Case Study: Lewis Bear boosts order accuracy and cuts truck loading time with Dematic beverage warehouse automation

Beverage Distributor Re-Engineers Warehouse Operations

Lewis Bear, an Anheuser-Busch beverage distributor, was facing significant challenges with order accuracy, SKU proliferation, and truck loading times at its two Florida distribution centers due to a drastic increase in product complexity and volume. To address these inefficiencies, they partnered with the vendor Dematic.

Dematic implemented its voice-directed Beverage System, which replaced paper pick lists with wearable technology that provides workers with verbal instructions. This solution dramatically increased "as picked" order accuracy from 92% to over 99%, boosted picking rates by over 20%, and cut truck loading times in half. The Dematic system also improved labor management and virtually eliminated customer complaints.

Lewis Bear

David Jarrell

Operations Manager