E+P WarehouseFacts

WarehouseFacts
The customer magazine of the Ehrhardt + Partner Group
10th edition
LFS – Logistics Focused Solutions
intelligently connected
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Warehouse Management Solutions
LFS.tms
Transportation Management Solutions
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Material Flow Controller
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Pick Manager
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Certified IBM
Managed Service
Provider (MSP)
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E+P has extended the functions of
the LFS.tms product line for transportation management solutions:
The two new modules Online Tour
Processing and Tour Planning complete the existing TMS functions of
the warehouse management system. The functions include, for instance, freight cost and load space
calculation, shipment tracing (Log
Trace), transit management, shipping handling unit pre-calculation
and yard management. With the
extension of the product line LFS.
tms, the warehouse management
system becomes an overall solution
for managing the logistic processes
in the warehouse and on the road.
While third-party systems require
an interface connection, LFS offers
all functions for the management of
logistic processes in an integrated
form and with an intelligent connection.
An overall solution instead of an expensive isolated solution: Today,
many companies are looking for
software that can manage all logistic
processes – on the road and in the
warehouse. Using the existing load
space calculation module, the users
have already been able to calculate
the optimal utilization of the truck
load space.
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A new automatic ware­
house for raw items
© Seeberger GmbH
In small and medium-sized enterprises, managed service providers
are increasingly replacing the IT
departments. As a certified MSP,
the E+P Group helps its customers
to reduce their IT costs.
Revolutionary and intelligent
networking: LFS.tms
More space and a reliable supply
of raw materials for the production
machines: These were the object­
ives of Seeberger when they built
their new logistics center and introduced LFS as their warehouse solution. Read more about the success
story…
…on page 5
We are looking for LFS experts all over the world!
More than 45,000 LFS users of more than 500 E+P customers all over
the world: LFS experts are needed more than ever. Read more about this
topic and our new course offer including the LFS.academy certification
program…
…read about it on page 6
TECHNOLOGY
Revolutionary and intelligent networking: LFS.tms –
The overall solution for the warehouse and the road
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With the module for the vehicle fleet
management, the vehicle deployment
planning becomes economically efficient.
third-party systems are not required.
LFS already contains all functions required for monitoring and optimizing
the processes in detail without interfaces to third-party systems.
Efficient tour planning
The Yard Management module allows monitoring and coordinating the
external storage areas. The function
for calculating the freight costs allows
an easy monitoring of the incurring
costs.
With the new tour planning module of
the LFS.tms product line, single orders
can be allocated to suitable vehicles.
In addition, the maximum load cap­
acity and the ideal route can be calculated for every truck. Thanks to the
permanent communication with the
Cloud and Hosting Solutions
Material Flow Controller
Warehouse Management Solutions
· System Guided Operations
Pick Management
(Pick-by-Voice, Handhelds,
RFID, Pick-by-Light,
Pick-to-Belt)
Yard Management
Dashboards
· Resource Management
· KPI’s
· Job Control
Transportation Management
Solutions
· Route Planning
· Telematics
· Transit Management
Video Documentation
Full integration with
Stock Control
· Inventory Management
·S
upports VAS –
Value Added Services
IBM iSeries
Transport Management
· Calculation
· Loading
· Integrated Shipping System
Yard Management for vehicles
with RFID and Video
Dock Management
The two new modules for online tour
processing and tour planning complete these functions and turn the LFS.
tms product line into an even more efficient solution for the road.
NEWS
Thanks to the intelligent connection
with the warehouse management solutions LFS.wms², the warehouse management system as an overall solution
allows controlling the internal and external logistic processes. Interfaces to
LFS.wms² solutions for intralogistics,
the shortest routes for the items are
already calculated when the orders
are transferred by the host system.
Another advantage of the intelligent
connection of the dispatching module to the warehouse management
solution is the automated allocation
of orders and tours. As the system are
connected, E+P can significantly accelerate and optimize the dispatching
processes.
The advantages of
the Tour Planning module
in an overview:
• Complete integration in LFS – Interfaces to third-party systems can be
omitted
• Always up-to-date information from
the warehouse
• Operation in the familiar LFS user
interface
• Possibility of handling a higher order
volume with the same vehicle fleet
Voucherless and real-time
processes
With the module for online tour processing, which is also connected to
LFS, the paper-based processing of
orders and deliveries can be omitted.
