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10 webshops in Scandinavia
430 employees
PLC
55 robots
16 bin
layers
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Warehouse 2
Pre packed
Autostore
NY ORDREFLYT
Design
Phase 1: Manual
warehouse processes,
no PLC-integration
Phase 2: Automated
warehouse, PLCintegration
Small products, in
Autostore
Q1
Q2
Q3
2010
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
2011
SAP ERP
SAP EWM
Old WMS
MFS
Qubiqa PLC
(sorter)
Warehouse 2+3
ITO PLC
(sorter)
AutoStore
Warehouse 1
Evaluation
Decision
Planning
Implementation
Testing and fixing
Operation and support
Go-live Autostore
Komplett K4
Migrating to shared
systems and
warehousees
About EWM
Wave management
Slotting/Rearrangement
Resource- and Labour Management
Cross Docking
Yard Management
Warehouse Monitor
Serial Number at Bin Level
Detailed information about warehouse processes
Life Telegram
Scanner Telegram
15 millisec.
Task Telegram
70 millisec.
Task confirmation
telegram
15 millisec.
Warehouse structure
Start with defining the
physical structure of the
warehouse
Storage type
High-rack storage
area, bulk storage
area, picking storage
area + +
Storage section
Bins with common
attributes (fast
movers + + )
Storage bin
Quant
Inventory of bins
Activity Areas
Groups storage bins together with regard to specific
warehouse activity (put away, picking and physical
inventory).
Can be created automatically by EWM or manually
Put away
Inbound deliveries are sent the ERP system to EWM
Warehouse tasks are created based upon
Data on inbound delivery
Master data on product (controls destination area)
EWM (will find the best storage bin)
As little as possible is placed in picking bins
Open sales orders are used to prioritize GR to
picking locations
All put away processes are based upon HU s
Goods are available for picking as soon as they are
placed in their destination bin
Manual picking
Each delivery will have at least one Warehouse Order
Warehouse supervisor distributes pickers to AA s with
high demand based upon data in the warehouse monitor
Pickers logs on to queue
AA s reflects the aisle
Wireless PDA used to process the warehouse orders
Each picker has a wireless printer
No need to run back and forth to fetch print
Everything is picked onto a handling unit
Consolidation performed at designated areas
Separate PLC chutes for consolidation orders
PC-production
One of Komplett s most complex picking processes
A PC order will contain goods from all areas in the
warehouse
Up to six PC s are picked together
The orders must be picked in a specific sequence
Components used in production are picked first
AS post production goods are released for picking after
the PC production has finished
PC and post AS production items are consolidated
Release of prepacked goods
Not consolidated
Work centers
Workload Manager
Buffer levels are registered as watermarks (high and
low) in a master data table for each AA and WOCR
Autostore overview
Autostore is feeded with tasks by EWM
WLM decides how many tasks will be feeded into AS
Continuous synchronization between EWM and AS to
ensure that picking tasks have the correct status
XML interface between EWM and AS
Users logs on to picking application, does no SAP
interface is used
Automated packing material determination based upon
EWM standard
Conveyor lane determination based on packing material
Automatic counting of empty AS bins
Autostore simulator
Strengths
There are Badi s for every known and unkown need
High degree of flexibility makes it possible to realize advanced
business processes
Questions?