Accurate measurements matter

摘要

Investments in automated cubing equipment that captures the dimensions (length x width x height) of both inbound and outbound shipments are on the rise-but for different reasons, according to Randy Neilson, director of sales and marketing for CubiScan."At receipt, companies are trying to obtain more accurate size and weight information about each stock keeping unit (SKU) stored in their warehouse," Neilson explains. "This could be done with a tape measure, but there's an opportunity for human error in capturing and recording the data." The equipment records the cube data and automatically ties it to the product record in a warehouse management system's (WMS) master data file. Both cube and weight information is analyzed by the WMS to determine the best put-away location, whether in racking or automated storage.