Dematic Software & IT Case Studies

Campina

Campina is one of the biggest milk-processing companies in Germany. Dematic's RFID solution simplified their production process. Previously required labeling as well as multiple scans were eliminated. Significant user friendliness, distinguished by secure guidance via display indicators and intelligent sensor technology, guarantees a high level of acceptance among staff. Last but not least, the quality of the return trackability of order-picked pallets was substantially increased by bay and pallet-specific load tracking.

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Borealis RFID

Borealis is a leading provider of plastics headquartered in Vienna, Austria. An important objective of the project was the improvement of the process flow especially that of the put away processes in the manual bulk storage. Processes and their implementation in the SAP environment were given special attention. Completion of the project resulted in fully trackable processes, reduce delivery lead time, fewer errors and improved order accuracy, improved inventory and information management, and advanced process validation by RFID.

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Sachsenmilch

The Sachsenmilch AG location just outside Dresden is one of the most modern milk processing plants in Europe. In addition to increasing capacity, the goal of the project was to improve delivery speed and to double picking and dispatch performance. This was achieved by optimizing the distances traveled in paperless order picking, using a highly dynamic buffer shelf for provision of the picked goods for a specific order at the right time, supplying of the goods on 66 gravity feed conveyors when needed by the unloading stations, and an innovative use of RFID technology.

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Tnuva

Tnuva is a cooperative association for the processing and marketing of agricultural products in Israel. For hygienic reasons, washable plastic pallets are used for the entire material flow. Tnuva decided to introduce an identification system for the plastic pallets using RFID tags. The RFID tags identify the pallets at the reporting points reliably for many years. This avoids the need to stick on bar code labels, which are easily lost during cleaning.

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Volkswagen

The Volkswagen Group with headquarter in Wolfsburg, Germany is one of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers and Europe’s largest automobile producer. The request for a solution that fits seamlessly into the existing IT environment without high adjustment effort, lead to a realization alternative introducing RFID technology. When accessing one of the transport systems the destination of the pallet is read. The individual control units know all transport destinations of the site and determine the further movement by the help of a destination list.

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Beiersdorf

To meet future requirements for growth and customer service an extensive logistic optimization became necessary for Beiersdorf‘s production and distribution warehouse in Hamburg. The challenge was to integrate the two warehouse areas, with their separate WM systems, into a new single IT solution based upon SAP LES (Logistics Execution System) in order to establish a situation in which the geographically separate warehouse areas could be connected via conveyors. Simultaneously a new central receiving area was created and an additional highbay warehouse was erected. A particular IT challenge was the connection of the existing controls to the MFC (Material Flow Controller) and the adjustments during operation.

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BINA Subdriver

Bina runs a logistics centre for deep frozen goods in Sitterdorf / Bischofszell, which was modernized and expanded in 2000. Modernization with SAP Direct Link and voice picking increase performance.

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Borealis SAP

Borealis is a leading provider of plastics headquartered in Vienna, Austria. An important objective of the project was the improvement of the process flow especially that of the put away processes in the manual bulk storage. Processes and their implementation in the SAP environment were given special attention. Completion of the project resulted in fully trackable processes, reduce delivery lead time, fewer errors and improved order accuracy, improved inventory and information management, and advanced process validation by RFID.

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Linde

In the Elancourt warehouse located near Paris the spare part warehouses of Still and Fenwick, both companies of Linde enterprise, had to be centralized. The warehouse consists of two areas which are connected via automated guided vehicles. In the manual high-bay warehouse heavy and bulky parts as well as small parts are stored, which can be shifted to the automated Miniload depending on inventory turnover. Transports in the HBW are handled via fork lift trucks, transports in the 6-aisle Miniload are handled via automatic stacker cranes and conveyors. A Put-to-Light installation is implemented for picking. Dematic constructed the mechanical and mechatronic assembly sections for Urban and furthermore an IT solution based on the Dematic Material Flow Computer and SAP LES.

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Nordmilch

For the Magdeburg Dairy, of Nordmilch Dematic planned and delivered a new distribution warehouse with a capacity of 4,320 pallet storage locations. The high-bay warehouse, complete with an order picking and shipment section, is directly connected to production and features a customized, automated logistics system.

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adidas

A powerful combination of network consolidation and prudent investment in warehouse automation has resulted in a high performance supply chain for global sportswear brand, adidas.

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Benning

Benning Elektrotechnik und Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG with headquarters in Bocholt, is a reputed manufacturer of high-quality AC and DC power supply units for industry. To supply its own production at the Bocholt site, as well as to supply its international subsidiaries, Benning has established a new, automated logistics center that replaces the existing manual warehouse at the same site.

