The Customer
Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, S&S Activewear is a technology-driven distributor of apparel and accessories, serving the United States and Canada. With a product portfolio spanning over 80 brands, including Adidas and American Apparel, S&S caters to a diverse customer base, including retail brands, e-commerce companies, apparel decorators, promotional product distributors, entertainment merchandise dealers, lifestyle brands, and online custom apparel platforms. The company operates over 4 million square feet of warehouse space across North America, ensuring efficient distribution and delivery.
The Challenge
S&S faced several operational challenges as they scaled their business:
- Optimizing Employee Productivity: Ensuring efficient use of labor resources in a large-scale warehouse environment.
- Improving Order Quality: Maintaining high accuracy in order fulfillment to meet customer expectations.
- Enhancing Delivery Efficiency: Reducing lead times to ensure timely deliveries.
- Addressing Rapid Business Growth: Scaling operations to handle increasing order volumes and customer demands.
Our Solution
To address these challenges, S&S implemented Geek+’s PopPick Goods-to-Person solution. Key features of the solution included:
- Deployment of 340 AMR Robots: These robots automated the movement of goods within the warehouse, reducing manual labor and increasing efficiency.
- 24 PopPick Workstations: These workstations streamlined the picking process, enabling faster and more accurate order fulfillment.
- 2 Inbound/Outbound Workstations: Automated systems for seamless integration with conveyor lines, optimizing inbound and outbound operations.
The Geekplus impact
The implementation of the PopPick solution delivered significant value to S&S’s operations:
- Enhanced Picking Efficiency and Accuracy: The automated system significantly improved the speed and precision of order picking.
- Increased Processing Capacity: The warehouse now processes up to 4,500 order lines per hour, meeting high customer demand.
- Optimized Delivery Speed: Faster order processing and seamless integration with conveyor systems reduced lead times.
- Scalable Operations: The solution provided the flexibility to handle future growth and increased order volumes.
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