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SSI Schaefer has i plemented one of the largest
andm st m dern beverage distribution centres i Germany as a general contractor for A. Kempf Getränkegroßhandel, a subsidiary of Edeka Südwest. Intelligent control of the flow of goods and a combination of manual and fully automated picking strategies ensures m xi
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strategies ensures maximum levels of efficiency manner – and communicates them to
tel gent control of the flow of goods and a ati n of manual and ful y automated picki vels of efficiency
(EMS) is installed above this for locations. An electricmonorail s
n its capacity as a general contractor, SSI Schaefer has recently completed a oject for A. Kempf Getränkegroßhandel – a subsidiary of Edeka Südwest that provides beverage services as part of Edeka’s food retailing operations in south-west Germany – creating one of the largest state-of-the-art beverage distribution centres in the country. The contract covered all the building
I proj
construction work, including the outdoor facilities and systemengineering, and training for employees. On top of this, SSI Schaefer also led the construction
planning fromthe initial concept through to the design and approval, with the support of its internal construction department, and guided the drinks wholesaler through the ent ire building permit process. With this holistic planning and proj
ojectmanagement approach, SSI
Schaefer succeeded in constructing the building, including the logistics equipment and outdoor facilities, for Edeka Südwest eG in amere 21months.
throughout the construction project, as well as the excellent way in which the different processes and trades were coordinated during the implementation phase, we were able to put the new logistics centre into operation 11 weeks before the agreed completion date,” explains the division manager and authorised representative at A. Kempf Getränkegroßhandel. “It was an extremely successful proj
“Thanks to the extensive support oj
the results, planning, smooth running and efficiency of the system. ”
GUARAN EED EFFICIENC
In the drinks warehouse the wholesaler handles up to 160,000 full and empty beverage crates every day. To guarantee efficiency in the warehousing and distribution processes, SSI Schaefer has constructed a 17-aisle high bay warehouse (HBW) and a six-aisle automatedminiload system(ASPW) with tray storage
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SSI Schaefer designs, develops and
I Schaefer designs,
manufactures systems develops and
manufactures systems for warehouses, industrial plants, workshops and offices. Its portfolio includes manual and automated solutions for
workshops and offices. industrial plants, for warehouses,
manual and automated Its portfolio includes
solutions for
warehousing, conveying, picking and sorting, plus technologies for waste management and recycling
oject in terms of
warehousing, conveying, picking and sorting, plus technologies for waste management and recycling
internal ystem
transport. Gantry robots, which are supplied with whole pallets directly from the HBW, carry out the depalletising and branch-specific assembly of order pallet s with fastmovers.
CAP C TY RESERVES APACIITY RESERVES
SSI Schaefer supplied 17 Exyz storage- retrieval machines, each equipped with an Orbiter load handling device, ensuring there are ample capacity reserves for the multi-depth storage in the racking channels of the HBW to respond to seasonal peaks. Based on and controlled by the WAMAS logistics software from
with varying picking strategies SSI Schaefer, complex flows of
implemented.
Edeka ordered the goods according to an ABC classification system as part of a profitability analysis. Processes were defined, and the automation potential and its economic effects compared to person-to-goods picking were
considered. The most cost-effective solution proved to be a combination of goods-to-person and person-to-goods picking. “As much automation as necessary, as little as possible,” emphasises the logistics division manager. “Our highest priority is
flexibility, particularly when it comes to changes in the assortment; for instance, flexibility in the classification and
corresponding assignment of processes.” To pick the 750 medium-mover
beverage products, the lowest level of the racking system in the HBW has been set up as channel storage with 18 picking
behind. At the front of the tunnel, the employees pick the cases man ually from pallets onto pallets. Boberg describes one of the advantages of the solution as follows: “The replenishment locations directly from the HBW and behind the staging units reduce replenishment times.” WAMAS generates the picking orders in a route and order-optimised
have been goods
the displays on the picking vehicles via WLAN. Once picking is complete, the employees transfer the order pallets to the conveying system. On their way to the outgoing goods area, the pallets are automatically wrapped in foil and labelled. The same process takes place for order pallets, which are temporaril y stored on the staging locations in the HBW ready for dispatch.
The highest degree of automation is used for the 60 fastmovers, consistently refillable beverage crates. Recurring processes andminimal differences in the shapes of the beverage crates enable the gantry robots to assemble the order pallets according to the branch’s needs in a fully automatedmanner. The crates on the single-itempallets retrieved fromthe HBWare automaticall y depalletised by th e gantry robots based on the order and transferred to a conveying section. This transports the cases to the robot cells, wheremore gantry robots stack themand assemble themonto order pallets
according to the branch’s needs. Finally, the picked order pallets are transported to the outgoing goods buffer along the EMS. A special warehouse area has also been constructed to process displays, KEGs and special pallets. In ord er to be able t o respond to changes as flexibly as possible, a conscious decision wasmade not to use automation for these types of items. Only the supply and removal of stock fromthis warehouse area has been automated. “Expert planning as well as proj
oject
support and implementation based on partnership,” sums up the satisfied logistics division manager. “With the
tunnels and is supplied by the SRMs from range of services at the new logistics centre and the flexibility that the
solution from SSI Sch aefer affords us w e are now also able to supply beverages to Edeka Südwest’s northern territory from a single site. We are extremely satisfied with the outcome.”
, SSI Schaefer Group
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