Kuehne + Nagel Increases Productivity by 100%
Based in France, Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) is the second largest international supplier of logistics services, with 60,000 employees and 789,676 square meters of warehouse space worldwide.
问题
Kuehne + Nagel has a daily deadline for shipping items of 8 p.m. so they arrive by 8 a.m. the next day. Orders were handled manually, using the batch picking principle. Operators searched for items on shelves, retrieved them, then divided them later for shipping. The process was inefficient and taxing for the operators.
解决方案
K + N bought two Modula vertical lift modules (VLMs) and options to speed processing. As a result, productivity jumped by 100% and the deadlines were all met, with less strain on workers. In addition to higher productivity, K + N was able to condense its storage area as well. Now it can store 700 square meters on a footprint of just 40 square meters.
