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The Pepsi Beverages Company's (PBC) distribution facility in Tampa, FL worked with Westfalia Technologies, Inc. to commission an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) and Savanna .NET Warehouse Control System (WCS). PBC wanted a high density AS/RS that would act as a buffer during peak production from its bottling plant and aid in preparing various types of pallets to ship to customers.
Savanna. NET WCS manages and controls all product flows throughout the facility from receiving to order fulfillment. PBC requires full layer and mixed layer palletizing so store-ready pallets can be loaded onto their straight and bay trucks. Among the technologies controlled via Savanna. NET WCS are the two Storage/Retrieval Machines...