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Successful distribution of shoes

In co-operation with psb, the rapidly expanding French e-commerce service provider, Alpha Direct Services Picardie (ADS Picardie) planned and implemented a highly-dynamic warehousing and order picking system for the distribution of shoes. Recently, the system has been successfully taken into operation.

On the basis of a service contract, ADS Picardie handles the entire distribution logistics and returns management for the premium internet seller »sarenza.com«. The company serves customers in several European countries.

After an intensive planning phase together with the psb engineers, ADS Picardie decided for a highly-dynamic shuttle warehouse, with connecting materials handling equipment, plus the necessary control system. With this system, the company will be able to respond to the increasing business demands.

In the distribution center of Alpha Direct Services Picardie, located in Beauvais, France, the goods are stored, picked, packed and dispatched.
The 5-aisle high bay warehouse for bins, with 30 vario.sprinter shuttles and more than 30,000 locations, is connected directly with 5 multi-function workstations. At these workstations, the goods are picked out of the bins, and the bins are directly refilled, before being stored again (top-up operation). A lengthy conveyor system transports the picked items to the packing and dispatch areas.

Crucial factors during the common intensive design phase of this highly-dynamic warehousing and order picking system were: economic efficiency, low personnel head count, high flexibility and modularity, as well as the specification of the processes for the final stage of the project.