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Beardsleys Narrow Aisle Warehouse in Nottinghamshire
Case Studies
ABC ltd had their own warehouse and distribution vehicles. They leased a large industrial premises consisting of a warehouse and associated offices. They recognised the overall cost to them of this facility and investigated the option of outsourcing all their warehousing and distribution.
They found that there were many logistics companies with both warehouses and vehicles, but very few were able to deliver a customised business solution. In this case, ABC Ltd purchased palletised stock in bulk from all over the UK which required case-picking to individual customer order and then delivering to a tight timescale.
Beardsleys were able to offer a fully customised solution which allowed them to dispense with their old premises and move into smart modern offices close to where they were originally located. Their warehouse (Beardsleys) is now some 70 miles away.
Thanks to a modern computer system, any initial fears over the warehouse being separated from their offices were soon dispelled. The Beardsley computerised warehouse management system offers a highly detailed real-time view of orders and stock. Customers can access transport and warehouse systems via the internet to put on orders, check stock, POD's etc.
The conclusions:
- Outsourcing the complete logistics solution made huge cost savings because of sharing the facilities with other users.
- The customer has access to highly sophisticated computer systems which would have been uneconomic for them alone
- Outsourcing the logistics has resulted in a higher level of customer service, more timely deliveries
- The customer has been able to concentrate more on developing new products and looking after their customers, and not concerning themselves with logistics
Beardsleys now take in palletised stock on a daily basis and then case pick this stock to despatch mixed orders which are shipped both UK wide and internationally. Beardsleys pick in excess of 5,000 units per week.