THE MANUVERATE SOLUTION
Goods-to-Person (GTP) Delivery System
The Manuverate delivery system is the first significant innovation in over-the-road delivery systems for beverage and bulk consumer packaging in more than a century. It is an uncompromising solution that addresses the most critical business and operational challenges and needs.
- Driver health and safety
- Driver retention and recruiting
- Workers Compensation savings
- Route efficiency and optimization
- Product integrity and security
Driver Health and Safety
Lifting beer kegs and cases is a physically demanding job. Drivers are subject to chronic health issues associated with back, neck, shoulder, arm, wrist and hand injuries that negatively impact their ability to perform their jobs, job satisfaction and employee hiring and retention. The Manuverate system is ideal for helping delivery operators unload heavy and bulky kegs and a wide assortment of case goods without compromising their physical wellbeing and safety. The system presents products and goods at the optimal ergonomic height, reducing risky physical demands of accessing product.
- Heavy lifting is minimized
- Lost time injuries are reduced
- Product is presented at optimal ergonomic position
- Employee job satisfaction is improved
Driver Retention
and Recruiting
Presently, delivery drivers must perform repeated movements of climbing, stretching, digging and pulling for product at each route stop. These contorted movements increase driver fatigue and diminish productivity and satisfaction. With the new Manuverate system, products are presented to the delivery driver at the optimum ergonomic position for most efficient and safe handling through delivery of the product.
- Increased company commitment to driver safety
- Quality of life and job satisfaction improved
- Reduced cost to hire, train and retain drivers
- Better work environment for drivers of all ages
Workers Compensation Cost
Any reduction in Workers Compensation claims and associated expenses due to payouts and lost time reverts to the bottom line while enhancing the quality of the worker experience in ways that cannot be measured.
- Heavy lifting and repetitive, strenous driver motion is reduced
- Commonly occurring driver injuries are minimized
- Operational costs are dramatically improved
Route Efficiency and Optimization
Kegs and cases are loaded in a route-stop sequence directly onto the Manuverate nestable shelves with improved product visibility, selectivity and protection. Upon arriving at the stop, shelves within the modules are lowered to the optimal ergonomic height for the delivery driver.
Bidirectional conveyor belts automatically index the product and move it forward for easy access and unloading by the delivery operator. By planning loads and logistics, order quantities can be staged sequentially and stored inside the Manuverate module for individual route stops enhancing efficiency, accuracy and inventory tracking, resulting in faster delivery times.
- Product access from both sides facilitates one- or two-person approach
- Manuverate modules are loaded in efficient route-stop sequence
- Sequentially staged delivery system enhances accuracy and inventory tracking
- Improved product accessibility and selectivity
- Faster delivery permits route and customer expansion
Easier Access and Product Security
Delivery drivers are routinely exposed to traffic, especially on narrow streets where congestion during peak delivery times is increased. By minimizing the external footprint created by opening the access doors, the Manuverate system requires less clearance than many conventional orientations and reduces the exposure and safety risk to the delivery driver.
- Better and easier product access minimizes driver risk and exposure
- Enhanced product integrity with less door opening and exposure time
- Improved product loss prevention with efficient route-stop delivery sequence
