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A powerful warehouse management system and judicious use of automation lend this winning facility both efficiency and flexibility THE DETAILS
he large manual warehousing system that the current facility employs will not support the five-year increase in volume without large increases in manpower and space,” says the Penn State Student Design Team. “In addition, tracking and sortation are run in a confusing manner that results in larger cycle times and low turnover.” The team’s proposed design is governed by a high-complexity WMS, which makes use of scanning and automatic sortation to route the expected increase volume of product efficiently and eliminates the need for an overflow warehouse. The Material
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Virginia Tech
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Penn
State University
University of Florida
Ohio University
New Mexico University
NISSAN
FORKLIFT CORPORATION, NORTH AMERICA
THE NISSAN INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT DIVISION of
Nissan Motor Company Limited began manufacturing forklifts in Japan in
1957, and has been selling forklifts in the United States since 1965.
In 1988, Nissan Industrial Equipment purchased Barrett Industrial Trucks,
a manufacturer of industrial equipment in the Chicago, Illinois area since
1914. This purchase made Nissan the first Japanese company in North America
to manufacture and distribute all five classes of industrial trucks. The
first Nissan forklifts were assembled in Marengo, Illinois in May of 1988.
From that small beginning thirteen years ago, Nissan has seen sales and
production grow to over 15 times that first year’s production number.
In 1993, the consolidation of operations was completed in Marengo and
a new corporation was formed, Nissan Forklift Corporation, North America,
manufacturing the Nissan Forklift and Barrett Industrial Truck brands
for distribution to the North American market, and export to other global
markets. Nissan Forklift Corporation employs 530 full time employees in
their 400,000 sq. ft. facility. The Nissan facility in Marengo is the
largest of three Nissan forklift production facilities in the world. Nissan’s
forklift operations have consistently posted operating profit for the
company. Its Industrial Machinery Division employs 1,730 people in Japan,
Europe, and the United States, and approximately 30,000 units were sold
last year in more than 60 countries worldwide. Nissan Forklift Corporation,
North America is a full line supplier of engine powered forklifts, electric
sit-down and stand-up riders, narrow aisle reach trucks, electric pallet
trucks, electric tow tractors, electric walkie stackers, and manual pallet
trucks in the Nissan and Barrett Industrial Truck brands. Both products
are sold and serviced through a North American dealer network with more
than 140 locations.
Contact
us at
(815) 568-0061
or visit us on the Web at www.nissanforklift.com
