Cykelpartner.dk
– Optimizing their storage- and shopping experience by using storage robots
Cykelpartner.dk is the leading webshop in Denmark within sales of bikes, running- and cycling equipment and has been online with e-commerce since 2005. Cykelpartner.dk is making a huge effort to maintain their placement at the top and staying informed and updated, in an industry that is moving ridiculously fast.
Cykelpartner.dk has installed storage robots as an essential part of their storage solution. This means, that they have been able to fulfil their ambitions of a highly comprised warehouse, with a high picking speed and a fast access to the products.
Cykelpartner.dk is now fully utilizing the available time and can receive and handle orders up to a few minutes before they are collected. This is benefitting their customers, who can now enjoy a super efficient delivery.
A future-oriented mindset
Cykelpartner.dk has almost 15 years of experience within e-commerce and has around 37 employees at the head office in Jutland.
Cykelpartner.dk has always been aware of the fact, that the e-commerce industry is highly competitive and that the companies are racing against each other, trying to be the best at both price, delivery time and quality.
Cykelpartner.dk is a company with huge ambitions and they have a clear wish of staying at the top of the league. In order to be able to continue to do so, Cykelpartner.dk had to contemplate how to equip themselves for the future.
The customers are the central aspect for Cykelpartner.dk and they are driven by the ambition to create the absolute best shopping experience for the customers.
Cykelpartner.dk therefore started to explore the potential for optimization by automating the manual process that takes place in a traditional warehouse.
The ambition of an advantageous and super-efficient warehouse
Cykelpartner.dk was looking for at storage solution that would save both time and space. Saving space was important, since Cykelpartner.dk wanted to reduce their costs for storage space and hence the new storage solution needed to be as comprised as possible.
An automation of the manual warehouse processes at Cykelpartner.dk were to result in the tasks at the warehouse being conducted more efficiently, by enabling a fast access to the products and a high picking speed. In this way, Cykelpartner.dk was able to fulfil their ambitions of a highly efficient warehouse, which would eventually benefit their customers, due to a quick and precise delivery.
The ergonomic aspect was also a central aspect, as the solution had to be advantageous in regards to the health of the employees.
Value
How do you design the ideal storage solution for one of Denmarks leading webshops?
The most essential part for Cykelpartner.dk was to increase efficiency and correctness, all while the need for space was reduced and the ergonomy improved. Cykelpartner.dk chose to invest in four units of the EffiMat® storage robot.
It is an ideal solution for the company, as it makes it possible to save a significant amount of space, while both efficiency and precision is markedly improved. EffiMat® is the possessor of the patented Intelligent Box Mover Technology, which enables both vertical and horizontal handling of subjects and that results in a significant increase of picking speed and provides a system that only delivers the exact components that is needed.
EffiMat® is running with 5 boxes parallel instead of one shelf at a time and the employees are hereby able to pack an order, while the EffiMat® is getting the next boxes.
Pick-by-light procedures supports the presentation of components and boxes, which secures a flawless and user-friendly way of picking. The EffiMat® also makes it possible for the employees to pick in an ergonomic correct height and eliminate a large part of the walking distance, due to the compact design.
An automated warehouse increases competitiveness
By utilizing storage robots at the warehouse, Cykelpartner.dk has found a solution which reduces delivery time, minimizes errors in the delivery and increases the competitiveness. The tasks at the warehouse are now being conducted much more efficiently, because the storage has become highly comprised, which enables a fast access to the products.
A highly compact warehouse also yields a significant reduction of space and Cykelpartner.dk has been able to reduce the utilized footprint with 75% compared with traditional shelf storage. Intelligent Box Mover Technology has reduced the picking errors at the warehouse to an absolute minimum and the picking speed is highly improved. CEO for Cykelpartner.dk, Michael Givskov, states the following about the efficiency of the storage robot:
The unique thing about EffiMat® is the picking speed, because it runs with 5 boxes parallel instead of one shelf at a time. This means a significant reduction of resources, as our employees can pack an order, while the EffiMat® is getting the next boxes. This solution is saving us a lot of storage space and will increase both efficiency and correctness. The employees are extremely happy about the prospect of having to walk a lot less and to be able to pick most of the goods in an ergonomically correct height. It is also crucial to us, that our own programmers has access to fiddle in the engine room of the EffiMat® software, so we can make adjustments quickly and flexible.
The user-friendliness that characterizes the storage robot, is another substantial advantage and the working environment at Cykelpartner.dk is significantly improved, by minimizing the amount of unilateral work and heavy lifts, which also spares the employee to a great extent, compared to traditional storekeeping.
It is also a great advantage, that Cykelpartner.dk’s own programmers are able to adjust the software for the EffiMat®, which provides a minimal level of downtime.
It can be a comprehensive decision choosing to automate the production or warehouse. But an ideal automation will make your company significantly more efficient and give rise to economic benefits. Cykelpartner.dk can now give their customers an efficient and precise delivery, which has given Cykelpartner.dk a significant lead in the competitive world of e-commerce.
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