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Peter Jensen GmbH – Tradition meets modern logistics Peter Jensen GmbH is a long-established, family-owned company based in Hamburg and has been active in the specialist wholesale trade since 1912. Today, the company employs more than 800 people at over 30 locations and offers a broad range of products for sanitary systems, heating, installation and building services. A key factor in the company’s success is its high-performance logistics operation. Across three logistics centers, Peter Jensen has almost 95,000 m² of warehouse space and nearly 52,000 permanently stocked items. At its main site in Hamburg in particular, however, the growing range and increasing number of small parts created a challenge: How can more goods be stored in limited space while making picking more efficient at the same time? The answer: automating small-parts logistics with AutoStore and proLogistik. Significantly greater efficiency on just 900 square meters How can a growing product range be handled efficiently when space is limited? Peter Jensen GmbH faced precisely this challenge at its logistics site in Hamburg. An AutoStore system directly connected to proLogistik’s Warehouse Management System created a highly compact, automated solution: today, around two thirds of the entire product range is stored on just 900 … Read more

11.11.26 by Diana Pashchenko

Ahnefeld Möbel-Logistik provides its customers with live information on delivery progress. The company invested in an XML interface, the cs connect transport management system and mobile computers equipped with the cs driver app. Industry: Freight Forwarding & Logistics Service Providers Complete transparency from order to delivery Benefits for customers and dispatchers Error-free order data since 2012 Eight major furniture manufacturers have relied on our standardized XML interface for their ERP integration since 2012. The associated logistics software – formerly “cs connect” by cargo support – is now available as proLogistik’s powerful pLG TMS Intermodal, optimizing supply chains with functions tailored specifically to the requirements of the industry. Drivers digitally integrated into the process In 2022, around 35 drivers were also integrated into the digital process. Each driver received a Zebra TC26 mobile computer equipped with the cs driver app, which guides and documents all steps between loading and unloading. Any packages that have not been scanned are shown on the display, while damage can be documented using the photo function. Following a six-month test phase, the solution went live in January 2023. “This is a major advantage for our customers, as it allows them to respond immediately to any issues … Read more

04.08.2624.06.26 by Nicole Solzin

With more than 50 years of experience, Amm GmbH & Co. KG Spedition is one of the established logistics service providers in the Nuremberg metropolitan region. As a CargoLine partner, the family-owned company offers national and international transport solutions as well as services in the fields of container, contract and heavy-duty logistics. Quality, customer proximity and the continuous development of processes and services are at the heart of the company’s operations. Industry: Freight forwarding, groupage, part & full loads, logistics services Company Overview: AMM GmbH & Co. KG Spedition From groupage pressure to process excellence AMM GmbH & Co. KG Spedition has been one of the established mid-sized logistics companies in southern Germany for many years. As a partner in the CargoLine groupage network, AMM operates every day within ahighly dynamic network in which reliability, speed and precisely coordinated processes are decisive. Requirements in the groupage business keep rising: higher shipment volumes, tighter time windows, a shortage of skilled staff and increasing cost pressure. Against this background, AMM decided at an early stage to fundamentally rethink its own short-haul dispatch – with one clear goal: more automation, more transparency and fewer operational dependencies. Today the company plans around 95 percent … Read more

10.02.2610.02.26 by Stefanie Börtz

Lekkerland macht seine Logistikzentren fit für die Zukunft mit dem Warehouse Management System der proLogistik Group. Foto: © Lekkerland/Manfred Daams

Lekkerland, a specialist in on-the-go consumption and one of the leading service providers in the convenience segment, will be deploying the Warehouse Management System (WMS) of the proLogistik Group. The gradual rollout of the WMS across all twelve Lekkerland logistics centers in Germany is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2028. The first rollout has already been successfully implemented.

12.03.2431.03.23 by pixel-admin

Effiziente Lagerverwaltung bei HONSEL Umformtechnik GmbH dank proLogistik

HONSEL Umformtechnik GmbH has built a new production facility, including a connected logistics section, at the company’s central headquarters in Fröndenberg an der Ruhr. This is where the finished products are temporarily stored and prepared for dispatch on an order-related basis. The synchronized communication and interaction between the ERP and warehouse management software (WMS) ensures inventory and process reliability in daily operations. At the same time, by implementing the goods-to-person principle, it was possible to achieve a high picking performance with a reduced workload. Products made of wire – with the highest precision. This is achieved by cold forming, a production process that the traditional Fröndenberg-based company has continuously refined over its more than 90-year history. The HONSEL Group currently has around 300 employees worldwide. They are all united by the goal of maintaining the defined quality standards at the highest level. New building as an opportunity to restructure finished goods logistics. In view of the constant growth in demand, HONSEL is constantly investing in capacity expansions at an operational level. The latest coup is the so-called “Plant 3”, which was built at the headquarters in Fröndenberg/Ruhr and went into operation at the beginning of 2019. “We decided to introduce … Read more

12.03.2431.03.23 by pixel-admin

MP Logistik setzt auf proLogistik's pL-Store® WMS am neuen Emsbüren-Standort

MP Logistik Rheine is investing in a new branch in Emsbüren to meet the growing demand for storage capacity and increasingly sophisticated services. The new building will be completed within a very short space of time, as will the implementation of pL-Store®, the Warehouse Management System (WMS) from proLogistik. As a 3PL provider, MP Logistik specializes in warehousing services, especially in the heavy and large load sector, express logistics, part and full loads as well as sea and air freight and offers full services from a single source. Integrated into a strong partner network, MP Logistik connects its clients’ goods with the rest of the world quickly and reliably around the clock. This company had to offer warehouse management software that was both perfectly suited to the specific requirements of a logistics service provider and at the same time standardized, as well as having the necessary flexibility and manpower for rapid implementation. With a high-performance warehouse management system, we will be able to meet the associated challenges in the future.

