Transcript Shipping - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Shipping Update 2008
From MANUAL to AUTOMATED!
Presentation Agenda
The Basics
Discovery Phase
Dollars
Decision
Phase I Implementation
Sorting Process
The Goal
The Basics
STAFFING
DELIVERY
 1 Manager
 71 Library Locations+
 1 Unit Head
 9 Vans
 9 Drivers
 8 Routes
 3.4 FTEs (on staff)
 106,000+ miles/year
 1.6 FTEs (being hired)
 @10,300 gallons/fuel
Wall of Empty Bins
YES, IT HAS HAPPENED…
Library Support Center Sorting Area
HOW IT USUALLY LOOKS…
Time Period
# of Bins
# of Items
Required Staffing
2005
52,964
2,648.200
4.9 FTEs
2006
60,863
3,043,150
5.7 FTEs
2007
79,001
3,950,050
7.4 FTEs
Jan-Aug. 2008
55,860
2,793,000
7.8 FTEs
2008 (Projected)
83,790
4,189,500
7.8 FTEs
Volume & Backlog
Items estimated on 50 items per bin
5-6 bins per hour per person productivity
Staffing includes part-time sorters and some hours from drivers
Volunteer Efforts
Without the help of our extraordinary volunteers, both staff and public, we
would have an even greater backlog. To all our volunteers, THANK YOU!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! It is much appreciated.
Discovery Phase
 GENCO Consultants
 Columbus Metropolitan Library System
 3M
 King County Library System
 Seattle Public Library System
 Minneapolis Public Library
Columbus Metropolitan Library System
A conveyor system with manual sorting…24 hour turnaround.
3M and RFID
The ACLA RFID Task Force estimated the cost of county-wide RFID @ $20 million+.
Those cost did not include an automated system for the Library Support Center.
CLP Main is participating in an RFID pilot to gauge future possibilities.
Cost of Automated Handling
Management Systems (AMH)
 King County Library System:
 The total cost of the system is $3.6 million: $1.3 million for the
conveyor robotics, $1.7 million for the automated bins, and
$600,000 to tag media with RFID chips.
 Seattle Public Library System
 The system—including three computers, software, bins, tilting
machines, conveyors, and more—cost $5 million.
A Dilemma and a Solution
The Decision
FKI Logistex & 3M
FKI Logistex: The Company
FKI Logistex® is a leading global provider of
automated material handling solutions
FKI Logistex provides material handling solutions
for airports, postal facilities, parcel distribution,
manufacturing operations, library automation,
and for warehouse and distribution facilities.
Staff Induction @ Minneapolis Public Library
Items are placed on conveyor after passing over an optical reader. CLP will
have two-sided optical scanners.
Minneapolis Public Library Shipping Sort
Items moving from the narrow belt conveyor into their ‘green’
bins…
Minneapolis Public Library Conveyor
The back section seen here are the bins that move among locations; the front
section at the back of the picture sorts items for their Central Library. Odell
is moving one, converted for use as a book truck, to send to a department.
CLP’s Phase I Implementation
Continued use of the grey bins
 Reuse of the hampers within the sorting process
2 induction stations
 Addition of an Ergo Table to facilitate induction
18 locations/drops installed on conveyor
 Items will be sorted in waves
Phase I Processing Capacity
1100 items per hour per induction station
2200 items sorted per hour
12 libraries account for @ 45% of traffic
45% of materials will be inducted once
55% will be inducted twice in 4 waves
The Sorting Process: Waves
Wave 1: 13 libraries, 4 combined sorts, 1 miscellaneous drop
Wave 2: 1st combined sort of 18 libraries
Wave 3: 2nd combined sort of 18 libraries
Wave 4: 3rd combined sort of 18 libraries
Wave 5: 4th combined sort of 18 libraries
The system is reset after each wave to accommodate all agencies.
Wall of Empty Bins
YES, IT HAS HAPPENED…AND IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN…
Through AMH, we can meet our delivery goal:
24 Hour Turnaround for all items!!!