A split tray sorter and overhead conveyor system installed by Dürkopp Fördertechnik is helping Celio – France’s No1 fashion brand which sells some 35 million articles a year – to boost service levels to 97% and increase picking performance to 15,000 articles per hour.
The technology is in use at Celio’s 30,000 m2 distribution centre at Amblainville just north of Paris which was built and equipped in only nine months and combines three separate DCs into one highly automated site. In addition to the Dürkopp systems, the DC also features an OSR Shuttle™ system from Dürkopp’s parent company Knapp.
The split tray sorter is proving to be ideal to automatically distribute articles to 688 discharge stations so boosting efficiencies and reducing costs. The overhead conveyor system handles the transportation of all the hanging garments to aisles on the DC’s three levels. It is also used to transport picked goods to a manual sorting area while a Dürkopp mini trolley system moves the ready-sorted orders for more than 1,000 stores to the buffer zone for dispatch.
Annette Sommer, UK General Manager for Dürkopp, said: “The challenge set was to reduce the logistics cost per item, boost service levels and simplify inventory procedures. I am delighted that these targets have not only been met but surpassed. In addition, our solutions are so flexible that adapting them to meet future needs can be done with the minimum of interruption to business activity.”
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