This saves time and personnel costs.
The software module is producer-independent and can be used with all handheld computers. The data are available
in real-time and in transparent form.
The drivers,
the warehouse employees and the customers receive information during the tour.
Advantages of the integrated
Online Tour Processing
• Optimized communication between
the headquarters, the drivers and
the customers
• Easy handling thanks to direct
integration in LFS
• Voucherless documentation and
archiving of tour data
• Significantly reduced error rate
thanks to electronic data recording
• Reduced time and personnel effort
• Increased efficiency of the vehicle
fleet and the delivery process
Transportation Management Solutions LFS.tms at a glance
Freight Cost Calculation
Load Space Calculation
Shipment Tracing – Log Trace
Transit Management
Shipping Handling Unit Pre-calculation
Yard Management
Online Tour Processing
Tour Planning
The E+P Group is a certified IBM Managed Service Provider
pecially for small and medium-sized
enterprises not wanting to make large
investments into hardware technology, outsourcing is an important issue.
With the subsidiary EPX –Ehrhardt +
Partner Xtended – E+P offers the perfect solution: The users are supported
in managing and operating their software solution, like for instance the
warehouse management system LFS
and the corresponding IT infrastructure.
E+P and IBM are extending their
partnership: The warehouse experts recently received the certification as an IBM Managed Service
Provider for their offers in the domains of managed services as well
as cloud and hosting solutions.
Already since the beginning of the
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• Increased efficiency of dispatch
planning in parallel with a reduced
planning effort
• Visualization of all tours in up-todate map material
• Flexibly adaptable to changing
requirements in daily business
• Transparent time and cost planning
1990s, E+P has been cooperating
with the world’s largest provider of
information technology, guaranteeing their customers renowned quality and state-of-the-art technology.
IT infrastructures are becoming increasingly dynamic and complex. Es-
The managed services certified by
the IBM include the administration
and operation of the server as well
as a comprehensive support for the
warehouse management system,
based on criteria defined in advance.
This includes data and system back-
ups, printer set-ups and support for
questions concerning LFS. The more
than 300 qualified IT experts of the
E+P Group guarantee comprehensive
support.
An integrated maintenance and monitoring system guarantees that the
EPX support center can detect potential errors already in advance. Marco
Ehrhardt, managing partner of E+P,
explains the advantage for the enterprises: “Managed service providers
are the new IT departments in small
and medium-sized enterprises. As an
IBM-certified MSP, we can help our
customers to reduce the costs for an
expensive infrastructure to a minimum. This way, they can focus on
their core business.”
Besides managed services, EPX is
also responsible for hosting and providing the computing power in the EPX
computer center. The users profit from
the high availability of the modern infrastructure without having to make
large initial investments. The offer
is completed with cloud computing.
This includes on-demand infrastructure like computers, storage capacities and networks, but also operating
systems, the warehouse management
system LFS and third-party software.
transparency along the entire supply
chain.
“As a partner of the automotive industry and a supplier of the most different
spare parts, we guarantee our customers on-time and high-quality delivery. In order to guarantee the highest
possible process and inventory secur­
ity, we had to restructure our logistic
processes”, explains Thomas Torke,
logistics manager of the COLER GmbH.
Accelerated internal and
external processes
parts have to be managed every day.
“For us, receiving a targeted and individual solution from E+P was essential”, Torke explains. “LFS.tms and its
different modules allow us to select
the function that will optimally support
COLER’s everyday business”, Torke
says.
Two modules
for efficient tour planning
ly, the vehicle parts expert decided to
implement the LFS-.tms product line
with the two new modules for online
tour processing and tour planning. In
2013, the starting signal sounded in
the Mühlheim-Kärlich warehouse.
Intelligently connected:
warehouse and
transportation management
mously introduce
the system on
other sites. The
Bielefeld warehouse
was followed by the
sites of Kirkel, Mülheim-Kärlich,
Holdorf and Oldenburg. In 2014, the
central warehouse in Münster will
be connected to the system.
