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BEUMER Nike Case Study
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SUSTAINING GROWTH & THE ENVIRONMENT The new NIKE China Logistics Centre (CLC) handles all inbound and outbound shipments of NIKE apparel and footwear for mainland China. The centre has been designed around innovative ‘green’ technologies which include the use of solar heating and rainwater collection systems, as well as the world’s most energy-efficient sorters. The BEUMER Group LS-4000 crossbelt and tilt-tray sorters use linear synchronous motor technology to reduce energy consumption by 75%, compared to conventional sorter technologies, and also reduce the footprint required for sorting. The integration of the BEUMER Group LS-4000 sorters and state-of-the-art software controls is helping NIKE to achieve a number of its core corporate goals: increased operational efficiency, shipping flexibility and accuracy, as well as reducing handling costs, energy consumption and the environmental impact of its operations. HIGHLIGHTS > System integrates sorters and controls for pre-sort, final sort and shipping with interface to WMS. > Combination of the highest level of energy-efficiency with the flexibility to sort flats and parcels on the same system. > Enables higher accuracy and productivity while reducing shipment time and cost. LOGISTIC SYSTEMS NIKE CHINA LOGISTICS CENTRE

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THE PRE-SORT PROCESS The sortation process starts with the inbound pallets being moved by forklift truck, from the Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) warehouse, onto a mezzanine pallet staging area. From here, individual cartons are manually transferred from the pallets onto a conveyor belt which merges the cartons onto a line sorter. The line sorter delivers the cartons to three possible destinations depending on whether the goods are to be shipped in batches, or made up into new cartons containing a number of different items: • Whole cartons for onwards shipment are delivered to the shipping sorter...

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SYSTEM OVERVIEW: Complete material handling system including: > Two LS-4000CB cross-belt sorters for pre-sort and final sort > One LS-4000E tilt-tray sorter for shipping > 75% savings in energy-consumption over conventional sorters > BEUMER Group software controls for system-wide optimisation. BEUMER Group’s system control is interfaced to NIKE’s WMS through a warehouse control system. The sorting system was integrated with: The controls for the LS-4000 sorters are seamlessly interfaced into NIKE’s own Warehouse Management System (WMS). BEUMER Group’s software system integrates three levels...

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SUMMARY By combining the highest level of energyefficiency with the flexibility to sort flats and parcels on the same system, BEUMER Group LS-4000 sorters enable NIKE to increase accuracy and productivity whilst reducing shipment times and costs, and minimising the environmental impact of their operations. See the sortation system in action at the Nike CLC: www.beumergroup.com/ warehouse-distribution BEUMER Group A/S P.O. Pedersens Vej 10 DK-8200 Aarhus N Phone: +45 87 41 41 41 info@beumergroup.com www.beumergroup.com BEUMER Group reserves the right to make modifications that serve...

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