12.03.2431.03.23 by pixel-admin

proLogistik continues to grow in the food retail sector. After a long selection process, the trading company J. Bünting Beteiligungs AG finally chose proLogistik as its new partner for the implementation of a new warehouse management system. With the industry solution pL-Store Foodline, proLogistik is replacing an existing warehouse management system and will also replace the hardware used in warehouse logistics. “We are very pleased that we were able to convince the Bünting Group with our complete package for intralogistics,” says Jörg Sänger, Managing Director at proLogistik GmbH + Co KG. ProLogistik will replace the software used at the three warehouse locations in Nortmoor, Wallenhorst and Salzkotten. “The expertise of the individual employees and the many years of industry know-how convinced us to choose proLogistik as our new solution partner for our system-side realignment of warehouse logistics,” emphasizes Helge-Christian Eilers, Managing Director of Bünting SCM / Logistik GmbH & Co.

12.03.2431.03.23 by pixel-admin

Auch das Unternehmen Hartmann setzt auf proLogistik

The 3PL provider Hartmann International is building another logistics property on the site of the Paderborn Logistics Park. The new 20,000 m² building meets the latest sustainability standards and will be connected to the existing transshipment hall. In future, the processes upstream of goods distribution at both locations will be controlled by the WMS pL-Store® from proLogistik. In Paderborn, Hartmann International is responsible for handling logistics services for a growing number of clients from sectors such as food, industrial, healthcare and consumer as well as for start-ups. Various storage techniques such as narrow and wide aisle racking are currently used for stocking. Due to the recent massive disruptions in global supply chains, European companies are increasingly opting to stock goods close to their own production sites, which is leading to further demand for logistics space. We will strengthen this commitment even further with the new location. The standardized Warehouse Management System from proLogistik, with its comprehensive range of functions, will provide valuable assistance, as optimized processes will not only speed up order processing overall and make it more efficient.

12.03.2431.03.23 by pixel-admin

Moderne digitale Lagerverwaltungssoftware von proLogistik optimiert Baustoff Union

BAUSTOFF UNION NÜRNBERG relied on the expertise of proLogistik for the introduction of a warehouse management system (WMS). The implemented industry solution pL-Store® Techline from the intralogistics system house is part of a self-imposed digital agenda that the building materials retailer is implementing step by step. For logistics processing, this primarily means: increased stock reliability, reduced susceptibility to errors, end-to-end transparency and improved monitoring. At the same time, it is now much easier to instruct employees. With the final commissioning of the warehouse management system (WMS) pL-Store® Techline in 2019, BAUSTOFF UNION NÜRNBERG has practically fulfilled a wish for its milestone birthday and 50th anniversary. Like OBI-Baumärkte Franken and Regnitztal, the company is part of BU-Holding, which has already won the “Bavaria’s Best 50” award twice. The product range of this sales partner to the building materials industry comprises more than 25,000 products that are used in building construction, shell construction and new builds, civil engineering and gardening and landscaping. Digital agenda shows the way Outside of regular opening hours, customers of the building materials retailer can access a web store where more than 200,000 items can be ordered around the clock. This was set up by the BU holding … Read more

12.03.2418.05.22 by pixel-admin

Die Brauerei Gold Ochsen setzt für ihren Erfolg auf pL-Store® von proLogistik

The Gold Ochsen brewery, an Ulm original, has reorganized its beverage logistics with the aim of increasing stock reliability, creating end-to-end transparency and ensuring batch tracking. Industry: Beverage trade The Gold Ochsen brewery Realized project Implementation of the warehouse management system pL-Store®, including proLogistik hardware:pro-V-pad terminals and voice-supported picking with Pick by Voice. Prepared for every challenge Demand for beverages naturally varies depending on the weather and season. Major sporting events, such as the soccer World Cup, also have an impact on the number of orders and picks processed each day. By implementing a modern and flexibly scalable warehouse management system, the traditional Ulm brewery is now able to react quickly to changes in ordering behavior. New IT-supported processes can also be set up more quickly. Result The warehouse management system has since proved its worth in the sometimes hectic day-to-day work at the Gold Ochsen brewery warehouse, where around 300 different items are permanently stocked and around 20 truck tours have to be processed every day. In addition, there are self-collectors, whose number averages 45 per day. Customer-specific WMS facts Beverage module for warehouse management and its industry-specific functions: “The overall concept developed and implemented meets our requirements for … Read more