Discover the advantages of Miniload, an automatic storage structure for boxes inside warehouses.
Inventory management failures are one of the main causes of losses in retail sales. losses reach R$1.4 billion annual in the sector, according to the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets (Abras), and reinforce the need to have good systems in the warehouse.
Abras also conducted a survey on intentions to avoid such losses. About 60% of the interviewees stated that they invest or intend to invest in resources to reverse the situation. Among them, miniload.
Below, check out more information about this storage system and the advantages it will bring to your company.
Meet Miniload
Miniload is a system of movement and storage Automatic used for plastic or cardboard boxes. It allows high density and total selectivity, being efficient in operations integrated with order handling and separation activities.
The system is made up of one or more corridors, through which the stacker cranes, in addition to shelves located on both sides. There is also a space for the order preparation area, which is made up of conveyors.
When an order arrives through the WMS system, it is communicated to the miniload. At this point, the stacker cranes move in search of the requested products, which are then removed from the shelves. All of this is recorded thanks to radio frequency, which scans the product or batch barcode.
Miniload and delivery time
Here, it is important to highlight the current moment in which we live. The accelerated growth of e-commerce in 2020 and 2021 triggered several changes in consumption habits that have direct impacts on logistics. The study Market Review: E-commerce Trends for 2022 shows that this is just the beginning, because minus 49% of Brazilians intend to buy more online next year.
Therefore, it is crucial to offer excellence at this stage of the process. Especially because the delay in deliveries is still the main problem faced by e-commerce consumers. Using miniload and other storage systems to avoid delays is a necessary move to retain consumersif you improve the lead time.
Advantages of Miniload
In addition to helping reduce delivery time, miniload offers several benefits. Check out some of them:
Warehouse integration
One of the main advantages of this system is that it allows integration between stages crucial to the logistics process. These include shelves, stacker cranes and the WMS system.
As we saw in the previous topic, customers are increasingly demanding with their deliveries — and this applies to both B2C and B2B audiences. Therefore, investing in technological resources and facilities that aim at the integration of space is essential to have greater logistical efficiency.
Intensive picking
THE picking is part of the storage process: it is the start of preparations that will take the orders to the customers. The miniload is a highly recommended installation for this process, which involves issues such as:
● Goods to be separated;
● State of conservation of goods;
● Situations that require specific separation of goods.
With integration, the operator does not need to move. It is a solution Goods to Person (G2P), since the system takes the orders to the employee to increase productivity and reduce costs. This has also reduced accidents, since the employee does not need to walk among the boxes.
On the other hand, there is better use of the available area. The miniload has a high storage capacity in both length and height, and can be multiplied by up to 10 times the storage potential in conventional deposits.
Success Story: FAB Automated Warehouse
To attest to the effectiveness of the miniload, we brought this success story from Cassioli Brasil with the support of Bertolini. The companies joined together to build a automated warehouse for the Brazilian Air Force (FAB).
The space will help with the distribution and storage of uniforms sold to officers of the corporation. In an area of 7 thousand cubic meters, a stacker crane was installed to move the boxes where the products are stored.
Automated conveyors were also installed to transport storage units to operators and label reading tunnels. radio frequency. This technology uses electromagnetic waves to electronically check the quantity and type of material before storing it in one of the 5,000 boxes housed in the structure.
The agency invested R$2.3 million to reduce the waiting time for the replacement of uniforms intended for sale. And the objective was achieved: this period fell from four months to just 15 days in operations with officers' uniforms at the São Paulo military installation.
With this information, we hope you understand the importance of miniload in your warehouse. In a single system, you integrate the racks, stacker crane, conveyors and warehouse management software. Perfect for having a overview production and improve internal processes.
