Persuasive examples

The challenge
Receipts of around 4,800 articles from 160 suppliers, warehouse planning and operation, picking, supplying the factory on a 2-shift system according to lean principles, packaging disposal, global dispatches to customers and business partners, empties management.

The solution
Setting up of a new consolidation and replenishment warehouse with 6,000 m² of floor space. Supplying all production and assembly points, and dispatches to customers; voucherless using a warehouse management system in real time and with optimised work flows. Undertaking value-added
services such as the re-packaging and precision weighing of assembly parts. Development of a fully rolling flat-storage system for the provision of materials via tugger trains to support lean optimisation for the customer's factory.

The challenge
Daily handling and order picking of 4,000 containers in 1,000 m² of storage space with 200 deliveries in Baden-Württemberg.g

The solution
Order picking of standard containers according to delivery routes with night or time-slot deliveries in city centres, shopping malls or supermarkets using bed vehicles/hoisting platforms /clothes rails and prescribed systems for securingloads. Management of returns and empties, full scanning at all interfaces, up-to-date tracking information and quality reports, 24/7 service..

The challenge
Daily handling of the full volume of 20,000 consignments within Germany, i.e. 75,000 Euro pallets.

The solution
IT interface for the transfer of dispatch data, consign- ments as general cargo, partial and full loads, unload- ing of partial/full loads using loading platforms or   truck-mounted forklifts, status feedback, provision of online POD, returns management. IT-supported transport solutions for all volumes within Germany according to storage/order picking and dispatch activity, with fixed run-times and optimised loads.

The challenge
Increasing production output without requiring additional production space and personnel capacities

The solution
Replenishment orders from the storage facility via Kanban cards and/or triggering from each production facility in EDI format. Picking within the storage facility and the loading of tugger trains to supply production lines. Handover directly at the point of assembly of the exact quantity required. Loose, small parts supplied using a funnelling system. 

The challenge
Supplying eight factories across Europe with 2,000 consignments per month from 400 suppliers in JIT/JIS service within a set standard delivery time of 24-hours

The solution
Client-managed, electronic recording of inbound requirements in a Euro-national network and processed using express, general cargo, partial and complete loads. Freight optimisation by combining routes, with proactive tracking and tracing and automated vehicle notification. Flexible adaptation of transport capacities according to daily fluctuations in volumes. European-wide container management including cleaning and maintenance