Process security along the
entire logistics chain
In 2014, the central warehouse in
Münster will be connected to the system. In order to maximize the process
security, COLER recently decided to
connect the E+P product line LFS.
tms for transportation management
solutions and to use the new modules for tour planning and online tour
processing. The pilot project was the
warehouse in Mühlheim-Kärlich, Germany. The decisive advantages: LFS.
tms can be connected to the existing warehouse management solution
without additional interfaces and can
be operated with the familiar LFS
user interface. Only the combin­a tion
of warehouse and transportation
management solutions allows an
optimization of all processes. This
way, COLER benefits from maximum
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© Robert Bosch GmbH
The COLER GmbH, an expert for
vehicle parts and repair shop
equipment, was looking for a new
warehouse management system
for their 32 sites in Germany. They
were looking for a solution with a
high scalability that would allow a
quality increase for the customer
deliveries. They decided in favor
of the warehouse management
system LFS produced by Ehrhardt
+ Partner (E+P). The reason: in
comparison with other warehouse
administration tools, LFS not only
administers the inventory, but actively manages and coordinates the
warehouse processes. The starting
signal sounded in 2010 in the Bielefeld warehouse. E+P integrated the
warehouse management system
based on the elaborated logistics
strategy and the training concept
“Train the Trainer”. The objective of
this concept was to train the COLER
employees during the first go-live
phase and enable them to autono-
© Robert Bosch GmbH
“Experience shows that it is useful to
consider logistics as a closed process
and not to manage the logistic processes using an ERP system. That is
why we decided in favor of the warehouse management system as a glo­
bal solution for the warehouse and the
road. With LFS, can remain competitive
in the future and we can benefit from
a significantly better quality of the customer deliveries.”
Strategic roll-out planning
Before the integration, a logistics
strategy and a roll-out plan had to be
elaborated. In this process, the exact
requirements to the new warehouse
management system were analyzed
and the objectives were defined. In
2010, E+P started with the implementation of the system in the Bielefeld
warehouse, the first of seven sites for
which an implementation was planned.
This warehouse was quickly followed
by the sites in Kirkel, Mülheim-Kärlich,
Holdorf, Oldenburg and Trier. Recent-
“Compared to a simple warehouse
administration tool, the warehouse
management system offers
many additional features”,
Thomas Torke reports. “While
other systems only serve
simple inventory administration, LFS manages all goods
movements and employees and
intelligently coordinates the processes.” However, an overall optimization
consists of more than just managing
the warehouse processes. Transport
logistics play a decisive role in the
process chain. “Together with E+P,
we planned to optimize the entire
logistics chain”, Torke says. “This is
only possible when warehouse management and transport management
are closely connected. With LFS and
the two functional areas LFS.wms
and LFS.tms, we have found the suitable solution.” The advantage of the
new LFS.tms product line is that the
solution can be used as an integrated
part of LFS without additional interfaces. This means that all processes
can be displayed in the familiar and
user interface of the warehouse management system. The objective was
to efficiently increase the quality of
the customer delivery with the new
software products and to make all
processes traceable and transparent.
In the COLER group, 35,000 different
The Online Tour Processing module
allows a flexible and transparent tour
planning process and optimizes the
information exchange between the
headquarters, the drivers and the customers. The data are made available
to the drivers, the headquarters and
the customers – in transparent form,
online and in real-time. Data recording
takes place during the tour with the
help of handheld computers. The tour
planning module offers functions for
planning tours efficiently by observing
restrictions, for instance in road traffic.
The tour planning module offers different stages that build upon each other.
It includes options for manual tour processing with three sub-functions for
frame tours, map representation and
tour optimization as well as options
for dynamic tour planning. These functions can be adapted to the different
industrial sectors and the customers’
individual requirements.
