In third party warehouses you need not worry about separate alarm systems and lost or duplicated keys. Take advantage of having modern equipment controlling product temperatures. The Nintendo distribution center in North Bend, Washington handles all the distribution for North America. The distribution center is approximately 400,000 square feet, employs 50 full time people and hires an additional 100 part time people during the Christmas rush. Due to the high dollar value of the inventory complete accuracy during the shipping process is mandatory.
Receivers unload palletized incoming product by hand and place it on a conveyor.
The AGV delivers software to one of four automated storage and retrieval turret trucks. All other pallets require a manual scan for put away in push back racking. Broken case items, stored in gravity fed flow through racking, are picked by order into totes. Using a computer automated pick to light system a digital display prompts the picker along a conveyor line. When all the lights are out the order is complete.