Project Overview

A holistic warehouse solution with 100 % verification

The retail pharmacy has more than 2,400 stores across the country. The product range includes clothes, food, cosmetics as well as over-the-counter medication and prescriptions. The new distribution center realized by SSI SCHAEFER supplies drugstores with over-the-counter products as well as prescription drugs.

A new distribution center with a high throughput performance while ensuring 100% accuracy

The retailer had capacity constraints in an existing semi-automated distribution center as well as a high demand for accuracy and track and trace regulations, which played a major role in the investment of this new highly automated warehouse solution.

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The challenge

Holistic solution for maximum performance
100% verification and highest quality to ensure patient safety
Automated process to handle high throughput and perform even during peak volumes with limited labor
High demand on product handling due to different product packaging and shapes
Process reliability and system availabilty

The solution

Based on a long-standing partnership, SSI SCHAEFER collaborated to develop a highly innovative material handling solution that complies with strict quality requirements as well as legal standards. The stringent requirements were optimized and implemented with a combination of proven storage and picking systems. Futuristic robotics picking and data capture technology along with high-speed A-Frame picking provided the heart of an error-free picking solution. This ensures 100% verification of products while allowing high throughput rates and efficient handling during order peaks. This holistic solution meets the requirements regarding a zero-error rate, a high degree of efficiency, as well as a suitable degree of automation considering the omnipresent staff shortage.