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Just getting here from any of the main trails is enough of a chore, but to carry something heavy and not exactly ergonomi-cally balanced all that way?

Hunting Fear Hooper, Kay 2004

Thompson Brockmann, senior consultant at Tompkins Associates (Raleigh, N.C.; 919-876-3667; www.tompkinsinc. com) lists the following advantages of proper product slotting: • Reduces picking labor requirements by locating product in the opti - mal pick sequence • Reduces replenishment labor requirements by matching product unit loads with the appropriately sized storage slot • Reduces response time and improves fl ow by balancing workload be - tween operators • Increases pick accuracy by separating similar products to avoid prox - imity picking errors • Reduces possibility of injuries by placing product in its ergonomi - cally best location • Reduces product damages by organizing heavier product fi rst in the pick path, ahead of crushable product • Increases palletizing productivity by arranging product by case height allowing the building of tighter pallets for better trailer utilization • Defers capital expansion by maintaining the optimum warehouse layout and cube utilization, reducing the need for building expansion

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