Wärtsilä Signs Contract With Swisslog For Design And Construction Of Central Distribution Centre In The Netherlands
16, March 2009
Wärtsilä, a leading provider of complete lifecycle power solutions for marine and energy industries, has commissioned Swisslog of Switzerland to design and implement Wärtsilä’s new Central Distribution Centre in Kampen, the Netherlands. Swisslog will act as general contractor. The agreement is a part of the EUR 70 million investment which Wärtsilä announced in 2008. The value of the Swisslog contract is approximately EUR 50 million and will be distributed over 2009 and 2010.
The new Central Distribution Centre (CDC) will allow Wärtsilä to centralise the spare parts logistics from its nine existing, product-line specific spare parts warehouses to a single, global distribution centre. “The CDC will enable Wärtsilä’s 24/7 service strategy, improve customer service and realise cost savings, “says Tage Blomberg, Group Vice President, Wärtsilä Services.
Construction work is scheduled to start in August 2009. The spare parts from Wärtsilä’s nine warehouses will be moved to the CDC during 2011. As general contractor, Swisslog will provide a turn-key CDC solution being in charge of the design, realisation and start-up of the new facility, including building construction and all material handling equipment. Swisslog will implement its own software products and warehouse control system, and it will also be responsible for the overall integration of the systems.
“This order for a greenfield distribution centre reflects Swisslog’s approach to integrated logistics solutions, which ranges from consultancy to general contracting, to realisation and service. We thereby create clear benefits for the customer in terms of cost cuts and more efficient operations, “said Daniel Flink, President of Swisslog’s Warehouse & Distribution Solutions division.
Source: www.wartsila.com
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