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Europe Chemi-Con

From its central warehouse in Nuremberg Europe Chemi-Con supplies the European market with electronic components. The initially received shipping units are stored in containers and transferred from goods-in to a triple-deep automated miniload (AKL). For order fulfillment six pick stations are provided with Dematic IT WMS clients. The pick stations are supplied with the containers via fully automated material handling equipment. The Dematic IT system was connected to the customer’s goods management system via a transaction- safe interface. The warehouse with more than 40,000 different SKUs and an inventory of 70-90 million capacitors operates five days a week in two shifts.

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Dairy Crest

A rapid response to incoming orders and the ability to handle an increasing number of smaller order quantities efficiently are key features of the automated logistics system at the heart of the Dairy Crest National Distribution Center (NDC). The system uses two fully automated high bay warehouses, a two-tier picking hall, a pallet transport monorail system, and Dematic’s DC Director Warehouse Management System (WMS).

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Liebherr

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH, founded in 1969, is among the leading manufacturers worldwide of vehicular cranes. Liebherr was looking for a WMS solution for the decentralized extensive warehouse that would safeguard rapid deliverability for production and spare parts logistics.

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High Rate Put Station system and DC Director's software module deliver a 300% increase in picking productivity.

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Printus

Dematic delivered a new 37,000-m² distribution center for Germany's leading mail order retailer Printus in Offenburg. The warehousing and conveyor system manages 14,000 articles and handles the dispatch of 20,000 packages every day.

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American Eagle Outfitters

American Eagle Outfitters’ New DC Stands as a Model for Combined Retail and Direct-to-Consumer Distribution. The company’s new Ottawa, Kansas 552,000-square-foot multi-use distribution center is capable of moving 25,000 SKUs and up to 300,000 items daily to meet the distribution needs of its three apparel business divisions operating under one roof.

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Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API)

To deliver industry leading service, at lowest possible cost, Dematic developed a fully integrated solution. Innovative technologies include RF-directed operations, Voice Picking, Vertical Carousels, and an automated Aframe and associated intelligent conveyor and sortation systems. All tasks from receiving through to dispatch are integrated using a single software platform, Dematic’s PickDirector.

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Blackmores

Australia’s leading natural health supplements supplier, Blackmores, has consolidated the company’s head office, manufacturing and distribution operations into its new Blackmores Campus at Warriewood in Sydney’s northern beaches. Raw materials feed through to production, and finished goods back through to storage and distribution. Materials handling is optimized at all stages, and the DC has been equipped with the latest generation of order picking technologies including smart conveyors, Voice Picking, RF and Pick-to-Light systems.

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Coca-Cola Amatil

Coca-Cola Amatil is achieving record-breaking productivity rates of more than 1400 picks/hour at its new Eastern Creek DC thanks to a world-first order picking methodology developed by logistics systems supplier Dematic.

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Corporate Express

In 2006 Dematic supported Corporate Express Canada in upgrading eight distribution centers to paperless picking. Throughput in the picking zones is expected to triple compared to the original paper-based solution.

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Dick Smith Electronics

In the first distribution application of its type in Australia, Dematic has helped Dick Smith Electronics (DSE) to successfully make the switch from radio frequency terminals to voice picking. Today, the Chullora distribution center can process more than 30,000 orders a day with 99.7% accuracy.

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EziBuy

EziBuy uses Voice Picking technology to match customer orders against products in the warehouse for shipment to customers in Australia and New Zealand. The center also features a two-and a- half kilometer long smart conveyor system. A key step in the project was to upgrade the Warehouse Management System, so it could be interfaced with Dematic‘s order management and control software. This software seamlessly integrates a wide range of technologies and provided a single interface to WMS.

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GameStop

The GameStop warehouse in Buccinasco near Milan is the main Italian distribution center for supplying 200+ stores in Italy. Dematic has supplied GameStop with a new order fulfillment solution which includes over 4,500 Pick-to-Light storage locations. The storage area for fast movers is fully equipped with Dematic MaxiPICK™ displays. Whereas the area for slow moving items is equipped with inexpensive SinglePICK™ displays.

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Inex

Inex Partners Oy, Helsinki, supplies numerous supermarket chains in Finland with food and nonfood articles and is one of Finland’s major wholesalers. Forty Pick-by-Voice workstations were installed in the first development phase. In the final configuration all 960 order pickers will use Pick-by-Voice in three-shift operation.

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Lucy Activewear

Switching from manual paper picking to a high-efficiency put-to-light system by Dematic, lucy® improved pick throughput to its fast-growing retail stores by 400 percent.

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The Reject Shop

Dematic supported The Reject Shop in the design of its new distribution center at Tullamarine, Victoria. The DC is one of the first in the world to use Voice Picking technology in a batch picking Put process for high volume retail distribution. This unique approach to order fulfillment has delivered excellent productivity gains, improved in accuracy and OH&S.

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