- Vrealmatic
- Simulation
- Warehouse & logistics
Warehouse design and optimization based on data and simulation
We design the layout, slotting, flows and capacities of your warehouse. We compare the variants in a simulation with your data. Only the one that holds up goes into operation.
Gut feeling
Everything into the first aisle
The shortest routes. But pickers can't pass each other in the aisle, the others queue.
Simulated
Split across three aisles
Slightly longer routes, no waiting. Each picker works elsewhere.
- Most picked items
- Picker
- Picker waiting
Compared in the model
- Route length
- Waiting
- Orders completed
On paper the first solution looks better. Simulation shows the waiting the drawing doesn't.
Our approach
An efficient warehouse isn't designed at a desk. Data, flows and the people who work there decide.
We start with goals and measurable indicators, then move on to data about items and processes. We verify the variants in a simulation and with your warehouse staff. Only then do the racks move.
When to get in touch
Situations when it pays to recalculate your warehouse
Every major change in assortment, volumes or technology changes what the warehouse must handle. The sooner you verify it in a model, the cheaper it is.
- You are building a new warehouse, moving or rebuilding the current one
- Order volumes are growing and the warehouse can't keep up with seasonal peaks
- Your assortment, packaging or shipping method is changing
- Picking takes long and pickers travel needless distances
- WMS stock doesn't match reality and shipping errors are increasing
- You are considering conveyors, automation or a new racking system
What we solve
From the floor plan to daily operation
Each area can be solved on its own. The most value comes when the model connects them and shows how they affect each other.
- 01
Layout and arrangement
Zones, aisles and racking systems arranged for your assortment. For a new warehouse as well as a rebuild.
- 02
Slotting
Item locations based on turnover, dimensions and relations between items. The most picked items close to shipping.
- 03
Picking and routes
Picking method and routes of pickers and handling equipment. Less needless travel and waiting.
- 04
Capacities and shifts
The number of people, forklifts and workstations for regular operation and peaks. Shift planning based on expected volumes.
- 05
Conveyors and automation
A conveyor model shows the load of every node and its bottlenecks. You find out whether automation pays off.
- 06
Critical scenarios
Staff shortage, equipment failure or an unexpected peak. The model shows the impact before it happens.
Data & WMS
Your WMS stays. We connect it to the warehouse and to simulation.
We don't supply a warehouse management system. We are an integrator: we feed data into your WMS automatically from what happens in the warehouse and use it for calculations and simulations the WMS can't do itself.
Data capture in the warehouse
Code readers, scales, RFID and checks at receiving and dispatch. Fewer manual steps and fewer errors.
Your WMS or ERP
Remains the source of truth about stock. We connect via API and don't bend your processes around it.
Calculations and simulations
Simulations, planning and overviews run on WMS data in the VStation web interface.
About VStation
Process
From goals to a working warehouse
We build the model together with the people who know the warehouse. Only then does it deliver results you can trust.
- 1
Goals and indicators
What you want to improve and how we measure it: performance, costs, capacity, error rate.
- 2
Items and processes
Items, volumes, turnover and the flow from receiving to shipping. An audit of the current state.
- 3
Design variants
Variants of layout, slotting and technology. We review them with your warehouse staff.
- 4
Simulation and comparison
We run the variants against the same data in a simulation model and compare the results.
- 5
Rollout and monitoring
We introduce changes step by step and evaluate them. The model stays useful for planning.
A warehouse changes with its assortment and customers. That's why the process is a loop: with the next change we return to step one.
Demo
Conveyor system simulation
A model of items moving on conveyors shows how every node of the system works and how loaded it is. With real data and “what-if” scenarios it reveals bottlenecks and helps design a more efficient arrangement.
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