The connection of the LFS.wms warehouse management solution and the
LFS.tms transportation management
solution allows an acceleration of the
internal processes at COLER and an
increased efficiency for the customer
delivery. Already during order consolidation, a command can be entered
in order to inform the transport management system about the location of
the items to be shipped. In addition, a
driver can flexibly take up other orders
when collecting the items in the warehouse. When the driver recognizes that
goods that have not yet been allocated
to the current can be delivered on the
same route, the goods can be scanned
in order to allocate them to the current
tour. At the same time, the warehouse
management receives a request for
changing the order status. “In addition,
we use the system in a way that all orders of a customer are collected and
recorded with a cut-off time in order to
pick the ordered items in a path-optimized form. This means that we deliver
several orders for the same customer
in one process.” Shorter processing
times guarantee a higher customer
satisfaction. The vehicle parts expert
has to provide many different items in
stock. Here, LFS guarantees a high inventory security, which is also important for stocktaking. The system’s high
flexibility also shows in tour processing: As the processes in the warehouse
are connected to the processes on the
road, the drivers can optimize them
easily and autonomously. With their
handheld computers, they can always
check the current status of their orders.
COLER – tradition and
modern trends since 1924
Interior and exterior photos: © COLER GmbH
CASE STUDY
COLER trusts in the connected warehouse
management and tour planning offers of E+P
With more than 900 employees on 32 sites, COLER belongs to the top
players in the spare parts industry. Besides car parts and accessories for
the free market, the company also stores original spare parts for many
car manufacturers, offering their customers the full range of products.
In addition, COLER offers the complete assortment of repair shop equipment and special tools. The company assists the repair shop owners in
planning new buildings, making reinvestments and buying new equipment. The maintenance and repair services efficiently solves customer problems the same day. The trade assortment is completed by the
product ranges for distribution, electric tools, household appliances and
telecommunication equipment for commercial customers and resellers.
The department of security technology manages and realizes projects in
all domains of building security.
CASE STUDY
© Photos: Popken
Fashion Group
7.3 million items – B2B, B2C and e-commerce – one solution
Multi-channel processes with LFS at the Popken Fashion Group
As a multi-channel company, the
Popken Fashion Group counts on
three distribution channels with the
fashion labels Ulla Popken, GINA
LAURA and JP 1880: mail order
trade, shop trade and franchising.
In order to optimize textile logistics, these channels are managed
in one central warehouse. In the
first step, the Popken Fashion Group
optimized their warehouse management software for the Ulla Popken
profits from the highest possible transparency in the
warehouse, shortened delivery
times and an efficient returns management.
Modern womenswear starting with
size M – This is the business model
of the textile enterprise Ulla Popken
GmbH. For more than 25 years, they
have been successfully selling their
Background:
The Popken Fashion Group
As a multi-channel enterprise, the Popken Fashion Group sells their fashion
assortments to 30 countries, offering their products in more than 600 shops,
with their mail order service and in online shops. They are supported by
selected franchise and shop-in-shop partners. The fashion enterprise
employs more than 4,000 employees that are highly committed and support
their customers with experience and know-how. The Ulla Popken GmbH and
the GINA LAURA GmbH & Co. KG with their labels Ulla Popken, GINA LAURA and
JP 1880 are companies of the Popken Fashion Group.
www.popken.de
GmbH. In the German central warehouse in Rastede near Oldenburg,
E+P implemented the warehouse
management software. The new
solution flexibly adapts to changing conditions in textile trade and
the resulting logistic requirements.
This way, the Popken Fashion Group
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products to their customers. And their
products are very popular, so that the
holding uses three distribution channels: mail order trade, stationary trade
with approximately 300 shops and
franchising. The multi-channel strategy is monitored in the central warehouse in Rastede, near Oldenburg.
It has also been implemented for the
menswear label JP 1880 and the GINA
LAURA GmbH & Co. KG, which belongs
to the company group since 2012. In
the Rastede central warehouse, all
threads of Ulla Popken and JP 1880
run together. Expressed in figures, this
means a throughput between 30,000
and 40,000 parts per day. In addition,
approximately 7.3 million items are
stored on a surface of 52,115 square
meters every year. In order to guarantee the timely and correct delivery of
the items, a powerful warehouse management system is required. Before
the cooperation with E+P, the Popken
Fashion Group managed the logistic
processes of the different business
areas separately. “The former solution
could not offer us the required transparency”, says Michael Ostermann, division manager for logistics at the Ulla
Popken GmbH. “We opted for LFS, because the solution offers a high range
of functions and can be flexibly adapted to our requirements.” LFS manages
the processes for all business areas,
based on their different requirements.
