Omni-channel retail, e-commerce and grocery warehouse operators are struggling to find labour, while consumer preference for the convenience of online retail and grocery shopping continues to grow. Online shoppers expect a wide selection of products to be in stock, at low prices, and delivered fast and free. Ten years ago, an operation could simply hire additional temporary staff to keep pace, today that’s no longer a possibility due to labour shortages. Without enough available operators, it’s become incredibly difficult – if not impossible – for warehouses and distribution centres to maintain productivity levels that meet the service level agreements necessary to keep customers happy. What’s the answer to labour scarcity in the face of overwhelming productivity demands?
In a buoyant food retail market, Netto was enjoying a period of sustained growth and a positive outlook, as its main distribution centre (DC) neared maximum capacity for the grocery assortment. To meet its needs for the future, the Danish discount food retailer decided to invest in new logistic automation and chose STOREPICK, Vanderlande’s end-to-end automated case picking (ACP) solution.
De Bondt is the largest combined haberdashery and yarn wholesaler in Europe. It is a completely one-stop, online shop for retailers in the handicraft sector and ships goods to more than 70 countries across the world. The company selected Vanderlande’s highly automated goods-to-person (GtP) warehouse solution – FASTPICK – to help it manage strong growth and maintain high levels of customer service.
It’s over 20 years since Digitec made its first online offering, specialising in IT and electronics, and since then it has grown to become Switzerland’s number one e-commerce company. This success has been achieved with the help of an automated warehousing system, introduced over two projects with the help of Vanderlande.
Wilh. Schlechtendahl & Söhne skipped several versions when updating its warehouse management system. Thanks to comprehensive preparation by viastore’s software experts and early, intensive involvement of all employees, the new version was nevertheless installed over the weekend – without jeopardizing the availability of the high-bay warehouse. In a second phase, viadat will also be extended to all warehouse areas – thus significantly increasing the efficiency of the logistics processes once again.
