How Southern Wine & Spirits Improved Picking Accuracy to 99.5%

Jan 8, 2016
Bastian Solutions

Southern Wine & Spirits in Wilsonville, Oregon, partnered with Bastian Solutions on the design and implementation of a new material handling automation system. With the improvements in place, SWS has increased sortation by 38% and reached accuracy levels above 99.5%.

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