These requirements are especially high in fashion logistics: There are
many items to be stored (so-called
stock-keeping units), short delivery
times, high returns rates and a high
share of seasonal items which make
professional warehouse management
essential.
Smooth processes
in mail order trade
The most challenging distribution
channel of Ulla Popken is the mail order trade, which consists of the catalog and the e-commerce business. The
challenge: Many small deliveries have
to be sent to customers all
over the world. The enterprise
also offers their customers a
24h delivery service. In order to increase transparency
and to keep the processes
as lean as possible, LFS
allocates a shipment type
to every incoming order.
When order series are created, the orders with the
same shipment types are
grouped. This accelerates
the shipping processes.
Another important factor
for e-commerce is returns
management. 50% of the
goods ordered online are
sent back to the sender.
These goods have to be available for
other orders as quickly as possible.
Therefore, Ulla Popken has created a
zone for fast-moving items. Seasonal
items or frequently ordered items are
quickly made available for dispatch.
LFS detects the resale value of the
goods based on the sales figures defined in the system. Returns orders
with a high resale value can immediately be used for the next dispatch.
Short processing
times with LFS
Every month, Ulla Popken publishes
a new catalog and offers the items in
more than 300 shops throughout Europe. In order to guarantee the timely
delivery of the new collections, short
delivery periods have to be observed.
Throughput times between two and
three days are the norm. In order to
guarantee the deadline compliance,
Ulla Popken also uses the LFS function
for creating order series for the stationary trade. In Rastede, the enterprise
uses a split tray sorter to which LFS
allocates the order series. Afterwards,
the goods are distributed to the single
shops. The warehouse management
system transfers the information about
the item quantities to be distributed to
the split tray sorter. “Currently, we only
use this picking type for folded garments”, Michael Ostermann explains.
This type of goods accounts for 70 percent of the shipping volume. “We want
to further optimize our processes”,
Ostermann continues. “That is why we
are planning to connect a sorter system for hanging garments to LFS in our
Oldenburg warehouse.” This way, the
manual two-stage picking process for
hanger goods can be omitted.
Transparent processes,
also during order peaks
In order to guarantee the highest
possible quality, almost every item
is checked before sale. “In the past,
the incoming deliveries often blocked
the goods receiving area, because
the items could only be stored after
passing the check”, Michael Ostermann explains. Now, a direct storage
is possible, because LFS can identify
the items at any time, which allows a
check after storage. This also streamlines the goods receiving processes,
which is especially important in times
of high order volumes – like a season
change – in order not to lose track of
the processes. The franchise business
is also seasonally driven. This business
segment for instance includes enterprises that autonomously use the brand
names Ulla Popken or GINA LAURA and
run their own business autonomously.
Here, depending on the purchaser, specific requirements – like for instance
packing instructions – have to be observed. These requirements can also
be controlled and documented in LFS.
The project in an overview
Set for the future: With the centralization of their warehouse
management with LFS, the Popken Fashion Group relies on a futureproof ­system.
Flexible industries require flexible solutions: LFS can be adjusted to the
changing requirements of the textiles enterprise and allows the highest
possible transparency.
LFS securely manages the high throughput between 30,000 and
40,000 parts per day. Individual packing instructions are also observed
in LFS.
LFS also manages the high returns rate of almost 50%. For returns, the
system detects the resale value in order to make the goods available
for sale as quickly as possible.
The warehouse management system also guarantees the secure
handling of folded garments items and transfers all required
information to the split tray sorter.
A challenging project: The fast-moving industry requires a permanent
adaptation of the warehouse management processes. At short notice,
the new label GINA LAURA and the corresponding online shop were
successfully connected to LFS.
CASE STUDY
More space and a reliable supply for production
LFS in use at Seeberger
© Seeberger GmbH
Provider selection
A sense of tradition
since 1844: Founded
as a family-owned enterprise,
the Seeberger GmbH with headquarters in Ulm, Germany, today
delivers several thousands of tons
of dry fruit, nuts and coffee to customers all over the world. Another
tradition of the South German company is working with the warehouse management system LFS of
Ehrhardt + Partner (E+P), which
has been in use at Seeberger for
more than 20 years, controlling all
movements in the raw materials
warehouse.
