Swisslog to Implement Distribution Center for Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä, a provider of complete lifecycle power solutions for marine and energy industries, has commissioned Swisslog to design and implement a Central Distribution Center (CDC) in Kampen, the Netherlands.

The CDC will allow Wärtsilä to centralize the spare parts logistics from its nine existing, product-line specific spare parts warehouses to a single, global distribution center.

As general contractor, Swisslog will provide a turn-key CDC solution covering design, realization and start-up of the facility, including building construction and all material handling equipment. The company will implement its own software products and warehouse control system, and will also be responsible for the overall integration of the systems.

The CDC will comprise of inbound and outbound logistics, technical quality control and heavy goods storage as well as automated mini-load and pallet high-bay storages. Construction work, which accounts for a sizeable part of the project volume, is scheduled to start in August 2009. The spare parts from the nine warehouses will be moved to the CDC during 2011.

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