Compact Storage of Multi Shuttles– Inform Storage and Warehouse Operation: Smarter Warehouse and More Efficient Operation

1.   Customer Introduction

VIP.com was established in August 2008, headquartered in Guangzhou, and its website was launched on December 8 of the same year. On March 23, 2012, VIP.com was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). VIP.com has five logistics and warehousing centers, located in Tianjin, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Sichuan and Hubei, serving customers in North China, South China, East China, Southwest China and Central China respectively, with a nationwide storage area of 2.2 million square meters.

2. Project Overview

VIP.com’s multi shuttle storage integrated system is a set of integrated systems for storage and order sorting with shuttle as the core, tailored by Inform Storage for VIP.com.

This project innovatively adopts the cooperative operation of Inform Storage and VIP.com, and the mode of charging according to the flow. The investment and construction of Inform Storage includes a complete set of automation systems and warehousing software solutions in racking, bins, multi shuttles, lifters, conveyor lines, distribution hoppers, WMS, WCS, and etc., to meet the customer’s order fulfillment in three business models: forward delivery, reverse supply and inter-warehouse transfer, and provide on-site automation system software and hardware operation and maintenance services. Ensure the high efficiency and performance effectiveness of the entire system.

3. Project Size

☆ 12 lanes;

☆ More than 65,000 cargo spaces;

☆ 200 multi shuttles;

☆ 12 sets of lifters;

☆ 12 sets of distribution funnels;

☆ 2 sets of picking and collecting conveyor lines;

☆ 1 set of WMS system and 1 set of WCS system.

4. Project Features

1). High self-production rate: All major core equipment of the system are self-produced, and the self-production rate exceeds 95%;

2). The self-developed multi shuttle has excellent performance and uses super capacitors as power sources;

3). The distribution funnel is specially developed for the VIP.com project as a work station for man-machine interaction;

4). Adopt a very personalized cooperation model with VIP.com, and put it into operation in the form of equipment rental.

5).Independently developed and customized a powerful WMS and WCS system for VIP.com:

☆ The WMS system focuses on order classification management and task distribution;

☆ The WCS system focuses on:

① Task scheduling, charging management, fault feedback, operation status information collection and analysis of all shuttle vehicles, etc.;

②Scheduling of lifter pick-up and drop-off tasks and layer-changing tasks;

③Sorting of distribution hoppers cargo, cargo collection task management, etc.

 

5. Project Benefits

1). Reduce customer investment risk

2). Improve the efficiency of logistics automation equipment

3). Reduce warehousing and logistics operating costs

6. One of the Operation Modes of Inform Storage

Operation services for this type of project:

Provide customers with a complete set of service solutions such as warehousing design and planning, intelligent warehousing and storage, handling equipment (racking + robots), warehousing picking equipment, conveying and sorting equipment, operation management services and warehouse management software:

Inbound quality inspection:

a. Jointly formulate quality inspection standards with merchants;

b. Configure information-based testing equipment to ensure that quality inspection results can be tracked and recorded;

c. It can also be adopted as the way of merchants dispatching quality inspection personnel

Goods storage:

a. Sort out the customer’s business model and determine the storage plan;

b. Configure appropriate storage equipment according to the characteristics of the stored goods;

c. Inventory dynamic management to realize real-time docking of goods information and merchants

Goods in and out of warehouse:

a. Configure optimized in-out automation equipment according to the characteristics of customer orders;

b. Configure appropriate WMS to connect with the customer’s order management system according to the characteristics of the technological process;

c. According to the quality requirements of warehousing services (accuracy rate of receipt and delivery, Inventory accuracy rate, product breakage rate) configure emergency plans

Order picking:

Configure optimized goods-to-person picking solutions based on order characteristics.

 

 

 

 

NanJing Inform Storage Equipment (Group) Co.,Ltd

Mobile phone: +86 13851666948

Address: No. 470, Yinhua Street, Jiangning District,Nanjing Ctiy,China 211102

Website: www.informrack.com

Email: kevin@informrack.com