Third-party logistics (3PL)
Third-party logistics warehouses serve several clients at once, and volumes and contract periods change quickly. Equipment that can go live in phases and be added to as needed is usually the first to look at.
Typical tasks
- Storing and picking goods for several clients in separate zones
- Following seasonal and client-driven changes in volume
- Sorting outbound goods by client and route, and loading
What to send us: The clients and product types you handle, volumes per day and at peak, contract periods, the building (owned or leased) and a site plan.
Common questions
Is automation worth it with short contracts?
Equipment that deploys quickly and can be moved or scaled by quantity is usually considered first, such as case-handling robots, robot sorting platforms and autonomous forklifts. Whether it pays off is calculated from the contract period and volumes.
Can one system serve several clients?
The equipment works by slots and tasks; separating clients and stock is done by your WMS, and the equipment dispatch software is interfaced to it per project.
Other industries
- Parcel, e-commerce and retail distribution
- Food, beverage and FMCG
- Plastics and home appliance manufacturing
- New energy: batteries and solar panels
- Cold chain and cold storage
- Pharmaceutical distribution and warehousing
- Chemicals
- Automotive parts
- Apparel and footwear
- Spare parts and MRO distribution
- Common tasks across industries
Not sure where your project fits?
Send us a layout, your volumes and what moves through the site. We suggest the modules and calculate the throughput.