Good outlook in Victorinox's high-bay warehouse
13 metres in height, 10 aisles and one logistical masterpiece
To supply customers more directly and with lower costs, the Swiss knife manufacturer Victorinox, opted for a production-related distribution with semi-automatic pallet racking and EKX stackers in its newly built central high-bay warehouse. The result: Maximum precision in the material flow.
Challenges
- Creation of a central location for direct product shipment
- Faster order processing and cost savings in delivery
- High flexibility for picking larger products and smaller lot sizes
- Increase in handling capacity and reduction in error rate
Solutions
- Semi-automatic high-bay pallet rack with space for over 9500 pallet locations
- EKX narrow aisle and ETV reach trucks for economical operation in ten warehouse aisles
- Warehouse Management System WMS for reliable coordination of transport orders
- Logistics Interface and laser navigation for fast and precise storage
Successes
- Future-proof and expandable logistics solution for worldwide product shipping
- Largest connected warehouse with EKX and ETV industrial trucks in Switzerland
- Flexible picking processes for different product sizes in the narrow-aisle warehouse
- Error-free distribution thanks to semi-automated, digitalized processes
Victorinox AG at a glance
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