“The objective of building a
new warehouse was not only
to create more space, but also
to guarantee a reliable supply
of raw materials for the production machines. This was not
possible before and the material flow processes
were not optimal”,
Frank Bäcker, operations
manager of the
Seeberger GmbH,
explains.
“That is why
we decided to
automate all
processes in
the new warehouse
in order to obtain a
smooth material flow.” The
decision in favor of LFS and E+P
was easy to make: The warehouse
with channels of 14 horizontal and
15 vertical rack levels. In total, 700
different items can be stored on the
23,000 pallet bin locations in the new
warehouse. In goods receiving, the
raw materials are recorded in LFS
using radio frequency terminals. With
forklifts, they are taken to one of the
six hand-in points. From there, they
are transported to the high bay warehouse.
In the warehouse, a fully automated
laterally guided shuttle system takes
the pallets to a buffer section for the
stacker cranes that can handle both
Europe and industrial pallets. The
stacker cranes move between two
aisles with up to 250 meters per minute. The goods are allocated to bin locations in three different temperature
zones: On the bottom level, the products are stored at 5 °C to 8 °C. In the
zone above, there is a temperature of
up to 15 °C and on the top level there
is a zone without temperature control.
In recent years, all signs have been
pointing towards growth. To be able
to handle the increasing goods and
production volume in the future, the
company decided to build a new automatic warehouse. The special feature:
Using a bridge, the new building will
be connected to the production site
and the old warehouse on the other
side of the road. On this bridge, a driverless transport system (DTS) guarantees the reliable supply for the 25
production machines. Here, too, LFS
will ensure the entire material flow. Up
to 75 pallets per hour will be stored
and retrieved in the new Seeberger
warehouse.
Starting as a food wholesaler in 1844,
the Seeberger GmbH has developed
into a worldwide active brand for dry
fruit, nuts and coffee. So far, all raw
materials have been stored in one
of the 18,000 pallet bin locations
of the old warehouse. To be able to
handle the increasing order volume
that is expected within the frame of
the growth strategy, the company
has decided to build a new high bay
warehouse and to automate all processes. The entire material flow will
be controlled by the warehouse management system LFS.
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Seeberger –
Visions leading to success
In 1844, Seeberger was founded as a family-owned enterprise. Thanks
to the long-time experience, the medium-sized enterprise has a long
tradition in all markets of the world. The product range includes nuts,
dry fruit and coffee specialties from one of Germany’s oldest coffee
roasters. All products are subject to strict quality control. The harvesting process is resource-saving and the products are gene technology
free. This way, Seeberger can guarantee their customers the highest
possible product quality.
order is created, LFS sends a telegram to the stacker cranes in the
automatic warehouse. They will retrieve the required goods and take
them to the retrieval points. Here, a
DTV will pick up the pallet and transport it across the bridge to one of the
25 production machines. “LFS has to
ensure the perfect interaction of the
different automated systems to keep
the production running”, Frank Bäcker continues. The retrieval process
has another special characteristic:
After arrival and before storage, LFS
automatically selects pallets from the
raw material lot for a manual quality
control carried out by the laboratory
personnel.
When a lot has successfully passed
the control, a DTV can pick up the pallets and transport them to the production site across the almost 100 meter
long bridge. LFS allocates the ve­hicles
to the bin locations based on the orders. The Seeberger employees use
their RF terminals to scan the goods
and take them to the next processing
station or place them on the respect­
ive machine for packaging. Thanks
to the automated processes and the
smooth material flow ensured by LFS,
management system had already
been in use at Seeberger’s old warehouse for more than 20 years. In 2012,
a release upgrade was performed.
“This speaks for the quality, reliability
and consistency of the system”, Frank
Bäcker says.
Refrigerated and
automatic warehouses
The new high bay warehouse is 40
meters high and consists of two aisles
Based on the master data, LFS can
already allocate a bin location to the
products in goods receiving and automatically control the process.
Seeberger can store and retrieve up
to 75 pallets per hour.
High quality standards from
goods receiving to dispatch
Also during the packing process, the
weight and the packaging quality of
the goods are permanently checked.
