15% more space and 400 more pallet locations
30th November 2012
When a successful 1st tier automotive component manufacturer required more factory space to accommodate expansion, its management team considered re-locating the supporting on-site logistics storage operations to an off-site storage facility.
Rudolph and Hellmann Automotive seconded members of its Central Operations Support Team to explore and assist with the requirement concluding that the off-site option may not be the most cost effective solution.
The team reviewed the logistics space being utilised to generate extra manufacturing space and concluded that 15% more floor space could be gained by reconfiguring racking into narrow aisle and using articulated fork lift trucks instead of counterbalance trucks. They also identified a further area which would also benefit from narrower aisle racking, making room for an additional 400 pallet locations.
The plans were executed within an 84-hour timeframe which involved relocating 2,000 pallet and 1,200 individual decanted boxes. Most importantly, production at the plant went live after the logistics project was complete, in-line with customer’s expectations.
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