Already running at full capacity, and with business growing rapidly, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario makes the transition to a new facility and a new material handling system.
The challenge: build a high-performance facility
Build a facility that serves two different types of customers: Route delivery and pick-ups. Handle all orders from both the LCBO’s licensee customers and orders from almost 200 LCBO retail stores.
The solution: an integration of technologies
The solution included a move to an 112,000 square-foot facility in Mississauga and the implementation of a unique material handling system by Dematic. The facility incorporates an integration of technologies — RF, WMS and 2,000 feet of conveyors with automatic route stop sortation — to accommodate the accurate receipt, storage, order selection and shipping of wine and spirits.
The results are in
