NIKE’s ‘green’ logistics centre
The integration of the world’s most energy-efficient sorters enables NIKE to drive growth and sustainability at the China Logistics Centre (CLC). In addition to ‘green’ sortation, the centre uses solar heating and rainwater collection to minimise the environmental impact of the centre. The design of the sortation system also supports an increase in capacity to meet future growth.
Handling inbound and outbound shipments of NIKE clothing and footwear for mainland China, the sortation technology enables NIKE to combine the highest energy-efficiency with increased shipping flexibility and accuracy. A higher level of productivity is added to the reduction of shipment time, cost and the sortation footprint.
The linear synchronous motor technology used by the CLC’s three LS-4000 cross-belt and tilt-tray sorters enable NIKE to minimise energy consumption; the technology cuts it by 75% compared to the drive technology used by conventional sorters.
Operational efficiency is increased because the sorting system provides the flexibility for NIKE to sort flats and parcels on the same system. The sorters also allow NIKE to combine multiple sortation processes: onwards shipment of whole cartons; cartons which contain a single batch of the same item; and cartons need to hold a mix of individual items.
