Project Background
Shanghai Pingwen Logistics Co., Ltd. is a large comprehensive third-party warehousing and logistics company, providing domestic logistics services and international shipping business for customers, including domestic railway, road, air transportation, urban regional distribution (including large item transportation and domestic container shipping), as well as warehousing services. The company uses global resources to provide sea and air freight FOB, CIF, DDU, DDP and other logistics services for customers.
After years of development, the company has branches in major first and second-tier cities in China, with headquarters in Songjiang District, Shanghai. Currently, there are branch warehouses in Jinshan District Shanghai, Tianjin, Chengdu, and Guangzhou. Warehouses in Central China and Northwest China are also under preparation. A nationwide network layout has been initially formed, using rich operational experience and continuously maturing information systems to provide integrated warehousing and distribution services for customers.
Storage Area
Nearly 400 sets of six-layer high-bay shelves installed, with forklifts picking pallets for bulk storage and piece picking.
Picking Area
Located in the center of the warehouse, equipped with three-story steel structure mezzanine shelves. According to the sales popularity of customer products, scientifically designed hot-selling product locations to minimize picking paths and improve picking efficiency; independent project operation areas are also available to meet the warehousing and distribution needs of customers with deep product categories.
Solution
Composed of manual packing stations, verification stations, and conveyor sorting lines. Due to site limitations, a three-layer closed-loop conveyor line was designed to complete multiple tasks within limited space.
Conveyor System
With a circular conveyor line as the main body, verification stations and packing stations are set up on both sides. Sorting bins that have completed picking tasks are scanned by personnel at the verification station using PDA devices to verify order items. The PDA device provides voice prompts indicating whether verification is complete. After verification, sorting bins are placed on the closed-loop conveyor line, and packing personnel take sorting bins from the middle layer of the conveyor line to complete packing, apply shipping labels, and register packing. Completed packages are placed on the bottom layer of the conveyor line, which transports packages to the DWS system.
DWS System
The DWS dynamic weighing system completes weighing, code reading, and automatic calculation of express shipping costs while packages are in motion.
Courier Diversion System
Based on DWS information feedback, packages from different courier companies flow to corresponding compartments, facilitating courier suppliers to classify and collect, avoiding courier cross-orders.
Pingwen & Bdaitec | Design Highlights
- Inter-floor Shipping: Built a conveyor line spanning floors, reasonably designed the slope of the conveyor line, effectively solving the problem of safely and quickly transmitting picking bins from the second and third floors to the first floor.
- Closed-loop Conveyor: In limited space, to complete multiple tasks, a three-layer closed-loop conveyor line was designed. The upper conveyor line holds picking bins awaiting verification, the middle layer holds picking bins awaiting packing, and the bottom layer holds completed packages.
- Empty Bin Return: The conveyor belt is equipped with reverse function, controlled by the customer, one-key start, the conveyor belt runs in reverse, achieving empty bin return, transporting empty sorting bins from the first floor to the second and third floors.
Project Results
Shanghai Pingwen Logistics handles B2B and B2C orders, using optimal methods for outbound processing. When undertaking major promotional activities, the warehouse can flexibly set up temporary efficient assembly line operation areas. Currently, assembly line peak capacity reaches 15,000 pieces, and total warehouse outbound peak reaches 50,000 pieces.
Reasonable warehouse layout, strong storage capacity, clean warehouse environment, flexible and efficient picking processes, and intelligent outbound assistance - every aspect demonstrates Shanghai Pingwen's professionalism and flexible response capabilities. Bdaitec is honored to cooperate with them, participating in overall planning, providing intelligent warehousing equipment, and designing unique highlights different from conventional approaches according to the customer's warehouse characteristics and requirements, saving labor configuration, reducing manual labor output, and intelligently managing outbound processes to maximize avoidance of human errors.