Case Studies

Gospel Publishing House

Company Overview

Gospel Publishing House, Christian book publisher for the General Council of the Assemblies of God, prints, sells, and distributes Bibles, church supplies, ministry resources, and other religious resources for more than 12,000 churches in the United States.

Contact Information

Address:

1445 Boonville Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802

Website:

www.gospelpublishing.com

Implementation

Broken Case Order Selection, Packing, and Shipping System
To be completed May 2002
Project Size: $2.3 million
Six (6) horizontal carousels
Two (2) broken case selection lines
Selection conveyor system with zone routing
Display based Pick-to-Light system
Packing and shipping sortation
Packing lanes with dunnage machines and case sealers
Quality assurance area
UPS shipping lanes with trailer loaders

Client Quote:

We had a requirement to consolidate distribution from three less than optimum operations into one highly automated order selection facility. The challenge we presented to DPI was great. In essence we said, ‘We want to increase our SKU count, distribute a lot more of it faster and with a higher degree of accuracy. However,’ we added, ‘we want to do it from a much smaller location.’ DPI delivered with an innovative design that maximized cube utilization in a smaller footprint. The new system has helped us reach our objective of warehousing and distributing more SKU’s in a more productive and efficient fashion.

Doug Pope

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