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Pepsi, USA: Increased storage capacity by 61.5%
Pepsi Bottling Ventures (PBV) in Garner, NC, USA has installed the revolutionary Swisslog PowerStore™pallet shuttle warehouse automation technology. The nation‘s largest privately-held manufacturer, seller, and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages, chose PowerStore technology to increase storage capacity by over 60 percent in its existing flat-ceiling building.
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Storage capacity increased by 61.5 percent
Pallets in the 54,000 square foot warehouse were previously stored on the floor up to four high. PowerStore ™ enabled Pepsi Bottling Ventures to:
- Increase storage capacity by 61.5 percent
- Seamless distribution of 7,800 pallets
- Double layer induction/deduction for ease of use by lift drivers increase throughput and employee productivity
- Seamlessly integrate software with existing ERP system
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Constant fulfillment with just enough automation
Swisslog designed and implemented the Batesville distribution center using advanced warehouse execution software (WES) to help workers quickly and accurately pick and pack orders.
- Can handle a wide variety of SKU volume and velocity
- Highly flexible and scalable solution
- Includes split-case pick modules, cart picking from bin rack locations, cold-storage picking and pack-out stations.
An overall traditional expansion would have been less desirable because it builds in permanent, long- term inefficiencies through greater fork-lift travel time and facility heating and cooling costs.