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Glossary Of Terms Wiki
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Zero Pressure Accumulating Conveyor
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A type of conveyor designed to have zero build-up of pressure between adjacent packages or cartons.
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Source: HK Systems Company Glossary of Terms
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Zone
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A definable physical area that is usually designated for a range of locations, i.e. storage locations in Velocity Zone 1).
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Source: HK Systems' Company Glossary of Terms
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Zone
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A logical group of locations. You may create zones that reflect the type of storage common to its locations (cold storage, rack), the type of equipment that can access the locations (crane, fork), or the type of activity that goes on in locations (casepick, receiving). The putaway sequence for commodities may include zones as well as locations.
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Source: HK EMS Glossary
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Zone Task Queue
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Each HK750 (Mini-Load) aisle and delivery cart as well as the classified vault
has a Zone Task Queue. This queue holds all the tasks that need to be executed within a given area, i.e. zone.
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Source: HK Systems' Company Glossary of Terms
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