Quick response reducing stock trackside improves efficiency within 28 days
24th March 2011
A wide variety of stock line items were delivered in high quantity or ‘host’ containers so they could be kept in bulk, trackside. When the manufacturer’s logistics management team wanted to reduce the amount of stock that was stored trackside, Rudolph and Hellmann Automotive were challenged to deliver an innovative solution. It needed to be both cost effective and deliverable within the shortest timescale possible.
The total project turnaround was 28 days from initial briefing to execution.
In one weekend Rudolph and Hellmann Automotive transferred 135 stock items to the ILC from trackside and implemented Low Level Order Picking (LLOP). Manual Handling Equipment was organised to facilitate the new area of the ILC operation which was ready for go-live for the day shift on the following Monday. Working with the client’s technical handling team, a new set of ‘bogie’ trailers were created to transfer the stock down the delivery tunnel.
The whole project was deemed a success by the logistics management team, as the quick, seamless delivery of the project did not disrupt production and presented significant cost savings to the operation.
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