First Supply, Atlanta, Ga., a Wisconsin-based regional distributor of HVAC, builder, plumbing, lighting, waterworks, industrial PVF, pump, well and septic supplies, has partnered with Exotec, a global warehouse robotics provider.
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First Supply aims to improve productivity, optimize resources and better serve its customers. The Skypod System has 43,000 storage bins, 36 robots, three picking stations and three induction workstations.
First Supply expects to scale its storage capacity by up to 30% with the system.
“We’re transforming our supply chain, focusing on optimizing inventory management through enhanced technology and refined procedures, exemplified by our new distribution center,” said Katie Poehling Seymour, president and CEO of First Supply.
Poehling Seymour will be our guest on the Wholesale Change show on June 26, 2024. She will share insights as the fifth-generation family CEO of First Supply as we discuss issues that are pressing for distribution leaders.
