Project of the Month
"Centralization of material storage"
Mastering the increasing variance of parts in the warehouse through appropriate organization and processes.
KEY FIGURES IN THE PROJECT
- Reduction of search times by 96%, thereby increasing productivity.
- Minimization of employee cognitive load.
- Increased utilization of storage volume by 30%.
- Better adherence to deadlines.
- Ensures the completeness of materials for follow-up processes.
STARTING SITUATION
- Increased problems with the large number of purchase positions.
- System-compatible storage in the available space is no longer possible.
- Lack of transparency and overview despite ERP scheduling and warehouse management due to disordered physical storage locations.
- long search times, shrinkage and forecast uncertainty were the result.
- The goal was to develop a central material warehouse.
APPROACH / RESULTS
- Quantity analysis of different product groups based on an ABC-XYZ classification and differentiation anonymous and order-related references.
- Derivation of the sub-projects "Parts Station" and "New Central Warehouse" due to different organizational forms.
- Development of process charts, detailed planning of the required warehouse facilities and derivation of the requirements for IT implementation, creation of specifications and conducting exploratory discussions with potential suppliers, investment estimation, and project milestone planning.
- Implementation of the "Parts Station" project achieved an increase in flexibility with a further increase in product and part variance, maximum transparency of the ordering and delivery process, and timely control options in the event of deviations (deadline and completeness monitoring). Furthermore employee knowledge was streamlined through centralization of the registration process, ensuring oder-related supply to subsequent processes, and establishing a coherent process sequence. Permanent inventory management was also achieved.