Picking Solution
Voice Recognition Warehouse Systems
With the technological advances the use of voice technology is provide huge efficiences in warehouse applications, particularly for order picking. Waveform’s Solutions based in Dublin, Ireland provide VoiceTrack order picking solutions involves the use of a wearable computer with a headset and microphone so that the order pickers are instructed by voice on what items to pick and where to pick them, verbally confirming their actions back to the system.
The wearable computer communicates with the warehouse management system via a Wireless LAN.
VoiceTrack works very well in low margin, high volume, labour intensive case picking operations, and because of this, the Foodservice Industry and Grocery Retailers and Wholesalers are leading the way in adopting the technology. Accuracy and productivity are critical in these low margins, labour intensive operations, and the use of voice technology delivers this by freeing both the hands and the eyes for the picking task.
The hands free feature of VoiceTrack is also particularly suitable for picking Frozen Foods and Chilled Foods, where gloves hamper the handling of paper or radio data terminals. Batch numbers are easily captured, and the subsequent re-keying of information removed. Furthermore, the improved accuracy usually eliminates the need for costly order checking altogether.
VoiceTrack key benefits include:
· Increased accuracy – 99.9% plus
· Increased productivity – 15% plus
· Removes trips back to assignment desk
· Removes cost of printing and distributing picking documents
· Removes cost of re-keying order amendments, picking confirmations and catch weights
· Hands free & Eyes free – makes picking easier
· Real-time feedback for proactive management
· Real time stock updating
· Improved safety – hands free & eyes free
· Reduced training – verbal prompts easier
