Finally, the energy saved by using the QPR system worked out at 18.2%. When we covered the same distances the conventional way – riding on the truck – the scores stayed more or less unchanged, regardless of the spacing between pick locations. These figures steadily improved as the spacing between pick locations in the QuickPick zone was reduced: over the two shorter distances, we observed productivity gains of 27.5% and more than 39% respectively when we used QuickPick Remote. Energy consumption also fell by 12.5%, because when you use the remote control, the truck doesn’t drive or accelerate as fast. Even so, after picking 1,000 orders, we measured an improvement of at least 10%. Pick locations in our first layout were too lengthy. According to Crown’s logistical specialists, the spaces between Then we did the same thing all over again, but this time we used the remote control over distances where this made more sense. We measured the time required to pick orders, and the truck’s energy consumption. First, we completed the entire picking route riding on the truck, without using the glove. Once we’d finished the simple process of pairing truck and glove, we started the test. As an order picker, you quickly develop an intuitive feel for when it’s better to use the remote control and when it’s better to step back onto the truck. Depending on the distance we were travelling, we rode on the truck whenever this made more sense than walking alongside it to the next pick location. In total, we used three different picking layouts, varying the spacing between pick locations in the QuickPick zone from 6.3 metres down to 4.0 metres, although the total distance remained the same. We picked one item from each location, then turned round and repeated the operation on the way back, meaning we stopped at pick locations a total of 24 times. First, we distributed a total of 12 pick locations over a driving distance of 175 metres. PROS WITH NO CONS To test the system, we simulated a picking process. The truck also takes twice as long to accelerate over 10 metres when the QPR system is in use – 8.9 seconds rather than 4.9 seconds. We found this speed perfectly acceptable during the test, although we felt it could have been slightly higher.
Quickpick glove driver#
With driver on board, the truck’s maximum speed is 12.4 km/h this falls to 4.1 km/h when the QPR system is active. For safety reasons, the Crown truck travels and accelerates more slowly when the QuickPick function is in use. Crown offers a broad selection of glove sizes and configurations, depending on the order picker’s build and whether they are right or left-‐handed. The electronic control unit can be removed from the (washable) glove. Stepping back onto the truck disconnects the QPR system, but as soon as the operator steps off the truck again, the system is automatically reactivated. As long as contact is maintained with the truck, the combination stays active. So how does it work? At the start of the shift, the picker must first connect truck and glove, using a simple key combination on the glove and truck display.
Quickpick glove full#
What’s more, the system is still easy to use even when they have their hands full of items they have picked. Thanks to this ‘driving glove’, users always have the drive button within easy reach. PATENTED GLOVE In Crown’s solution, all communication takes place between the truck’s control system and a patented glove worn by the order picker. As a result, pickers can pick more orders per hour, because they no longer need to walk back to the truck, climb onto it, operate it, and then climb off it again. Logistiek TOTAAL – April 2014 TEST TEXT AND PHOTOS: THEO EGBERTS, ANDERSOM TESTING Instead, he or she simply presses a button to move the truck from one pick location to the next. The concept is based on the principle that the order picker should not have to climb back onto the truck in order to proceed to the next pick location. Since then, Crown has deliberately kept quiet about QuickPick Remote (QPR) while thoroughly optimising the system. As from now, there’s a whole new way to pick orders! Crown presented the company’s order-‐picking solution for the first time at LogiMAT 2013, where the innovation won the Best Product Award. What’s more, the system also saves energy. In our test, the benefits were clearly evident. TEST TEXT AND PHOTOS: THEO EGBERTS, ANDERSOM TESTINGĬrown’s QuickPick Remote system delivers substantially higher productivity and lower energy consumption during the order-‐picking processĬROWN GPC 3000 QUICKPICK REMOTE BETTER BY FAR By using remote control, Crown’s GPC 3000 order picker with QuickPick Remote offers an easier and more efficient order-‐picking method.
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