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WAREHOUSING Reliable partner for value-added logistic process automation MOVING YOUR BUSINESS FORWARD

Reliable partner Vanderlande is a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses. This ranges from goods receiving and storage, through to consolidation and shipping. At all times, we are dedicated to designing solutions that reduce operational costs, generate higher productivity, optimise space and enable the highest levels of service. We have established a global reputation over the past six decades as a highly reliable partner for warehouses and distribution centres (DCs), and use our experience to implement the optimal solution for your needs. Our in-depth understanding...

However, we don’t simply deliver systems, but instead focus on the optimisation of our customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Our services focus on increasing your logistics performance and we possess all the required capabilities in the relevant disciplines. This ranges from system design through supply chain management and manufacturing, to information and communication technology, system integration, project management and customer services. Through close cooperation, Vanderlande strives for the improvement of your operational activities and the expansion of your...

Added value Vanderlande is a leading supplier of logistic process automation for warehouses and distribution centres, with a proven track record of over 1,000 satisfied customers in a wide range of industries. In addition, 12 of Europe’s top 20 e-commerce businesses have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions. Your customers are coming under increasing pressure to handle rising operational costs and cope with the demands for shorter lead times. They also need to get the right products to the right place on time, more frequently and at a competitive price. Today’s...

We serve our customers locally from our many offices around the world, and our regional customer centres handle all key business functions and maintain direct contact with you. Exceeding your expectations is what drives us, reflected by our core value of building our reputation. However, we do not believe in ‘standard’ designs, but ensure you have the best total solution to match your needs. As well as a complete range of state-of-the-art material handling equipment, we offer software to optimise the operation of your system. These software products integrate seamlessly into your...

Market segments Vanderlande specialises in solutions for e-commerce, fashion and food retail. Many of the world’s leading retailers, wholesalers and e-commerce companies already rely on our wealth of experience in the automated warehousing market. E-commerce DCs are challenged to fulfill thousands of orders with evershrinking lead times. The trend for nextday and even same-day deliveries is increasing, and the rapid growth of online sales across many sectors means that large quantities of small orders have to be handled on a daily basis. In addition, customer satisfaction is of the utmost...

Improving your competitive position Vanderlande is dedicated to improving your business processes and competitive position by providing automated material handling systems and services. Our focus is to increase your logistic process performance today, tomorrow, throughout the entire lifetime and beyond.

Increased service levels Customers are placing increasingly tough demands on the service levels of warehouses and DCs: late cut-off times, short order lead times, more frequent deliveries of (smaller) orders, high delivery reliability, 100% accuracy, and store- and shelf-ready product deliveries. At the same time, you need to reduce costs and handle multiple retail formats, which make operations increasingly complex. We are proud to continually develop innovative and sustainable solutions that help you to overcome these challenges and strengthen the competitiveness of your business....

Innovative systems Vanderlande can meet any warehouse’s demands in full. Through our in-depth understanding of business processes in warehousing and distribution we can provide you with competitive automated solutions that help you to meet the changing demands of your market. Automated storage and retrieval systems Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) are a key innovation in modern warehousing logistics. They are highly beneficial in a range of processes: bulk storage, order picking and consolidation. AS/RS systems make optimal use of floor space and enable storage density to be...

of your operation and products. We offer a broad range of solutions for individual products, cases and pallets, including zone-picking, goods-to-person and batchpicking, through to fully automated case- and tote-picking systems. Sortation systems Automated sortation systems improve productivity, throughput and delivery accuracy. They can be beneficial in several parts of the supply chain: unloading of inbound containers, cross-docking processes, order picking, shipping sortation and returns handling. Vanderlande offers a wide range of solutions including both line (sliding shoe, pusher and...

Optimising your warehousing operation Optimising space utilisation Increasing storage density is one of the most important drivers for warehouse automation. Many companies are running out of space and want to process more volume in the same facility. Building traditional, manual DCs is difficult and costly, especially in highly populated areas. Our solutions can improve space utilisation in your warehouse by up to 60% and triple your facility’s throughput per square metre. Reducing operational costs Low margins make it necessary to reduce operational costs and improve efficiency. Warehouse...

Intelligent software Software products are an integrated part of our solutions. Increasing data output can be fully controlled by VISION, Vanderlande’s warehouse management (WMS) and control (WCS) system. VISION provides all the required functionality to manage your warehouse processes. Its scope covers both manual and fully automated warehouses using pallets, totes, cartons and loose products. VISION includes complete turnkey solutions for the most critical warehouse processes. These include material flow handling, user applications for picking, counting and exception handling, and...