Cubing, Dimensioning & Weighing

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Capturing precise dimensions of the SKUs in your DC can help make more of your storage space. And tape measures may not be up to the task.

Runaway growth over the past decade had put a strain on order fulfillment capabilities at The Swiss Colony's Madison, Wis., DC. But an automated system has transformed it into a well-oiled operation.

The advent of "dim weight" rules in the ground transportation business has changed the economics of parcel shipping. But high-speed cubing equipment can keep shippers from making costly mistakes.

Deliver customized orders to retail stores worldwide from a single DC on a Pacific island? With its Direct Ship program, Timex does just that and much faster than you might imagine.

Accurate calculation of "dimensional weight" is carrying greater, well, weight in parcel shipping rates. That's leading to greater interest in tools that measure up to the demands of high-speed cubing and weighing.

Move over, Han Solo. Retailer Too Inc. has also made the jump to lightspeed. Its blazing fast new put-to-light fulfillment system has sent DC operations into hyperdrive.

And so long, calculators. At Home Depot Supply's DCs, a sophisticated "dimensioning" system has brought storage operations into the 21st century.

One day workers were fumbling with tape measures; the next they were watching wide eyed as incoming cartons whizzed through high-tech scanners. How cubing equipment changed life at Ditan Distribution.