efficient and economical.”
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Author
Chris Rowlands
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