Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits Case Study | Florida Beverage Distribution Center

World's largest wine & spirits distribution center

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits of America is the largest wine and spirits distributor in the U.S. with operations in 44 states. After consolidating all the inventory and functions of its Florida facilities into a single location, Southern Glazer’s Lakeland, Florida, facility is now the largest spirits and wine distribution hub on the planet, standing at an impressive 1.2 million square feet.

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Business Objectives

Consolidate the tasks of multiple separate facilities into a single hub servicing the entire state of Florida
Increase system capacity, efficiency and order throughput
Improve order accuracy for better customer service
Gain better visibility of orders and inventory
Increase storage capacity and eliminate the use of outside warehouse storage

Key Technologies

ExactaBev Beverage Distribution Software
- 4-part order waving
- Automated order routing
Human Machine Interface (HMI) control station
Pallet conveyor system
Case conveyor and sortation in excess of 200 cases per minute
Voice directed picking in bottle room
Carton flow rack and
Pallet flow rack
2 five-level pick modules

Results

25.5 million cases shipped every year
System manages over 12,000 SKUs
Increased storage capacity from 2.2 million cases to 6.4 million (~190% increase)
22% increase in overall cases picked per hour
Forklift traffic minimized using automated conveyor systems
Exacta software provides complete, real-time visibility of orders throughout the system
Two 5-level pick modules handle 80% of nightly order volume with minimum footprint and operator travel time