Electrical installation products from Berker are used all over the world. With the centralization of logistics functions and expanded functional areas for order picking and shipping, Berker GmbH & Co. is responding to changing customer requirements. This includes being able to reliably handle the dynamic growth in small consignments with a high degree of delivery and service quality. MALORG Consulting carried out the warehouse planning for the company and accompanied the project implementation.
Success stories
Planning and realization of the picking and shipping warehouse for Berker
31. May 2022, Reading time: 2 min 0 second
Centralization vs. decentralization
- Structural problems due to growing product variety and continuing trend toward small orders with ever shorter order cycles
- Study on restructuring and optimizing distribution logistics
- Study taking into account transport relations, consignment and location structure as well as influencing factors such as service times, consignment weight and frequencies.
- Result: Demand for increased flexibility, availability and productivity achievable through centralization of logistics and distribution functions
Future-oriented planning basis
- Follow-up project: Planning of central warehouse expansion
- Development of solution variants based on analysis of existing order and expected shipment structures and growth rates
- Evaluation of layout proposals and joint selection of a solution that makes economic sense and can be implemented
Expansion ensures logistics quality
- Project management during realization
- performance-critical component: miniload with connection to production
- Picking stations with pick-by-light
- Nationwide delivery in a 24-hour rhythm now possible