warehouse insight
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Warehouse Insight from Harland Simon provides real time tracking and locating of pallets and fork lift trucks in warehouses.TRANSCRIPT
Warehouse Insight
Warehouse Insight
Monitor and record the movement of each truck
Track every pallet in your warehouse without operator input
Give step-by-step instructions to each driver
Show you where inefficiency is costing you most
Warehouse Insight can ...
Site Network
Warehouse Insight Components
Warehouse Management System
Warehouse Insight
Wireless Access Point
Insight MHE Terminal
Instructions sent from Insight.Progress and activity sent from truck
The Advantage of Insight
Insight knows how high the truck is reaching
Insight knows whether the truck is picking up or putting down
Insight can identify each load by its barcode and its position
Insight ‘sees’ and records every warehouse transaction
Insight knows the floor position of every truck in the warehouse to within a few inches
Insight for MHE Operators
The Insight terminal is an all-in-one touch screen and PC (tablet) with a wireless connection
The Insight terminal has a number of simple, clear operator screens
The operator receives instructions and can make manual updates via the terminal
Every truck is equipped with an Insight terminal
Insight for Warehouse Managers
Many standard reports detailing transactions, efficiency, mistakes, idle time etc
Real-time monitoring of warehouse movements
Additional bespoke reports can be added to the system
Example Warehouse Manager’s Screens
The Underlying Technology
The Underlying Technology
Total-Trax is a unique technology which is rapidly gaining a foothold in warehouses
Sky-Trax is an ‘optical GPS’ that locates MHE to within an inch in a warehouse
Skan-Free automatically reads barcodes with no manual intervention
Insight is based on Total-Trax technology – Sky-Trax and Skan-Free
Some Total-Trax Users
First UK User
The Underlying Technology
Each MHE has the following fitted to it -
An optical position sensor
A Sky-Box processor unit
An optical label reader
A load sensor
A lift height sensor for fork lifts
Insight operator terminal
The Underlying Technology
The warehouse ceiling is marked out with optical position markers (OPMs)
The Underlying Technology
Every load is identified by a 2D barcode
The Underlying Technology
The position of the truck is continually calculated by reference to the OPMs and transmitted back to the Insight server
When a load is engaged, it is identified by its 2D barcode
The Return on Investment
The Return on Investment
Trucks• Fleet Size• Truck Depreciation• Truck Damage
People• Man Hours• Training• Supervision
Building• Building Damage• Racking Out of Use
Process• Stock Checks• Low Code Checks• Pick Face Replenishment Accuracy
Warehouse Insight