Along with the development of the automotive auxiliary industry, the requirements in warehouse management have also become more stringent to ensure the timely supply of input materials for the next production stages. Therefore, the application of Kardex Remstar smart warehouse solution in the automotive auxiliary industry is considered an effective storage solution indispensable in the supply chain and logistics operations to increase management efficiency and better warehouse operations.

1. Difficulty in checking goods

In the absence of a smart warehouse in the supply chain and logistics operations, the number of warehouse jobs in the automotive auxiliary industry is numerous and extremely complex, such as: receive import and export goods; organize the delivery of goods; supervise the process of purchasing spare parts – components; manage the quantity of auto parts, details and components in the warehouse; plan periodically import goods; proactively solve related tasks within the warehouse and related departments; etc.

And there are lots of other extra jobs. When the number of imported auto parts and parts is too much and there are hundreds and thousands of types of items plus busy work, the inspection will be extremely difficult.

2. Difficulty in control inventory

Due to the specific nature of the automotive auxiliary industry, the number of spare parts is constantly being imported and exported, which leads to a stagnation in the process of continuously updating the inventory, especially with large warehouses. Moreover, the warehouse management has not been applied with a smart warehouse solution, so the statistical reports are usually based on recording in books or file excel, rather than based on the actual amount in stock, so updating the inventory number becomes very difficult.

3. Lack of optimization for picking up goods

In the automotive auxiliary industry, quick and accurate stock picking is required to ensure timely response to the automation production cycle.

Before the appearance of a smart warehouse, the variety of all car parts and accessories caused many problems when choosing goods such as: pickers can take a lot of time to find the right goods in stock, or take a long time to move between stalls, etc., leading to laborious selection and full of human error.

4. Difficulty in arranging goods

In the process of warehouse management of the automotive auxiliary industry, if smart warehouse design, goods will be arranged in a scientific way to help businesses save warehouse space, time and energy, while increasing labor productivity and making goods management easier.

And vice versa, if the goods in the warehouse are managed according to the traditional method, the goods are not properly arranged, not divided into different types of accessories, which can cause businesses to face many problems such as: it takes a lot of time to find the necessary accessories, a long time to pick up the goods, bad storage conditions (wet weather can cause rusting of car parts and accessories, etc.), can not control the goods for a long time.

5. Outdated equipment and technology

Warehouse management will become more difficult than ever if the equipment in the warehouse is outdated, and not integrated with automation. This will slow down the work in the warehouse, causing many risks, thereby affecting the entire system. Many Vietnamese enterprises today, although very well aware of this problem, are slow to solve it because they are still struggling to know which solution will meet their modern and cost-optimization criteria.

6. Lack of safety in warehouse management

With the traditional warehouse management method, especially in the automotive parts manufacturing industry, there are small and light detailed goods to heavy and bulky goods, so storing them in the warehouse will be very difficult to avoid accidents.

Occupational safety accidents will cause loss of time, money and also affect the morale of employees. People work better in an environment where they feel safe and cared for. Therefore, businesses need to look to smart warehouse solutions to provide the most ergonomic, safe and convenient working environment for warehouse operators.

With the traditional warehouse method in the automotive to auxiliary industry, operators face many difficulties to manage goods, affecting the production process of the enterprise.

Therefore, the emergence of a smart warehouse has solved all difficult problems in warehouse management, helped optimize storage for materials and parts in the automotive industry, and changed the way warehouses are managed. scientific and professional way. Moreover, it has also become an important part of the supply and logistics system of the automotive auxiliary industry, because a smart warehouse can help businesses:

• Detailed parts management in dealerships, service centers and production facilities, saving up to 80% of usable space compared to traditional storage systems
• Detailed tracking of the number of products each day, analyzing and evaluating product quality
• Improved efficiency and achieved a higher overall profit margin
• Stored a wide range of products in an automated warehouse: from spare parts to accessories, from tools to mechanical components, from nuts and bolts to large items like motors.

1. Vertical Kardex Remstar smart warehouse

If you want to maximize storage density and optimize storage space by taking advantage of warehouse height, a vertical Kardex Remstar smart warehouse is the most ideal storage solution, meeting the diversified storage needs of the automotive parts industry.

With Kardex Remstar vertical smart warehouse, businesses have a variety of choices including: vertical lift module smart warehouse (VLM), vertical buffer smart warehouse (VBM), vertical carousel smart warehouse (VCM). Each of these types of smart warehouses will have its own advantages that match each product’s characteristics that businesses want to store: from spare parts to accessories, from tools to mechanical components, from nuts and bolts to large items like motors.

Integrated with many modern technologies such as pick-to-light technology, scanning product barcodes, Power Pick smart warehouse management software, etc. a vertical smart warehouse will help manage logistics more effectively. Moreover, these smart warehouse systems are designed to be flexible and modular, allowing businesses to easily adjust to their needs and aim to build a smart factory in the future.

