Lucas Systems unveils pallet matching technology to improve cold chain distribution efficiency

Lucas Systems recently launched its new pick-to-pallet technologies, designed to optimize cold storage warehouse operations handling multiple pallets and temperature-sensitive shipments simultaneously. The company, which provides distribution center technology solutions, now offers a "best pallet matching" method that automatically assigns the most efficient pallets to warehouse workers, improving throughput and maintaining product integrity.

The system uses data science to continuously determine the best two or three pallets for a worker’s picking assignment and adjusts as new orders with varying temperature requirements arrive. This solution is ideal for high-volume cold chain distributors, including grocery, food service, and frozen goods operations, that pick two or three pallets at a time while ensuring safety and quality standards are met.

"As a Member Owned Cooperative, AWG is always seeking new technology to drive efficiency, safety, and compliance in our operations,” Richard Kearns, EVP of AWG Distribution and Logistics, stated. “The deployment of Lucas Systems allowed us to do this and more. Due to the diverse sizes of our stores, we were able to group orders together, utilizing the pallet matching technology to increase our productivity by reducing our travel path. Lucas Systems also provided benefits in safety and compliance by utilizing paperless equipment check in/out procedures. Additionally, the ability to deploy agnostic multi-modal hardware versus proprietary hardware to operate the voice application was a significant benefit."

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