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3-B L ANDAU U NIFORMS

CONCEPTS

IN ACTION

L andau Uniforms is a premier sup-
plier of professional apparel to the healthcare community,
offering a comprehensive line of healthcare uniforms and
related apparel. Headquartered in Olive Branch, MS, the
company, which dates back to 1938, has continuously
expanded its operations both domestically and interna-
tionally and today includes corporate apparel among
its products. Landau sells its apparel though authorized
dealers throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Controlling Landau's product flow in its warehouse
is a sophisticated information system that is anchored
in database management. Their order filling system,

implemented in 2001, is called the Garment Sortation
System It begins with taking orders that are then queued
in preparation for ''waves'' of as many as 80 orders to
be filled simultaneously. Each order is assigned a bin
at the end of a highly automated conveyor line. The
garments for the orders are picked from the shelves and
placed onto the beginning of the conveyor line. Scanning
devices then automatically direct the bar-coded garments
into the correct bin. When an order is completed, it
is boxed and sealed. The box then goes on another
conveyor where it is automatically weighed, a shipping
label is printed and attached to it, and it is routed to one

''Photo Courtesy of Landau Uniforms''