Warehouse Management Success story
DSV is picking at the right pace with IBS
D
SV Solutions Automotive NV is part of DSV
Solutions A/S, which in turn belongs to
the Danish DSV Group. DSV Solutions has over 7 sites in Belgium, comprising a total of
250,000 sq metres and 1100 employees. The automotive site was created with one major goal, ie. just-in-time and sequential delivery of parts to the production plant of Volvo Cars, where the C30, S40, V50, S60 and XC60 are produced. In the mega complex
in the Langerbruggestraat in Gent, DSV picks both body parts for the XC60 and parts for final assembly. For this end, each day 70 trucks with a variety of pallets and containers are unloaded at DSV. “We are talking about a large variety of components,”
said Jurgen Lernout, managing director of DSV Solutions Belgium. “To give an example, for the C30, S40 and V50 there are a dozen different types of water containers. The launch of the Volvo XC60 leads to about 250 steering wheel variants in the Volvo range. Some of the pieces that need to be handled are visible parts (coachwork, mirrors, headlights, etc.), other technical components (airbags, brakes, etc.) the consumer – hopefully – never gets to see. You can imagine that for Volvo it is a hopeless task to stock all those parts at the assembly line.”
“The fact that Volvo chose IBS Dynaman has everything to do with the fact that our software is able to integrate WMS and MES functionality seamlessly.” – Erwin Tollenaere, director of IBS Dynaman.
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The number of errors that DSV can afford in delivery is minimal: from nil to a maximum of 50 ppm (parts per million). To ensure this high reliability, the introduction of a new software platform to support warehouse operations was a necessity. Eventually, about one to two per cent of the capital outlay was allocated for a new IBS Dynaman WMS. “What mattered most to Volvo was that the software needed to be very strong in terms of supporting production activities,” said Erwin Tollenaere, director of IBS Dynaman. “The fact that Volvo chose IBS Dynaman has everything to do with the fact that our software is able to integrate WMS and MES functionality >>
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