Optimize logistics processes

Process recording

Maximum transparency in your end-to-end logistics processes

Logistics processes extend into all areas of the company and play a central role in your company’s success. Do you have an overview of your current process landscape? And do you know exactly how your inbound, intralogistics or outbound processes work? We analyze your current processes and work with you to develop a tailor-made concept for the future.

Using comprehensive and specific basic analyses from our toolbox, we identify your fields of action. During process mapping, we systematically record all relevant processes along your value chain. We analyze your process data such as production orders or incoming goods data, carry out a material flow analysis and record your on-site processes. In doing so, we always focus on an end-to-end approach. In order to record individual process steps in sufficient detail, we involve relevant specialist departments and responsible persons.

Our service packages:

• Analyze the current status of your entire process chain
• Evaluate process data such as production orders
• Systematically analyze and present material flows
• Involve relevant departments and people
• Developing a future concept for your process landscape

Your benefit:

1. Holistic overview of your processes along the value chain
2. Verification of the as-is analysis
3. Action measures to optimize your process landscape

Inbound planning

Optimize your procurement logistics.

Procurement logistics ensures that the materials for your production are available in sufficient quantities and that you remain capable of acting. Efficient and target-oriented procurement logistics ensures a high level of supply readiness and keeps your costs as low as possible – thus enabling you to reduce your capital commitment.

We support the efficient planning of processes within procurement logistics. To do this, we analyze your delivery flows and your delivery structure and identify bottlenecks. In this context, we clarify questions such as whether you can distribute your deliveries over a certain period of time, whether deliveries with certain materials can be combined or how your buffer area should be dimensioned. As part of yard planning, we create an efficient and target-oriented traffic and material flow – from access to unloading the goods at the optimum unloading point.

Our service packages:

• Analyze deliveries and delivery flows
• Define the optimal design of your traffic flow
• Correctly dimensioning the buffer tank

Your benefit:

1. High supply readiness with low capital commitment
2. Fewer bottlenecks in the availability of your raw materials
3. Optimized yard planning

Intralogistics planning

Benefit from synergy effects with all adjacent areas.

Without structured, defined and target-oriented processes, the individual areas of intralogistics cannot be linked. This results in supply bottlenecks, high stock levels and low material availability. In extreme cases, orders cannot be fulfilled as a result.

To overcome these challenges, we identify weak points and potential in your processes in our intralogistics process analysis. Based on your future requirements, we develop intelligent and efficient logistics processes from goods receipt, storage and picking to goods issue.

Incoming goods

In incoming goods, for example, we plan your unloading processes and optimally integrate quality assurance – either automatically or manually – into your material flow. We also analyze your deliveries and determine the economically optimal number of workers.

Storage and retrieval of your raw materials and finished goods

A central component of intralogistics is the warehouse and the associated storage and retrieval process. We make sure that your goods are stored in your designated storage location. For example, we use your order structure and performance data to analyze optimal storage (e.g. FiFo, LiFo, ABC structuring). In addition, we work with you to create the basis for the connection to your IT infrastructure.

Picking and consolidation

Picking takes over the provision of goods from your warehouse. Together with you, we examine what the optimum picking method for your value chain looks like: Is the “goods-to-man” or “man-to-goods” picking method more suitable for you? Should your goods be picked centrally or decentrally? And can orders be put together? We also analyze your data and processes in order to identify possible Kanban materials, for example.

Line supply and disposal

We also examine how you can optimally integrate your production lines into your process chain: What should the optimum level of automation look like? Are driverless transport systems worthwhile for your line supply or disposal? Which new and innovative solutions are suitable for your company? Can you centralize or decentralize your packaging processes?

Outgoing goods

As incoming goods has many interfaces with other areas of the company, it plays a role in securing the company’s existence and substance. It is therefore essential to continuously optimize and standardize it. We optimally integrate your outgoing goods into the value chain and create synergies between intralogistics and distribution logistics. Together with you, we analyze your processes and order compositions, plan the loading processes, dimension your pre-picking and buffer areas and integrate value-adding yard management.

Our service packages:

• Identify and exploit optimization potential in all areas of intralogistics
• Design the required areas and bearings for quality assurance (e.g. spear bearings or measuring equipment bearings)
• Examine and optimize inventory management, empties management and returns processing
• Determine the optimum storage and retrieval method
• Define the right picking type
• Analyze your order composition
• Determine the optimum degree of automation (e.g. driverless transport systems)

Your benefit:

1. Avoiding bottlenecks and increasing delivery capacity
2. Optimum connection of adjacent areas to the incoming goods process
3. Improved, efficient storage and retrieval process
4. Minimization of storage times
5. Efficient and value-adding order picking
6. Identification of Kanban items
7. Seamless connection of your production lines
8. Increased process reliability through automated solutions
9. Inventory reduction of finished goods

Outbound planning

Increase the performance of your distribution.

The aim of distribution logistics is to ensure that the right product reaches the customer at the right time, in the right place, in the right quality and quantity and at the right cost. Efficient and target-oriented procurement logistics make it possible to increase product availability, reduce your logistics costs and increase your service level, among other things.

We are happy to support you in profitably optimizing your distribution logistics. To do this, we analyze your route planning as well as your order structure and composition and uncover bottlenecks. For example, we examine whether orders can be compiled according to characteristics such as country, region or retailer. Within yard planning, we optimize the processes on your premises. In this way, we create an efficient and target-oriented flow of traffic and materials: from accessing and unloading the goods at the optimum loading point to leaving your premises.

Our service packages:

• Analyze and optimize your route planning and order structure
• Uncovering bottlenecks and potential
• Improve traffic and material flow within yard planning

Your benefit:

1. Improved product availability and delivery capability
2. Lower logistics costs
3. Improvement of key logistics figures such as the service level

Solutions for special logistics requirements

Implement industry-specific requirements along your process chain.

Do you have very specific logistics requirements for the processes along your value chain? For example, do your processes have to be designed in accordance with certain regulations or standards? We will work with you to find the right solution that is both state of the art and complies with current regulations and standards. With us, you gain a partner who will respond to your individual requirements in order to optimize your logistics processes in the best possible way.

In the electrical engineering sector, for example, we develop specific disposal concepts that take sustainability aspects into account. This sector can also benefit from our expertise in safeguarding the ESD chain and customs clearance, for example.

Or we address the special requirements of hazardous goods logistics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. For companies in this sector, it is particularly important that relevant safety regulations are complied with, special containers are used and personnel are adequately qualified. We are also in tune with the times when it comes to refrigerated logistics: among the various regulations, GMP/GDP, HACCP or VDI guidelines, we find the regulations that are relevant to your processes and create solutions tailored to them.

Our service packages:

• Creating tailor-made solutions for special logistics requirements
• Incorporate current rules, standards and regulations
• Optimize processes with regard to the relevant standards

Your benefit:

1. Improved transparency of your industry-specific processes
2. High process reliability along your process chain
3. Ensuring process quality