Case Study: Cistér, a Portuguese producer of pulses, has decided to automate its logistics processes to modernize and improve its supply chain. With the collaboration of Mecalux, the firm has set up the automatic Pallet Shuttle system with transfer cars in its new warehouse in Alcobaça (Portugal). The storage capacity is 12,672 pallets. www.mecalux.com/case-studies/...
Pulses are one of the staples of a healthy diet and are consumed throughout the year. For Cistér, this translates into a very demanding production rate due to the increase in sales in recent years. From a logistics point of view, the increase in production makes it necessary to expand storage capacity to accommodate all products. The company wanted to solve this problem once and for all and was looking for a system that would allow it to manage large production runs of a single SKU. It also wished to speed up the dispatch of goods, given that the volume of orders, especially exports, continues to rise.
The automatic Pallet Shuttle is one of the most efficient high-density storage systems on the market, guaranteeing a very high flow of incoming and outgoing goods. The automation of this system is carried out by incorporating stacker cranes or transfer cars that move the products to the corresponding slot.
The logistics center is controlled by the Easy WMS Warehouse Management System, which streamlines all inflows and outflows, as well as the location of each pallet and its route within the warehouse. With this software, Cistér has managed to speed up its pallet storage and dispatch processes, organize and control its stock more efficiently and increase the number of orders shipped.
In view of Cistér’s growth prospects, the future expansion of the warehouse has also been planned. Thus, when the time comes, two additional racking units with a 10,000-pallet capacity will be installed, in addition to two lifts that will increase the flow of goods.
Thanks to the automation and high-density solutions from Mecalux, Cistér now has a modern and flexible supply chain. As a result, it can offer its customers the best service and maintain the traditional quality it has been providing since 1919.
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16 апр 2020
