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Customer Company Size
Mid-size Company
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Raymond® Model 4250 stand-up counterbalanced electric lift trucks
- Raymond Swing-Reach® trucks
- Raymond Model 8400 pallet trucks
- Raymond Model 7400 Reach-Fork® truck
- Raymond walkie stacker
Tech Stack
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
- Automated conveyors
- Sophisticated order-picking system
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Cost Savings
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
- Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
- Automation & Control - Automation & Process Control Systems
Applicable Functions
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
- Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases
- Warehouse Automation
- Inventory Management
- Process Control & Optimization
Services
- System Integration
- Hardware Design & Engineering Services
About The Customer
9 to 5 Seating specializes in the design and manufacture of office seating for a diverse range of customers, including major companies, schools, hospitals, and small businesses. The company offers a wide selection of product designs and upholstery materials through a combination of global and domestic production. All products are made to order and ship within 48 hours. The company is committed to increasing production capacity and efficiency, which led to the collaboration with Raymond Handling Solutions for the new facility.
The Challenge
In building a new warehouse and production facility, 9 to 5 Seating aimed to create capacity to quadruple production in a new production and warehouse facility that is LEED Gold® certified. The company needed an innovative material handling scheme to achieve this goal. The challenge was to design a system that could handle increased production while maintaining efficiency and reducing the number of touches per product. The company partnered with Raymond Handling Solutions to design and implement the new facility, leveraging their expertise in storage and material handling.
The Solution
Raymond Handling Solutions, a Sales and Service Center of The Raymond Corporation, designed a U-shaped material flow for the new facility. The system includes automated conveyors, a sophisticated order-picking system, and a very narrow aisle (VNA) raw material storage system. The circulation consists of lift trucks receiving incoming raw materials and components, feeding the VNA racking system, delivering components to the pick module, and moving finished goods to shipping. The handling process interfaces with the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, allowing company personnel to track the status of orders from assembly through shipping. The system also includes Raymond® Model 4250 stand-up counterbalanced electric lift trucks, Raymond Swing-Reach® trucks, Raymond Model 8400 pallet trucks, and Raymond Model 7400 Reach-Fork® trucks.
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