Able to handle predicted growth
January 1st 2010 Based in Schiphol in the Netherlands,
Bausch & Lomb's European
logistics centre (ELC) is equipped
with a state-of-the-art supply chain
solution designed and installed by
KNAPP.
The KNAPP solution has helped
the eye care group's ELC – which was
operating at close to full capacity
before the new system went live – to
handle growing volumes and new
products, with the system capable of
handling predicted growth for the
next five years.
The handling solution features an
automated storage and retrieval
system (ASRS) with 16,000 double
deep locations in two aisles that are
9m high and 100m long. There are
also nine of KNAPP's Order Storage
& Retrieval (OSR) goods-to-picker
systems, each 35m long and
featuring a total of 27,000 storage
locations, that are equipped with
pick-by-light and place-by-light
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