Netherlands, 63,000 cross the channel to the United
Kingdom, and the remainder go to Germany, Italy, and
other parts of Europe.
WORRY-FREE OPERATIONS
In a unique twist, FrieslandCampina has outsourced the
management and operation of the warehouse to the company that designed and integrated it—SSI Schaefer. Once
the pallets enter the warehouse, Schaefer takes over management of the system, assuring that the automated system
handles the product as intended. Schaefer has onsite personnel to keep the equipment humming. The two companies agreed on what the warehouse should achieve. If performance exceeds that goal, Schaefer gets a bonus. Last year,
the productivity was such that Schaefer earned the bonus
48 out of 52 weeks.
“Servicing the AS/RS is not our core business, but we
wanted to make sure that we maintain a certain service level
to our customers,” says Van der Meulen. “With our agreement with SSI Schaefer, the only thing I am interested in is
getting a pallet in and then getting a pallet out. That is all I
need to worry about.”
MOOVING FORWARD
As for how it’s working out to date, the new system appears
to be a success on all counts. Not only has the AS/RS met
the company’s storage and sequencing needs, but it has also
virtually eliminated product damage. In addition, labor has
been kept to a minimum. The Aalter warehouse operates
over two shifts, five days a week with only about 25 people
in the facility.
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