Afterwards, the nuts, the dry fruit
and the other products are taken to
the finished goods warehouse with
forklifts, before being delivered to
the customers. Four to five trucks
full of Seeberger products leave the
warehouse every hour. “It has been
almost a year now since E+P implemented the new warehouse – and we
can already say that we have more
than ­tripled our capacities and that
we profit from a transparent material
flow”, Frank Bäcker summarizes.
Within the frame of the Seeberger
2030+ project, further investments
are planned for this site. Currently,
E+P is installing a materials handling
system that will be connected to LFS.
It will connect all areas of the old
warehouse will be connected. Seeberger wants to combine all processes of the warehouse and the production site in one material flow.
Results in an overview
With the new construction and the intelligent LFS control for all
material flow systems, Seeberger was able to triple their capacities.
LFS guarantees the complete automation and the perfect connection
of all deployed systems (including the DTV and the high bay
Smooth material flow
The warehouse management system
and four driverless transport vehicles
(DTV) guarantee a smooth material
flow. The vehicles will connect the
new high bay warehouse with the
production site. When a production
warehouse).
In addition, Seeberger profits from a completely transparent material
flow and a reliable supply with raw materials for the 25 production
machines.
With the new system, up to 75 pallets can be stored and retrieved
per hour.
NEWS
We are looking for LFS experts all over the world –
LFS.academy with a new certification program
The intention is to teach basic logistics
know-how and the operation of LFS.
The participants on an advanced ­level
can then choose individual course
packages for specific functions. This
offer is tailored to the needs of emp­
loyees with a managing or supervising function in the warehouse. At the
end of the course, the participants receive a certificate as an LFS Certified
­Solutions Manager.
NE
W!
On the market, LFS consultants are
more needed than ever. In this context, the new training concept of the
LFS.academy has been extended
and a new offer has been elab­
orated, including a new certification
program.
“Many of our customers are expanding nationally and internationally and
need new employees with the required
know-how in operating LFS”, Marco
Ehrhardt, managing partner of E+P,
explains.
Currently, more than 200 LFS experts are needed for the IT and logistics market. Already today, more
than 40,000 employees work with the
warehouse management system. The
IT experts are trained in the logistics
training center – the LFS.academy – in
the headquarters in Boppard, Germany, and in Dubai.
Besides the theoretical courses, all
technologies can be tested on site
and in practice. Therefore, E+P offers
comprehensive testing options in the
logistics training centers with more
than 500 square meters of space
in Boppard, Germany, and in Dubai.
This includes radio frequency, Pickby-Voice or RFID. “The demand for
LFS consultants is very high, so that,
in the last months, the courses in the
LFS.academy in Boppard-Buchholz,
Germany, were fully booked”, Marco
Ehrhardt says.
Ehrhardt + Partner is looking for LFS
experts, but also for software developers and project managers. All information concerning applications and
the current job and course offers can
be found under www.ep-jobs.com
and www.ehrhardt-partner.com.
New course and certification
program for LFS consultants
In the LFS.academy, E+P now offers
a new certification program with upto-date course contents. The courses,
which build upon each other, transfer
the knowledge LFS experts need for
their everyday tasks in logistics and IT.
The four-day basic course is intended
for employees working in the goods
receiving, picking or dispatch area.
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CONTACT
According to studies carried out
on behalf of the Hightechverband
Bitkom, the Federal Association for
Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media, Germany has a lack of approximately
39,000 IT experts. Especially the
growth market of logistics permanently needs new software experts
that know the current requirements
to modern warehouse management
and are able to cope with it. This
also applies to Ehrhardt + Partner
(E+P). Their warehouse management system LFS is currently in
use by more than 500 customers all
over the world. In 2013 alone, E+P
realized more than 50 new projects.
On the expert level, E+P offers the
participants courses in which they can
deepen their knowledge and specialize
in specific functional areas. On this level, for instance, there are module courses for Transportation Management or
certification options for logistics service
providers. IT courses for data base handling, for the connection of new warehouse sites or for special IT subjects
complete the LFS.academy offer.
From theory to practice
Imprint
Publisher:
EPS – Ehrhardt + Partner
Solutions DWC-LLC
Software Systems for
Warehouse-Logistics
P. O. Box 644 300
Dubai, UAE
Tel. (+971) 4-870 1000
Fax (+971) 4-870 1050
Email: info@ehrhardt-partner.ae
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