The Vertical Kardex Remstar smart warehouse possesses outstanding features of optimal storage space, fast picking speed, high security, ergonomics design, and diverse storage range compared to the horizontal Kardex Remstar smart warehouse.

2. Horizontal Kardex Remstar smart warehouse

The horizontal Kardex Remstar smart warehouse or Kardex Remstar horizontal carousel smart warehouse (HCM) is an effective automation solution for a height disadvantage warehouse for fast, reliable and cost-effective storage and retrieval. Integrated with Power Pick warehouse management software and pick-to-light technology, HCM smart warehouse helps operators easily manage goods, pinpoint the exact location of needed spare parts and get them quickly.

Besides the advantages that the solution brings, HCM smart warehouse is not a solution to optimize area, high flexibility, effective ergonomics design compared to vertical smart warehouse solution. Therefore, choosing this smart warehouse solution requires businesses in the automotive auxiliary industry to consider additional factors such as: storage product characteristics, business model characteristics, etc. so that you can make the best decision.

1. Optimal warehouse arrangement

Kardex Remstar smart warehouse technologies offer high-density storage in a compact footprint saving 40% to 85% of floor space; remove the wasted aisle space shelving requires and utilize the full ceiling height of your facility.

Tightly configured totes, bins, dividers, drawers and specialty holders, the Kardex Remstar smart warehouse helps to arrange categories, detailed items and auto parts in the most scientific, logical and efficient way to maximize storage capacity. Besides, the valuable part of the floor space restored after the smart warehouse application can be used to expand production capacity, store more inventory, lease or depending on the purpose of the business.

Moverovers, an automated warehouse, all stored products and auto parts are preserved in the best conditions, avoiding environmental influences affecting product quality.

2. Pick up goods in stock quickly

In a manual operation, pickers often fill just one order at a time, translating into pick rates of approximately 50 lines per hour. But Kardex Remstar smart warehouse, using the principle of “Good to person” – utilizes the goods to person delivery concept to eliminate walking as well as increase the productivity of picking.

Besides, an automated warehouse technology also integrates a picking system with “Pick-to-light” technology that directs the operator to the exact location of the pick double the throughput rates.

3. Effective inventory control

Smart warehouse solutions that inventory within a fully enclosed system; providing safe, secure and controlled inventory management. Besides, the ASRS system technology can be configured to permit only authorized personnel access to stored inventory through a personal login and password. This allows missing or misplaced goods to be tracked back to a specific individual. This enhanced level of accountability and security eliminates inventory shrink and its negative impact on the bottom line.

Moreovers, Kardex Remstar smart warehouse also applies warehouse management with barcode scanning technology to easily manage and control the amount of goods entering and leaving the warehouse, capturing inventory information in real time.

4. Make production development planning

With the characteristics of the automotive auxiliary industry, ensuring a certain amount of inventory along with updating inventory data continuously, quickly and accurately to promptly meet the industry’s smart manufacturing needs is essential.

With Kardex Remstar smart warehouse, not only helps businesses control inventory effectively, but also help businesses have specific and accurate databases to plan production development to ensure production and business activities take place smoothly, without interruption or errors.

5. Improve working environment

All auto parts products stored in a smart warehouse from small parts to heavy/bulky items can be delivered to the operator at an optimal ergonomic height – also called the “Golden Zone” (between a user’s shoulder and knees). Shelves, trays or bins of an automated warehouse are presented in easy reach, eliminating bending down to retrieve an item stored low, or stretching up to grab an item stored high. With some ASRS units, the addition of a lift table can be necessary to achieve this ergonomic benefit. This substantially reduces the risk of worker injury, absenteeism, insurance premiums and claims for worker’s compensation.

Further, by delivering items to the operator and eliminating walking through rows of shelving operator fatigue is minimized. With the Kardex Remstar smart warehouse solution, goods will be delivered to the operator based on the principle of “Good to person” principle, to eliminate walking through rows of shelving, thereby reducing work as well as improving employee morale.

Autotech Machinery is a leading company in Vietnam in the field of industrial machine designing and industrial machine manufacturing, bringing factory digitization solutions to manufacturing enterprises in Vietnam.

With a spirit of always striving to outperform every day, Autotech is never satisfied with the present, we wish to bring practical value, customer satisfaction in each product – service provided, and become a leading partner accompanying customers in the next projects.

In order to meet the needs of all customers in the best way, besides providing a system of products and services related to mechanical engineering and automation solutions, Autotech also expands its product and service portfolio to the field of an automated warehouse, when it becomes the official distributor of the world’s leading Kardex Remstar smart warehouse system.

Autotech is currently providing a complete set of Kardex Remstar smart warehouse solutions including work items such as consulting and smart warehouse design; install a smart warehouse in line with business needs; provides a complete set of services related to a smart warehouse, etc.

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