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data capture
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CASE STUDY
Retail giant
picks Psion Teklogix
Wilkinson places £1.4 million order picking contract after
Psion Teklogix demonstrates compelling ROI.
etail giant Wilkinson has order picking accuracy are expected
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placed an order worth over to shorten the ROI time still further.
£1.4 million with Psion Simon Lowe, Wilkinson’s head of
Teklogix (UK) for a new supply chain, commented: “Psion
order picking solution Teklogix was able to demonstrate such
using voice technology. The system is a compelling return on investment that
set to go live at Wilkinson’s two main there was no reason not to proceed with
distribution hubs – at Magor, South adoption of the system immediately.”
Wales, and Manton Wood, Worksop,
in readiness for the Christmas rush.
Prestigious
The two logistics centres, which, Duncan Smillie, managing director of
between them provide Wilkinson with Psion Teklogix (UK), added: “We are
in excess of 2.3 million sq ft of storage delighted to be working with Wilkinson
space, store more than 25,000 live on this prestigious project. Psion
SKUs at any one time. Goods arrive Teklogix has worked with Wilkinson
at the facilities from global suppliers for over a decade and the company
and are held before onward delivery has always been technologically
to Wilkinson’s 283 stores.
“Wilkinson has realised that the
innovative. Wilkinson has realised that
introduction of voice recognition systems
– that enable order pickers to have their
the introduction of voice recognition
eyes and hands free during their daily
systems – that enable order pickers
End-to-end
routine – can have a dramatic impact on
productivity levels within the warehouse.”
to have their eyes and hands free
Psion Teklogix TekSpeech speech – Duncan Smillie, Psion Teklogix. during their daily routine – can have
recognition solution – an end-to-end a dramatic impact on productivity
solution that provides speech-directed users to pick and put-away by voice levels within the warehouse.”
interaction between the mobile worker and scan or image a barcode; or –
and the host system – was chosen as either immediately or at some point in He continued: “The shift towards
the interface with Wilkinson’s existing the future – read an RFID transponder. greater use of voice technology is
AS400 and the company’s warehouse probably one of the most significant
management system, which was The new technology will replace events in the logistics industry at the
developed in-house. As part of the Wilkinson’s existing paper-based moment and Wilkinson is one of the
contract, Psion Teklogix will equip system and is expected to deliver a many diverse companies that will
some 630 order picking staff with return on investment (ROI) within 10 benefit from the advantages that it
Workabout Pro Speech hand-held months based purely on forecast brings. However, this order is the
data collection terminals. Psion’s increases in productivity alone. single biggest voice contract that
Workabout Pro speech units enable Anticipated gains in stock control and Psion Teklogix has taken globally.” ●
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