The cooperation between JYSK and SSI Schaefer began in 2007 with the first project in Denmark, followed by two further logistics centers in Poland and Sweden. All three are tailor-made and are controlled by the WAMAS logistics software developed in-house.

As general contractor, SSI Schaefer developed the logistics concept for the project in Uldum, Denmark, and was responsible for the turnkey construction of the large-scale project. In the first stage, three connected high-bay warehouses (each 136 m long, 54 m wide and 39 m high) with two linked automated small parts warehouses were built, in which 2.5 km of pallet conveyor technology and 1.8 km of carton and container conveyor technology are used.

As the company has grown and the product portfolio has been continuously expanded, the demands on storage capacity and processes have also increased. Since 2019, the site has benefited from the completed modernization and expansion measures - especially the fourth high-bay warehouse (150 m long x 100 m wide x 43 m high) with an additional 82,000 storage locations and seven additional picking workstations. Some of the modernization and expansion measures, such as the expansion of the automated small parts warehouse, were implemented by SSI Schaefer's Customer Service & Support team in the form of a retrofit project during ongoing operations.

The result is one of Denmark's largest distribution centers with a total capacity of 215,000 pallet spaces and 45,000 tray spaces. Four external warehouses were brought together centrally. "SSI Schaefer's holistic concept meets our requirements with flying colors: The intelligent interaction of highly dynamic pallet and small parts warehouses, the ergonomic picking concept and the Wamas logistics software are what make SSI Schaefer's solution so successful," explains Allan K. Kjærgaard, Executive Vice President Logistics at JYSK.

Intelligent control of growing article diversity

The different article sizes and types pose a major challenge. The oversized parcels typical in the furniture trade in particular required a sophisticated solution in order to be able to process them efficiently in the distribution center. JYSK uses specially developed BigBox steel pallets for this purpose, on which particularly large and heavy items can be transported safely. A technical highlight are the 32 Exyz storage and retrieval machines in the four high-bay warehouses, which pick up either two Euro pallets simultaneously or one BigBox pallet and store and retrieve them. In combination with the automated small parts warehouses from SSI Schaefer, this is the solution for JYSK. The latter were extended by six aisles with modern Schäfer Miniload Cranes and 15,000 storage locations.