8-12 Weeks
4 – 6 Months
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Industry: |
Global Pharmaceuticals Manufacturer
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Company Size: |
30,000+ |
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Project Location: |
United States |
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Problem Statement: |
As part of a greenfield plant expansion, our customer requested support for the design of an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS). In a first step, the projected storage demand, the required retrieval performance, material flows and interfaces to IT as well as to the plant conveyor system were to be identified and mapped. Based on this conceptual information, an RFP was to be developed and sent to multiple ASRS vendors. Through a comprehensive vendor evaluation and value engineering process, the best-fit ASRS solution was to be selected for implementation.
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Meeting: |
Overview of the architectural plans and footprints of the site and the outlines of the planned building; high level understanding of the planned ASRS functionality
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Deep Dive: |
Analysis of projected handling units, workloads and support processes; understand planned operating hours and shift model
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Hypothesis: |
After analyzing all forecast-, process- and workload related data, the main focus of the ASRS design must lie on the performance parameters, especially the retrieval rate. While additional storage capacity can be outsourced externally, the pallet retrievals to feed production as well as finished goods shipping have to be performed solely within the ASRS on site.
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Project: |
2 consultants 12 weeks |
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Deliverables: |
Storage and retrieval workloads based on projected data simulated
Conceptual design of ASRS, support processes and conveyors developed Detailed RFP for ASRS vendors created and sent out Vendor evaluation based on their proposals and solutions Detail design and value engineering with selected ASRS vendor |
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Bottom Line Impact: |
Required footprint reduced by 20% Developed and selected solution 9% below budget |
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