Case Study: Becton Dickinson

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About Beckton Dickinson

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) is a global medical technology company that is focused on improving drug therapy, enhancing the diagnosis of infectious diseases and advancing drug discovery. BD manufactures and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory instruments, antibodies, reagents and diagnostic products through its three segments: BD Medical, BD Diagnostics and BD Biosciences. It serves healthcare institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, industry and the general public.

Becton Dickinson Distribution Center

The Goal

  • Optimize the BD distribution network based on transportation costs and order cycle time
  • Develop a new automated distribution facility in the Indianapolis, IN area utilizing 3PL Genco to operate the facility
  • Absorb a greater percentage of the total demand as compared to current day

Key Technologies

  • 300 ft double-sided shoe sorter with 22 diverts
  • Three 4-level pick modules utilizing Pick-to-Voice (PTV)
  • Six-lane high speed sawtooth merge
  • Over 8,000 feet of Intelligrated Conveyor
  • Portec fiber glass chutes for small foot print vertical product movement
  • Over 25,000 sq ft of Wildeck mezzanines
  • Multi-camera scan tunnel (Datalogic)
  • 4 Inline Lantech stretch wrappers with associated pallet conveyor
  • 2 Print and Apply Machines for UPS shipments
  • BMH Warehouse Control System (WCS)
  • Interface to Red Prairie (WMS)

The Result

  • High volume, high throughput system
  • The sorters run at 550 ft per minute
  • System throughput measured at 185, peaks of 200-205 at maximum throughput
  • BD is now fully equipped to handle customer demands