Case Study: Master Electronics triples pick rate with AutoStore

AutoStore Becomes the ‘Heart’ of Fulfillment for American Electronics Distributor

Master Electronics, a leading electronic components distributor, was facing significant operational challenges due to its inefficient manual fulfillment processes. Pickers were walking miles daily to locate items among over 400,000 SKUs, which was preventing the company from reaching its growth targets. To overcome this hurdle and achieve its $1 billion sales goal, the company turned to AutoStore for an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS).

The AutoStore system, implemented with partner Swisslog, became the heart of the company's Phoenix distribution center. The solution dramatically streamlined operations, tripling the pick rate from 9 to over 30 picks per hour and increasing productivity by 233%. This efficiency gain from AutoStore enabled the handling of over 5,000 order lines per day, led to record-breaking on-time shipments, and put the company's ambitious sales goal within reach.

Master Electronics

Gerone Blomgren

Vice President of Global Distribution and Logistics