Conrad Electronic is the European leader in the electronics and technology mail order industry. It has a range of 600,000 products sold in a network of 25 stores, via catalogue and mainly online. Every day around 35,000 consignments are despatched from the Wernberger Logistik depot.
For over 4 decades, Fortna | Pierau has been the logistics planning partner of Conrad Electronic.
Our common history in brief:
1973 Development of the first logistics centre and the establishment of shipping headquarters in Hirschau. At the end of 1990 the new logistics centre in Wernberg was established. This had originally been designed as a central warehouse for the stores. With the advent of e-commerce, the B2C settlement at Hirschau was relocated to Wernberg at the beginning of 2000. For improved management and increased capacity in the current stage of development of the Wernberger logistics location, a new extension with a shuttle and a high performance goods-to-man order-picking area was expanded in 2014.
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| • | | Measures to develop storage and fulfilment capacities in the central German warehouse. Development of a gradual concept, from in-dividual immediate measures to long-term plans for extending the existing building. |
| • | | Concept study for ensuring the productivity of the central DC. |
| • | | Capacity increase and new order-picking processes for pre-order fulfilment. |
| • | | Kapazitätserweiterung der Nachorderkommissionierung |
| • | | Revision of the supply chain |
In September 2009 our customer Music Store celebrated the ground-breaking ceremony for their new headquarters with an integrated distribution centre.
Fortna | Pierau were contracted to develop and commission a new central warehouse. The objective was to triple throughput and shipments in comparison with the existing DC. Highlights of the new logistics system are automated double-deep high-bay racking with over 13,000 locations, an automated miniload system with more than 16,000 locations and six pick towers for fast moving goods.
Shop space and logistics systems will be completed at the beginning of 2011.
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| • | | Design and implementation of new logistics processes |
| • | | Preliminary planning of the main building for the extension phase |
| • | | Designing, detail planning and commissioning of an automated small components warehouse, a high-bay warehouse and all of the associated logistics activity |
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| • | | Planning and building a warehouse and distribution centre |
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| • | | Reorganisation of fulfillment processes |
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| • | | Introduction of tower picking systems including pick-by-light support and automated replenishment |
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| • | | Design and operation of an automated storage facility |
Our customer Kaffee Partner is the German market leader in the development of customized solutions for supplying coffee services to the staff and customers of a wide variety of clients.
Currently over 60,000 customers are using the services of Kaffee Partner which apart from supplying coffee dispensers also provide a comprehensive technical service, accessories and coffee related products.
Kaffee Partner is planning a new logistics and distribution centre near the original company site. Fortna | Pierau war contracted with the design and implementation of all logistics processes and implement. The design included a workshop where customised coffee dispensers are being produced and from which technical support services are being supplied.
