Logistics automation for wholesale
Assess the solutions for logistics automation of your company together with consultancy and engineering bureau for logistics Van Looy Group in Antwerp.
Van Looy Group formulates a business case with crystal clear returns and payback periods in order to deal with the future logistics challenges of your company in a quantitative manner.
Logistics automation for wholesale
The feasibility of logistics automation is part of the logistics consultancy path of Van Looy Group. Optimized scenarios for the future intralogistics setup of your company are proposed, quantified, simulated and compared based on data-analysis and projected growth figures. The net present value of the related OPEX and CAPEX cashflows is calculated for the different automated logistics setups. Specific rate-of-return and payback values help in corporate management’s decision making. Extensive sensitivity analyses answer important ‘what-if’ questions and quantify the level of resilience and flexibility of the different logistics concepts.
Advantages of logistics automation in wholesale
- preceding data analysis and simulation models confirm or refute the internal logistics trends (product mix, channels, volume, stock rotation, …) and determine the optimal degree of automation
- transparent insights in actual and future logistics related OPEX and CAPEX cash flows
- solid business case to identify the optimal intralogistics setup to efficiently and economically process future material flows
Why choose for Van Looy Group as your consultancy and engineering partner for logistics automation for the wholesale industry
- track record in consulting, engineering and implementation of distribution centres and warehouses in the wholesale industry
- strong knowledge of supply chain management regarding efficient wholesale distribution
- up-to-speed in GS1 developments and its related opportunities and threats for your company’s supply chain
- experience in facilitating and drafting User Requirements Specifications (URS) and Impact Analyses (IA)
- knowledge on storage solutions for a highly variable product mix
- strong knowledge of knowhow and technology in order to find efficient solutions regarding material handling equipment (MHE), degree of mechanisation, inventory optimization and warehouse layout in combination with a large variety of products
- simulation models and virtual reality (VR) tools align in advance theoretical expectations with practical execution
- broad experience with ASRS, shuttle-systems, goods-to-person solutions and semi-automatic picking strategies
- seamless handling of variability and peak moments for both inbound and outbound flows
- awareness of latest developments in new technologies regarding robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), industry 4.0, …