Future concepts for supply logistics

Published on: September 16, 2019 / Update from: March 18, 2022 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

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The distribution of perishable goods in rural areas places the highest demands on food suppliers. Innovative logistics concepts are required to enable a high standard of service.

Public services refer to the provision of everyday goods and services to the population. Securing the necessary infrastructure is undertaken either by the public sector or by private entrepreneurs. Comprehensive fresh logistics is already common practice in the USA, Great Britain and especially in Asia. Supermarkets run their own online shops that ensure timely delivery of groceries. In Germany, a functioning supply structure still depends largely on the quality of housing and location. Local retail establishments and retail-related service providers are socially important meeting places and workplaces are of great social importance as sales outlets. However, the number of shops in rural areas has been declining for years. However, a complete infrastructure is essential for older people in particular due to a lack of mobility.

Challenge for logistics

Humans are creatures of habits. Customer service must therefore be adapted to the needs and habits of end users. The challenges for logistics to supply rural areas are primarily the long distances. Fresh logistics must therefore adopt new approaches to picking and transport logistics. The top priority is to strictly adhere to the cold chain from the distributor or point of sale to the customer. It is also important to take into account the climate and temperature zones as well as the hygiene zones for fresh meat or similar. The aim must be to provide customers with a high-quality and representative product image at all times.

Solution and implementation paths

Temperature-controlled warehouses place special demands on the mechanics, electronics and control technology of the storage systems. The DAIFUKU solutions are fully efficient even at temperatures down to minus 40 degrees Celsius. For example, eight distribution warehouses were combined into a new warehouse complex for a drugstore and food mail order company in Japan. The company was able to increase its same-day delivery rate to 91 percent. At the same time, almost no more shipping errors occurred with DAIFUKU's intralogistics. The material handling expert has also developed a new system for processing 10,000 orders per day with a delivery time of three hours or more for a South Korean online supermarket. Compared to the previous solution, this corresponds to a fourfold increase in productivity.

DAIFUKU

If you would like to find out more about DAIFUKU's system solutions, please visit: DAIFUKU

Your contact person at DAIFUKU ⯈ Mr. Markus Becker: Contact form – Telephone: +49 2161 68 33 044

Future concepts for supply logistics – @shutterstock | LeManna

The distribution of perishable goods in rural areas places the highest demands on food suppliers. Innovative logistics concepts are needed to ensure a high standard of service.

Services of general interest are the provision of the population with goods and services for daily needs. The necessary infrastructure is provided either by the public sector or by private entrepreneurs. In the USA, Great Britain and above all in Asia, comprehensive fresh produce logistics are already common practice. Supermarkets have their own online shops that guarantee prompt delivery of food. In Germany, a functioning supply structure still depends to a large extent on the quality of housing and location. Inner-local retail facilities and retail-related service providers are socially important meeting points and workplaces are of great social importance as sales outlets. However, the number of shops in rural regions has been declining for years. For older people in particular, however, a complete infrastructure is existential due to a lack of mobility.

Challenge for logistics

Man is a creature of habit. Customer service must therefore be adapted to the needs and habits of the end consumer. The challenges for logistics to supply rural areas are mainly the long distances. To achieve this, fresh produce logistics must embrace new approaches in order picking and transport logistics. The top priority is strict adherence to the cold chain from the distributor or from the point of sale to the customer. In addition, the climate and temperature zones as well as the hygiene zones for fresh meat or the like must be observed. The aim must be to provide customers with a high-quality and representative product image at all times.

Solution and implementation paths

Temperature-controlled bearings place special demands on the mechanics, electronics and control technology of the bearing systems. DAIFUKU solutions are fully efficient even at temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius. For example, eight distribution warehouses were combined in a new warehouse complex for a drugstore and food mail-order company in Japan. The company was able to increase its same-day delivery rate to 91 percent. At the same time, DAIFUKU's intralogistics meant that almost no shipping errors occurred. For a South Korean online supermarket, the materials handling expert also developed a new system for handling 10,000 orders per day with a delivery time of three hours or more. Compared to the previous solution, this represents a fourfold increase in productivity.

DAIFUKU

If you would like to find out more about DAIFUKU's system solutions, please visit: DAIFUKU

Your contact person at DAIFUKU ⯈ Mr. Markus Becker: Contact Form – Phone: +49 2161 68 33 044