Managing the flow

摘要

For its new 420,000-square-foot facility outside of Birmingham, Ala., Hibbett Sports designed fulfillment processes that enable pre-allocated cartons to flow quickly and efficiently from receiving to shipping. Meanwhile, stores are replenished at the item level from a put-to-light pick mezzanine. Software integrates mixed SKU cases from the replenishment area into the flow of full cases received from man- ufacturers. In all, the facility is handling up to 30,000 cartons a day on one shift. Most importantly, the system can accom modate the rapid growth of the Hibbett Sports network of stores.