Case Study
Miller Brewing Company Albany, Georgia
System Objective Dematic’s project objectives included improving inventory availability to better fulfill distributor orders, improving truck loading efficiency and volume, improving inventory accuracy while decreasing operational costs. System Synopsis Dematic designed and integrated the following system to achieve outlined objectives: Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) pick up double pallets from palletizers and deliver the pallets to floor storage, the automated storage and retrieval system or are cross- docked directly to the rail or truck docks. Pallets are staged at the truck docks in load sequence to further improve the loading process. Deep lane floor storage is used for fast moving items, while the Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) is used primarily fo