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Starting over

Starting over

Automatic guided carts feature "cow catchers" (on the left and right) to prevent a forklift operator from getting caught between the frame and the AGC. The double-stacked racks sit on top. The carts run on magnetic guidance strips on the floor. SUCCESS, AND WHAT’S NEXT The impact of all these changes has been remarkable. For example, under the "switcher" system, it used to take three to four hours to move loads from one building to another, and manufacturing lines would order an entire shift’s worth of components to ensure they’d always have what they needed. Now, the transfer between plant and production line takes as little as three to 10 minutes. As a result, the lines can order just the materials they need when they need them, which has freed up additional space for manufacturing. Congestion has been reduced and safety greatly improved. Before, there were a lot of forklifts weaving around each other and moving throughout the plant. With the AGCs in place, the forklifts only operate in their own zones. And because the AGCs run on magnetic strips, Buscher says, pedestrians can see the carts’ exact travel path. Furthermore, their laser "bumpers" prevent collisions with pedestrians, vehicles, or other obstacles. The project achieved ROI in just 14 months, well ahead of the 24-month mandate. Some of the greatest savings—in the millions of dollars—came from a reduction in labor. Overtime is a thing of the past, as are the switchers and trailers that shuttled between the factory and the off-site warehouses. At the DC, less labor is required at the shipping and receiving docks, and a number of forklifts across three shifts have been eliminated. CKNA emphasizes that employees whose positions were no longer needed were offered new positions in the DC, in the plant, or at other […]

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