b'12American Journal of Transportation ajot.comThose who adapt. WarehousingSucceed DistributionFulfillmentThe number of gates at the transit terminals and warehouse will increase from 188 to 251. Expansion at Dachser Nuremberg Facilities 250,000sq.ft.Dachser, a global provider of logis- Engel,BranchManagerEuropean CentralStationsecurityandwettics solutions, is investing in its loca- LogisticsatDachsersNurembergsprinklersystemstioninNuremberg,Germanywithlogistics center. 22ceilingswithbothrackandbulkthe expansion of its transit terminalsAs the centerpiece of the facility,storagefor industrial goods and food by overthe number of gates at the transit ter-21doors55,972 sq. ft. minalsandwarehousewillincreaseOperationsIn addition to expanding its cor- from188to 251.Inadditionto theImport/ExportSpecialistsporate office building by 12,917 sq.expansionofthetransitterminals, Drygoodsandspecialtyfoodft., Dachser is also creating extra park- Dachserisalsocreating11,840sq.distributioningspacesfortrucksandemployeeft. of additional space for customized Orderfulfillmentandpick/packvehicles.Overall,thecompanyisservices in contract logistics. Alltypesoftransportationresourcesinvesting EUR 22.5 million (approx.d aChserL ogistiCsC enter Customer Service$25 million USD) into the project as the construction phase recently com- e xpands itsC apaBiLitiesE-Trackerinventorymanagement Onlineinventoryvisibilitypleted at the end of May.For example, this expansion will CustomerservicerepresentativeforInearly2009,Dachserbeganenable the logistics center to serve aseachaccountoperations at the existing facility ina central warehouse for a well-known theNuremberg-Feucht-Wendelsteincustomer in the premium segment for business park. The logistics center iswinesandspirits.Further,Dachser located near the A3, A6, A9, and A73supportsthiscustomerwithawideLet TEAM LOGISTICS be your warehouse.highways;providingquickaccessrangeofsupplementaryservices toreachingcustomersaswellasinadditiontostorage,picking,andCALL 201-773-0770enabling a seamless and rapid supplytransport services. ofgoodstotheNurembergmetro- Moreover,thewaitingareafor politan area.trucks has also been expanded as well Over the past ten years, our loca- as the creation of a parking lot specifi-tion in Nuremberg has seen positivecallyforsubcontractortrucks.WithAnton BEckEr scott owEnsdevelopment in the areas of industrialthesenewadditions,parkingcapac- LEsLiE GrEEr Ed Gutgoods and food, as well as in ware- ity will be able to manage up to 130Providing efficient and flexible warehousing, distribution, order fulfillment and housing. So much so that we have nowtrucks.Additionally,anewparkingother value added logistics services in the NY/NJ metropolitan area.reached the limits of our capacity withgarage adds an extra 135 spaces for theexistingfacility,saysBernhardemployees and visitors.www.teamlogistics.comProGlove and StayLinked partner(IMPACTcontinued from page 10) andwarehousesintheUS.Prologis of cost and delivery speed if differenthas facilities everywhere. At the end to help logistics and supply chain firmswarehouseswereused.So,anotherof the day, we dont care where stuff achieve digital transformation warehouse may be further away, butis made, said its CEO and chairman, cost less in terms of delivery chargesHamid Moghadam, in a recent televi-ProGlove,theleaderinergo- astheMARKDisplay,tointerfaceand be faster because of traffic or tolls. sion interview. We care about where nomicwearablesforindustry,andwith existing warehouse systems in aAutomationhasbecomemorethe stuff is consumed.StayLinked, the developer of modernreliableway,quicklyandeasily.Itsand more commonplace in warehouseButasmalleroperatormight mobile software and IoT integrationalso now easy to work together withoperationsaswell.Thisreflectsnotbecome worried if goods start flowing platforms for legacy supply chain sys- otheremergingtechnologieswithoutjust advanced technology, but dramaticthrough the Suez or Panama Canals tems, announce their integrated solu- endless integration hurdles. costreductions,aswellastheneedinstead of across the Pacific.tions partnership. Together they aimDisruptions in the current globalto combat a shortage of skilled labor.Alltheseshiftsinsupply,con-to streamline access to the efficiencieseconomyhavepromptedoperationsCovid has demonstrated these benefits.sumptionanddistributionpatterns ofmobilityandprocessautomationmanagers to quickly reexamine work- The general perception of auto- necessitatewarehousesystems for companies in warehousing, distri- flowstomakethemmoreefficient,mation is that youre looking at a big,changesandoverhauls.Eachopera-bution, and logistics. productive and safe for their workers.darkfacility,withhardlyanybodytion is at a different stage of devel-IndustrialIoTintegrationhasTechnologieswhichcanbeadoptedinit,runningonitsown.Butmoreopment. Some, said Khasis, are still emergedasoneofthemorecriticalquickly to meet these goals, like thecommonautomationisautomatingstrugglingwithhugelyexpensive piecesforempoweringworkforcesMARKwearablebarcodescannersapieceoftheprocess,saidStone.legacy systems installed a decade or andincreasingwarehouseproductiv- from ProGlove, are a win for opera- Automationisoneofthosethingstwoago.Others,hecontinued,that ity,saysAndreasKoenig,CEOoftors needing to pivot. The StayLinked. you can do and say these are placesrecently built state-of-the-art facilities ProGlove. Our partnership with Stay- ioplatformenablescompaniestoIdontneedapersonhere.Really,are much further along.Linked has allowed our customers touse the latest in automation and IoTyoure not at a point in history where,Covid certainly gave everyone a use the latest ProGlove wearables, such(PARTNERcontinued on page 14) oh, I, Im going to eliminate jobs andheightened sense of urgency. People hurt people. Youre just trying to keephavecometous,askingforhelp, up. Covid exacerbates that. looking for technology, said McDon-ald. That was always the case before. i mpaCt oFs ourCingC hanges But now its intensified.Asmanufacturers,retailersandTacklingthesenewdistribu-distributorsalikescrambletofindtion imperatives is no easy task and sources for the goods they need, tech- cant be done overnight, or either in nology becomes central to the quest.a matter of weeks and months. Cus-Butwithchangesinsourcing,musttomersareinterestedindoingthis, the warehouse change as well? Willobviously in response to Covid, but near-sourcing,forexample,necessi- they cant get it done quickly enough tatewherewarehousesanddistribu- today because you have to redo soft-tion centers are built? ware, you have to redo systems, you Itdependsonyourscale,havetotrainpeople,saidStone. Thompson said. He cited Prologis, theButtheyaremovingthatway. The Planzer team no longer needs to dismount from a forklift to scan pallets upon arrival. largest owner of industrial propertiesTheyre seeing the wisdom.'