On Time and Within Budget at INTERSPORT
INTERSPORT
INTERSPORT Deutschland eG, based in Heilbronn, knew that champions don’t settle for limitations. The company experienced continuous assortment and unit sales growth, coupled with increasing distribution complexities. As a result, the central warehouse reached its capacity limits. Compounding the challenge was a low level of automation, which restricted the flexibility needed to expand delivery services.
Recognising the urgency to adapt, INTERSPORT partnered with GEBHARDT Intralogistics Group to implement a state-of-the-art warehouse expansion. By integrating highly automated intralogistics components, the company reclaimed its position as a leader in service excellence, delivery speed, and customer satisfaction.
A Holistic Solution Across Different Storage Areas
The entire logistics process chain and warehousing are divided into a high-speed picking and shipping system with a connection to an automated carton warehouse (automatic miniload warehouse) with a total of 74 GEBHARDT StoreBiter® One-Level-Shuttles (OLS) and six storage and retrieval machines (SRM).
The goods receipt is automated in the best possible way via GEBHARDT ConBooms and connected to the miniload warehouse via conveyor technology. The miniload warehouse is connected to the »fast-moving zone« and the packaging and shipping area via connecting conveyor technology. A total of 4.3 km of
conveyor technology was installed in the project.
Picking occurs at shuttle pick stations and in the fast-moving order picking area. Pick-by-light is used both at the shuttle pick stations and in the fast-moving
zone, which consists of 36 picking stations. Following picking and automatic weighing, the shipping cartons enter the packing line consisting of 24 packing stations. The cartons are then transferred to the shipping area via automatic strapping.
„When all is said and done, it is essential to have the right technology. And
I have to say that GEBHARDT was the right choice for us. The fact that we
were on time and within budget speaks for itself."
Thomas Storck, CFO of INTERSPORT Deutschland eG
GEBHARDT aligns INTERSPORT logistics center with new market and distribution requirements
INTERSPORT is number one in sports retail and supplies over 1,000 retailers worldwide - and with growing success, thanks to the omnichannel platform. Tight warehouse space and outdated software urgently required a modernization of the goods receipt. With the solutions from GEBHARDT, more than 2,000 containers per hour are now checked in at the goods receiving area and around 1,800 containers per hour are stored and retrieved. You can see how this was realized in detail in the reference video.