Case Study-Modern AS/RS technology improves efficiency at two distribution centers

With 520 stores throughout Sweden, Dagab AB is one of the country’s four largest grocers. As part of an ongoing effort to efficiently serve customers, Dagab recently renovated two distribution centers. One serving customers in northern Sweden and the other serving customers in the south. In both facilities, cutting-edge material handling systems reduced cost and decreased delivery lead time. With the new systems in place, Dagab will be able to efficiently manage future growth.

Dagab AB opened the Stockholm distribution center near its head office in June 2008. It consists of dry, cold, and frozen areas. A unit load Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) and Sorting Transfer Vehicles (STVs) were introduced to handle dry products.

The AS/RS consists of six storage retrieval machines and has a storage capacity of 12,000 pallets. It handles full europallets (900mm x 1,400mm) and half-pallets (900mm x 700mm). Half-pallets are stored double deep

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