Business Transformation through Operations & Supply Chain

Chief Commercial Officer

Mantis Group

Slotting Optimization - DC Expert

Slotting Optimization / About InsightOne of the Global leaders in Slotting Optimization

Canadian based company with more than 20 years experience.

Main products are:

DC Expert (desktop)

Global Executive Manager

Genesis

More than 650 customers mainly in USA, CANADA, EUROPE &

ASIA

Covers all market sectors: Retailers, Distributors, Wholesalers,

Manufacturers, 3 PLs etc.

Mantis is a Global Value Added Distributor of Insight

Insight is a Value Added Reseller of Mantis for USA, CANADA

& APAC

Slotting Optimization / Mantis-Insight

Slotting Optimization / Back ground Information

Chart 1.1 Standardized cost breakdown in Warehousing Chart 1.2 – Space Utilization in Standardized Facility

Slotting Optimization / Back ground Information

Chart 1.3 – Labor Breakdown Chart 1.4 – Warehouse Labor Profile (source IMM)

Slotting Optimization / DC’s Expert benefits

• Maximize your warehouse facility

• Increase cubic utilization of the facility

• Decrease overall travel distance and handling in the facility

• Apply new or existing models in the warehouse against each other for proof

of concept and ROI discussions

• Increase warehouse flexibility to handle new or seasonal products

• Quickly react or predict labor requirements

• Comprehensive warehouse Slotting and planning (including zone and work

balancing)

BenchmarkWMS Sku Data

Warehouse Layout

Slotting Master

Dock PlannerRack Selection

Planning Data

ReportsData File Exports

Reports Data File Export

Data File

DXF/CAD ApplicationsMicrosoft Excel Reports

Slotting Optimization / DC Expert modules

Slotting Optimization / DC Expert modules-Ruck Selection

Rack Selection provides the Macro Slotting functionality by indicating what type of medium a product should be stored in and picked from.

Looking at both the physical Fixed costs of a medium and the Variable costs around productivity, Rack Selection provides a SKU by SKU analysis of the lowest cost solution.

Rack Selection allows users to compare a multitude of storage mediums and real or forecasted data to create models for actionable management decisions.

Slotting Optimization / DC Expert modules-Dock Planner

Within the Dock Planner module from the

menu:Select Mode | SettingsSelect General Settings Change ButtonThe parameters are used to build up:

• Dock area• Sundry pallet area

Total Depth

Total Width

Slotting Optimization / DC Expert modules-Warehouse

Layout

Docks and Doors

Calculated Data

Columns and Column Logic

Physical Co-ordinates

Racking

Slotting Optimization / DC Expert modules-Slotting Master

• Slotting warehouse in family groups.

• Run different pick sequences in different sections of the warehouse.

• Able to handle product toxicity ratings.

• Thousands of different Slotting scenarios to chose from.

• Compare different sort criteria against each other to find optimum Slotting order.

Slotting Optimization / DC Expert modules-Slotting Master

• The user can define pick paths through the warehouse moving from bay to bay

• Sawtooth

• Z Pick Path

• U Pick Path

• Serpentine

• From this, the user can define the vertical component of a multi level pick path

Slotting Optimization / DC Expert modules-Slotting Master

• Can support multi-level Picking.

• Multi-levels & multi sections / bay.

• The user can define the pick Slotting path the size of the shelves.

• Velocity levels can also be defined

‒ Green: Fast

‒ Gold: Medium

‒ Red: Slow

• These profiles can be saved and applied to an individual bay or aisle.

Slotting Optimization / DC Expert modules-Slotting Master

Slotting FundamentalsSlotting by SKU Characteristics, order profiles or family group

Slotting supports:• Zone Picking• Velocity• Weight• Cube• Slotting Capacity• Seasonal• Custom Algorithms• Location and Center of gravity models• Multiple pick Sequencing

Slotting Optimization / DC Expert modules-Benchmark

• Uses 5 industrial engineered data bases to calculate average KPI’s within an operation• Captures 72 pieces of information (17 Critical) to calculate work levels and performance

measure• Provides a unique comparison to industry averages and target performance• Provides the basis for activity-based costing in the operation - a key necessity for

professional logistics operations

Layering

• We use layering to evaluate different parts of the business• We can make decisions on how to change the operation of certain product groupings

and make them more efficient

Slotting Optimization / Expected Gains

Slotting Optimization / Expected gains

Space reduction 5-12%

Labor reduction 10-20%

Performance increase 10-20%

Overall Warehouse operating cost reduction 12-15%

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