Roll-out in the central warehouse

Martin Schrüfer,

Würth Industrie Service introduces Cargoclix time window system

Würth Industrie Service introduces time slot management at its Bad Mergentheim site. Since January, the web-based SLOT system from the Freiburg-based software company Cargoclix has been in use there to optimize the supply control for the C-Parts range. The aim is to avoid fluctuations in the volume of incoming goods and to distribute the number of incoming pallets evenly throughout the week. In addition, the aim is to reduce downtimes for the service providers.

Würth's logistics center for industrial supplies in Bad Mergentheim. © Würth Industry Service

"We have had the best experience with time slot management in the Würth Group in terms of transparency and planning reliability. That's why we expect constant capacity utilization in incoming goods and noticeably reduced downtimes for the logistics service providers right from the start of the system," says Helmut Eisenkolb, Head of Logistics and Member of the Würth Industrie Service Management in Bad Mergentheim. Cargoclix was chosen because "the web-based system has already been used successfully in the Würth Group for ten years and is also standard in the transport industry," adds Eisenkolb.

Würth Industrie Service, one of Würth's largest locations, has opted for the SLOT system. In the European central warehouse of the Adolf Würth subsidiary, the entire C-parts requirements of more than 20,000 customers are managed on 55,000 square meters. The logistics department alone employs 450 people. A specialized range of more than 1,000,000 articles forms the basis for industrial C-parts processing: in addition to DIN and standard parts as well as connecting and fastening elements, the product range also includes special and drawing parts tailored to customer requirements as well as auxiliary and operating materials and much more.

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Around 35 trucks arrive at the ten incoming goods ramps every day. They are unloaded, the goods are stored, picked, packed and dispatched directly to the customers. Würth Industrie Service organizes the collection from 80 percent of its suppliers itself, while a further 20 percent deliver free of charge. Time slots can be booked via SLOT from the time the order is placed and for free delivery forwarders between 30 days in advance and five hours before the desired delivery. The cost per slot is 50 cents. Booking is not obligatory, but those who deliver without a time slot must accept waiting times.

The Würth Group is considered a pioneer in time slot management and hardly any other company has more experience with modern ramp management. Adolf Würth GmbH & Co KG made a start in 2009 with the use of Cargoclix SLOT at its Künzelsau site. At the same time, a whole series of accompanying measures were implemented, first and foremost a code of conduct for dealing with truck drivers. This also includes state-of-the-art sanitary facilities and recreation rooms with Internet and TV, as well as guarded parking spaces for drivers. Since then, numerous Würth locations in Germany and abroad have been equipped with the web-based system.

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