
Mecalux has supplied the Pallet Shuttle system in the distribution centre vente-privee
Improved logistics efficiency at vente-privee with the high-density Pallet Shuttle system
vente-privee is a French e-commerce company with a broad selection of brand name products in fashion, toys, watches, decor and household items, technology, recreation, cuisine, etc. Founded in 2001, it currently has more than 30 million users throughout Europe and the U.S.
The enterprise started out with a warehouse equipped with pallet racks, mainly used to prepare online orders. However, in last few years it was forced to enlarge storage capacity to deal with business growth and the expansion resulting from its highly successful flash sales offers: special promotions with time-limited discounts until stock runs out. This type of marketing involves a huge challenge from a logistics point of view and requires an excellent organisation to guarantee the desired service.
To this effect, and in order to restructure all the operations of the distribution centre, vente-privee turned to Mecalux for advice.
Mecalux installed two blocks of high-density racks served by Pallet Shuttles.
The two blocks, measuring 23.5 m long with four-levels that reach 10 m in height, manage the goods in various ways depending on the logistics needs of vente-privee:
To function, the operators place the motorised shuttle into the corresponding channel, they deposit pallets into the first position of the racks and the Pallet Shuttle transfers them to the first open location. The same operation is performed in reverse order to remove the goods.
Control tablet
The installation is equipped with control tablets which are tasked with sending orders to all the Pallet Shuttles of the warehouse according to prioritised protocols.
Operators, via the tablet, can select the shuttle they are going to work with, how many pallets must be inserted or extracted, manage authorised personnel or automatically take inventory.
The number of shuttles that the tablet controls can be expanded with the growing needs of the warehouse.
Distribution centre vente-privee | |
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Storage capacity: | 1,276 pallets |
Pallet size: | 800 x 1,200 x 2,000 mm |
Max. pallet weight: | 500 kg |
No. of channels: | 116 |
Channel depth: | 9.5 m |
Racking height: | 10 m |
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