About Cofan
Cofan is a company with over 15 years' experience in the development and online
sale of industrial supplies, hardware and
DIY products. It has three different brands
(Cofan, Bricofan and Cofan Home) sold in
more than 12 countries.
The business intends to strengthen its
growth through innovation and the introduction of technology in all its production
processes. Currently, Cofan is a pacesetter in
the industrial and automotive sector, as well
as a trusted online distribution brand.
Needs of Cofan
The strong growth experienced in recent
years compelled Cofan to build a new logistics center that bore in mind both short and
medium-term expansion. The company
needed to obtain the maximum storage capacity and classify products by SKUs to expedite the preparation and consolidation of orders. Also, it required lower operating costs
and to ensure efficient service for users of its
e-commerce platform.
They requested the collaboration of Mecalux
to find a fitting solution that would adapt to
all its prerequisites, allow an increased num-
ber of daily dispatches and also improve or-
der delivery times. The project was a chal-
lenge because of the diversity of products
sizes, weights and different classifications
based on ABC turnover criteria, which each
required a very in-depth analysis.
The logistics center
The result is this new logistics center, located
in the town of Campo de Criptana, 93 miles
from Madrid, and very close to the main
logistics platforms of the Iberian mainland. It
is found in an important transport hub that
facilitates optimal distribution of products
throughout Spain. The 6. 2 acre warehouse
is sectored into different areas according to
the company's stipulations, which classifies
each product family based on its level of demand and dimensions. The predominant operation is picking, with many orders and few
prep lines for each of them.
These are the different parts and sectors of
the warehouse:
1. Manual picking warehouse for consumer goods
2. Reserves warehouse
3. Reserves warehouse and picking of
bulky products
4. Automated miniload warehouse
5. Sensitive product warehouse
6. Automatic box formers
7. Conveyor circuit and prep tables
8. Consolidation and inspection area
9. Order classification area
