Case Study: Lane Automotive accelerates fulfillment by 94 minutes with Exotec Skypod

Lane Automotive Puts Fulfillment in the Fast Lane — 94 Minutes Faster

Lane Automotive, a premier global distributor of automotive performance parts, faced significant challenges in its fulfillment operations, including slow order processing and strain on employees from manually covering long distances. Seeking to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability for its high-volume, time-sensitive orders, the company partnered with vendor Exotec to implement a transformative automation solution centered on the Skypod goods-to-person robotics system.

Exotec's Skypod system, integrated by Conveyco, served as the orchestration engine for a comprehensive end-to-end automated solution. This implementation resulted in a dramatic 94-minute reduction in order processing time, dropping from 109 to just 15 minutes, and increased picking station output from 50 to over 300 lines per hour. The solution from Exotec also provided the scalable flexibility Lane Automotive needed for future growth while drastically improving operational throughput.

Lane Automotive

David Meadow

Cheif Information Officer