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Planning of warehouse layout and processes as tender basis for WMS and warehouse technology for ELV AG

31. May 2022, Reading time: 2 min 2 second

Since its founding in 1978, ELV has established itself as a trend-setting electronics mail order company on the German market, offering more than 10,000 products online and via catalog with a circulation of over 500,000 copies. The ELV / eQ-3 Group is one of the innovation and technology leaders in the home automation and consumer electronics sectors in Europe. ELV’s order picking system reached its performance limit with about 250 orders per hour. MALORG Consulting supported ELV in planning a new warehouse layout and new warehouse processes.

Planung von Lagerlayout und -prozessen als Ausschreibungsbasis für LVS und Lagertechnik für die ELV AG

Customers ELV AG
Sectors: Trade and e-commerce
Consulting fields: Planning, Realization, Strategy

Increase intelligence

lack of intelligence of the used system regarding optimized pre-planning, accompanied control and monitoring and evaluation
requirements formulated for LVS went far beyond general functionality

Focus on the picking area

New distribution center in new hall with approx. 3,500 m² on three levels, meeting increasing requirements of mail order business
Detailed planning of the warehouse layout with focus on picking area
Determination of performance and storage space capacity in the as-is state
Use of value stream and business process management methods to identify weak points

Mainly shelf racks

Picking from shelf racks
large parts from pallet high-bay racking
Picking in pick-by-light mode according to the man-to-goods principle
LVS solves storage of ABC articles as well as control of picking cartons intelligently
Accompaniment up to realization and takeover up to stable process and acceptances