Diplom-Is Norway
Diplom-Is Optimises the Supply Chain
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State-of-the-art Automated Logistics Creates Efficiency
Scattered Logistics Structure and Ageing Facilities Became Unprofitable
‘It has been essential for us to use external and independent advisors to help us assess the maturity of different technologies, so we can make the best decisions.’
These are the words of Ståle Nersund, Project Manager of Logistics at Coop Norge Handel A/S.
‘It has been essential for us to use external and independent advisors to help us assess the maturity of different technologies, so we can make the best decisions,’ Ståle Nersund, Project Manager of Logistics at Coop Norway Handel A/S.
Central Warehouse
The words are spoken in connection with the construction of Coop Norway Handel’s new East Norway warehouse, which will serve Coop stores in the southeastern part of Norway with all fresh goods, frozen goods, vegetables, and food products, both under Coop’s own brands and those purchased from other suppliers. The warehouse will also function as a central warehouse, supplying stores across the entire country with a large proportion of food, including fresh goods. The warehouse is vast, even by international standards, and this has posed a challenge for Coop. For example, the dimensions and level of automation have meant that there are several unknown factors, simply because there are no references to lean on. In this process, advisors and suppliers have been an invaluable help.
Future Assessment and Solution
Coop Norway's Challenges
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Changed supply structure in a market stretching over more than 2,500 km from Oslo to the North Cape.
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Changed product composition and increased population density in the central parts of the country.
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A desire to streamline the entire warehouse operation.
Solution
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New central warehouse that consolidates Coop’s activities, including a new SCM setup for Coop across all of Norway.
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Capacity for 500,000 picks per day.
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Serving 300 trucks per day.
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52,000 m² warehouse, equivalent to seven football pitches.
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Five climate zones for different types of products.
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Focus on energy savings and ergonomics.
