Sorter Applications
Processing Loose Receipts with GBI's Sorter
The purpose of this sorter is to expedite the processing of loose receipts. It is used to receive in new product from vendors while automatically recording the product ID and quantity received and sorting the product by storage location, or other criteria, as defined by the customer.
Pallets of product are brought to the load section of the Loose Receipts Sorter for induction onto the sorter. A Shipment Number or ASN (Advanced Shipment Notice) identifies the pallet or group of product. This Shipment Number is the reference for the vendor receipt to be added to inventory and routed for storage.
If the sorter is designed for tote transfer and product tracking, the sort may not begin until all chute tote ID's have each been associated to the corresponding chute. All chutes must be activated with assigned totes to each chute before the sort may begin.
The operators would first scan or key-in the Shipment Number at the sorter operator terminal indicating that all subsequently loaded product is associated to that Shipment. The software can validate the logged in Shipment against the vendor's uploaded Shipment Number.
Operators then load product onto the sorter or into the automatic feeders or semi-automatic feeder associated with their terminal. The feeders are adjustable and can be used to load different products within the specified tolerances. Each feeder may be optionally set up for a different product configuration. A manual mode is used to load product that cannot be read by the scanner.
Using Chute Notification
The carrier tray is tipped at the appropriate sort destination so that the product is dispensed down into a collection chute for accumulation. A Display Module at the base of the chute may be used to display the accumulated count or cube percent on a periodic basis. Once the chute has reached the chute limit the red indicator light is illuminated and the chute is suspended from receiving additional product. Immediately upon reaching this condition the sorter computer transmits a chute file to the Host with the sorted product data, including product ID and quantity. The Host then notifies the operator to empty the chute. The data for loose receipts is immediately transmitted, resulting in real-time inventory and parts tracking.
There may be a Shipment Maintenance screen allowing supervisors to examine prior loose receipts information and to conduct database maintenance.
This "Loose Receipts" Automated Sortation System is capable of:
- recording the vendor receipt
- identifying the product ID and quantity
- verifying vendor receipts against an ASN
- updating inventory information
- separating product, based on:
- warehouse location
- vendor
- category
- or other criteria
- unreadable barcode (no reads)
- Sorting loose receipts to a carton, container, or accumulation chute
- Identifying full cartons for palletizing or transfer to storage
GBI can customize the sort criteria based on your specific needs. For more information on our automated distribution systems, see our Sample Sorters.
Other related pages:
Why Automate Processes?
A Word on Sortation Methods
Additional: Sorter Applications
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