Heinemann Case Study

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August 8, 2003

Building a new logistics center for storage, order-picking, and distribution of a comprehensive range of products consisting of perfumes, liquors, tobacco, accessories, textiles, and non-food products with a total of some 25,000 items.

Implementation of customer-oriented, flexible, and 100% EDP controlled warehousing and order-picking processes to ensure inventory and delivery quality.

In addition to the technical data of the building, throughput and item quantities make the dimensions of this innovative overall concept clear:

  • some 25,000 order lines per day in the overall system,
  • 12.5 mil. shipping cartons or 150,000 tons of cargo per year,
  • every day, 1,500 pallets are staged in the shipping area for up to 100 trucks
  • a range of some 25,000 items in the shipping area, the tunnel picking storage system, and the shelf storage system
  • order-picking performance in the commissioner area: 12,000 picks/day (8hrs)

 

Source: Schaefer Noell

 

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