EVRI’S BOOSTED CROSS DOCKING

In today’s fast-paced logistics industry, efficient parcel sorting is critical for ensuring timely delivery and customer satisfaction. As Evri’s operational requirements grew, they naturally faced challenges in meeting their commitments due to their limitations in handling large volumes and diverse parcel types.

The existing operations were highly labour dependent and the entire unloading, inbound, sortation and dispatch was carried out using manually hauled cages. The labour challenge also introduced systematic errors of parcel damages, inaccurate sortation, and wrong dispatches.

This led them to partner with L-A-C Logistics Automation for a project aimed at addressing these challenges and optimizing their parcel sorting process.

In case of oversized parcels that could not be processed by the system, the sorter could reject the parcel using designated reject areas or by stopping the infeed and waiting for an operator to manually remove it. 

Once the scanning system obtained the identity and volume of the parcel, the system indexed the parcel onto the automatic sorter. Parcels are sorted into 38 destinations based on barcode information, ensuring precise routing. 

The implementation of the end-to-end automation system streamlined hub operations and delivered productivity gains. It reduced manual labour errors, ensuring accurate and efficient sorting of parcels. 

The traffic management provided a continuous parcel flow thus increasing the facility’s throughputs to 5000 parcels per hour. Real-time integration of the scanning systems, sorters and inhouse warehouse management systems (WMS) provided complete parcel traceability & visibility. 

Overall, the throughput was doubled, and workforce was reduced to half, thus reducing the operational costs. The system helped Evri quadruple its productivity & operational performance.