It is done. The new distribution system is in operation for a couple of weeks now. It passed the acceptance procedure and the supplier’s team has hit the road after a successful run-up. Was that all? What’s next?
Well, if you do it right, you can now start a phase in which you increase the profitability of the project far above your budget. We are talking about raising efficiency by 20 to 50%, compared to design specifications! By the way, these are not made-up numbers, but instead have been achieved in a variety of optimization projects with our customers.
How is that possible? And more importantly: how can you achieve the same? Click here to continue reading!
4 Steps to Winning the Race of Order Fulfillment
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The year 2013 promises to become an exciting one, not just for the intralogistics sector. The general connection between the global economy and intralogistics has become almost commonplace. But in 2012, interesting new developments have been clearly foreseeable.
People who see a vertical lift storage system for the first time, usually think something like: “Ah, interesting. But they must be complicated and expensive, so why shouldn’t we continue storing our goods in conventional shelves?”
Whether it’s in the warehouse or in the storage feed area – the future belongs to modular, autonomous agents. At least that what industry publications and research centres predict. It seems we’re witnessing the beginning of the end of conventional conveyor technology.
How are we going to shop in the future? To generate some insights into the developments in retail, internet marketplace operator Ebay enlisted a number of experts to create a study called “The Future of Retail”. Even though the results are announced for the end of 2012, some of the theses were published in advance.
Welcome to part 3 of our series on success factors, challenges and pitfalls in logistics projects. Today we are going to talk about probably the most difficult phase in a project to automate a product warehouse: handing the facility over from the supplier to the operator.
We enjoy working in the intralogistics industry. Sometimes, we explain to others what kind of projects and products we’re working on day-to-day. Unfortunately, it then doesn’t take long, before we get to listen to the same statements over and over again. Actually, they are not so much statements as they are accusations. So that’s the reason we would like to discuss them in a small series.
2011 was the most successful year for online retailers up to now and the trend is clear. More people are spending a larger share of their budget on the internet. So far, so simple. But unfortunately, an increase in orders usually leads to more returns as well. This in turn leads to higher costs for the retailer and reduces his earnings, sometimes considerably.
