Extension of the MAHLE Aftermarket logistics centre: optimised material flow, bundled shipments, delivery on time.
The right products at the right time at the right location – that is what MAHLE Aftermarket customers need and want. The MAHLE logistics centre in Schorndorf near Stuttgart has now been extended to 35,000 m², to assure the punctual supply of trade and workshops also in future.
More than 500 pallets are delivered every day to the two front sections of the U-shaped building. Separated into engine components and filters and according to demand, they are either put into storage, assembled or processed for order picking. The previously separate warehouse buildings for engine components and filters are now connected via a common shipment hall with an area of 1,000 m² and 8 loading bays, in which the worldwide shipment activities of both product sections are effectively combined. Every day, about 600 package units leave the central warehouse.
For the control of the automatic, double-deep warehouse with 18,000 locations, the capacity of the high-performance material flow systems has been extended accordingly. Thanks to the newly built hall in which all logistics activities are combined, the time and process intensive transfer journeys to external warehouses are no longer required. Also the possibility of a worstcase scenario has been taken into account – for instance, a full service contract has been agreed with the manufacturer of the 75 forklift trucks in the vehicle pool. MAHLE is therefore well positioned to supply its customers reliably and on time.
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The new look of the MAHLE Aftermarket logistics centre Schorndorf, where 180 employees take care of an efficient flow of goods. | | View of the new hall 6, which offers now 7,900 pallet locations for filters – in space optimised narrow aisle design. |