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PICK-TO-LIGHT 101

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A brief, comprehensive overview of Pick-to-Light solutions.

Lightning Pick Technologies is a lightdirected order fulfillment systems specialist. We led the cable-free light module revolution and the innovative engineering of our hardware technology continues to provide extreme operational advantages. At the core of all Lightning Pick products is our robust software that drives the most powerful, flexible order fulfillment system available.

What is Pick-to-Light Key Industries and Applications System Components Benefits of Light-Directed Order Picking

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PICK-TO-LIGHT 101

PTL overview.
What is Pick-to-Light?
Light-directed order fulfillment systems use light indicator modules mounted to shelving, flow rack, work benches, pallet rack or other storage locations. Whenever product is needed from a particular location, the right indicator turns on, drawing attention where action is required. The operator picks the product quantity displayed. The operator then confirms the pick by pressing the lighted button.

Where does Pick-to-Light apply?

Pick-to-Light works best in a piece pick or broken case pick environment where there are high density order picking areas. Often a general rule is the 80/20 rule - if 80% of a distributors item-level picking volume comes from 20% of their SKU base, then Pick-to-Light is an ideal solution to optimize productivity and accuracy. Pick-to-Light can easily be configured to add perfromance and efficiency to many popular order picking methodologies, including Order, Wave, Zone and Batch picking techniques. Variations on light-directed technologies such as Putto-Light or Pack-to-Light are ideal for high-speed sortation processes, where a batch of orders is sorted to individual customer orders, or used to maximize throughput for retail store order distribution.

Key Industries
Lightning Pick Technologies has serviced over 400 installations across a wide spectrum of demanding vertical industries for the past 25 years. We have order fulfillment solutions specifically engineered to meet the unique challenges of the key industires listed below, and many others. Contact Lightning Pick Technologies today to learn more about the solutions that will increase the productivity and accuracy of your order fulfillment operations.

Retail Direct Marketing High Tech Electronics Health & Beauty Catalog Music/Publishing
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Pharmaceutical Automotive Computer Liquor Distribution Manufacturing Grocery & Convenience

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The flexibility of Lightning Picks cable-free light module hardware enables the productivity of light-directed order fulfillment to be applied to virtually all popular material storage and handling media found in distribution centers or manufacturing plants. This includes static shelving, carton flow rack, batch picking carts, pallet rack, horizontal and vertical carousels, and others. ASSEMBLY ASS EMBLY DETAI DETAI

Hardware
Lightning Pick Technologies led the cable-free light module revolution with our "C" DU CT exclusive Twin-Wire design. The innovative engineering of our hardware technology provides unprecedented flexibility for a variety of Light-directed order fulfillment solutions. The Twin Wire design allows modules to operate independently, without interconnected cabling, for fast and easy installations and system maintenance. Convenient surface mounting onto existing rack or shelving systems reduces installation time and costs. Product additions, re-slotting and maintenance are simply executed with Lightning Picks track lighting style configuration. Lightning Pick light-directed solutions are regarded as having the brightest, clearest and most functional lights in the industry. A variety of size profiles, light colors and orientations are available to best meet your application requirements.
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Software
At the core of Lightning Pick products is the robust Lightning Pick software that is the most powerful, flexible order fulfillment execution system available. Users have complete control through the Lightning Pick Management Console to quickly add products and locations, change staffing and work zones, expedite hot orders, access real-time statistics on picker productivity (including on an individual level), order volumes and all system activities. Advanced data management capabilities provide easy manipulation of your business intelligence and reporting needs. Lightning Pick Technologies leverages the best in leading Microsoft technologies. From the Windows operating system and the SQL Server Database to .NET development, Lightning Pick is built for reliability, functionality and on the industry standard. Toll Free: 800-827-8878 Phone: 262-250-2100 Email: info@lightningpick.com URL: www.lightningpick.com

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PICK-TO-LIGHT 101

The Lightning Pick Advantage.

Pick-to-Light is Fast.
By lighting the exact location or locations needed, Pick-to-Light is acknowledged to be the fastest operator-based picking strategy available. In the time it takes to hear and interpret a location number or read a location number from a pick list of an RF terminal screen, the pick-to-light operator is already making the pick.

Pick-to-Light is Accurate.
By getting the operator to the right location each time the picking process is greatly simplified. Task simplification and replication produces accuracy.

Pick-to-Light is Paperless.
No more pick sheets to handle and tally marks to record. Pick-to-Light operators simply scan an order number on the carton or tote and the system does the rest. Paperless picking reduces costs, reduces errors and streamlines operations.

Pick-to-Light is Simultaneous.
Other computer-based solutions like RF terminals and voice terminals are sequential in nature. The equipment is only capable of showing what the computer thinks should be the next pick. In a Pick-to-Light system ALL locations required in an area light up at once. This allows the operator to choose the best pick path and even pick in both directions.

Pick-to-Light is Team-Based.
Operators work in assembly line fashion. Each workers area is called a zone. Orders are passed from zone to zone on a conveyor, cart or other transportation mechanism. This assembly line approach further enhances productivity by reducing walking.

Pick-to-Light is Cost Effective.

Pick-to-Light has been around for nearly 20 years. Originally, only the largest facilities with the fastest processing requirements could afford it. Recent advances in technology and the advent of Windows-based computer systems have brought the cost within reach of nearly all order fulfillment operations.

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