Shipping operation flows smoothly at Amway

摘要

At its European Regional Service Center in Venlo, Netherlands, the Access Business Group picks, packs and distributes approximately 7,000 packages per day containing a variety of consumer goods-from cosmetics and personal care products to pet food and household items-from Amway and other contract customers. A new automated loose-fill protective packaging solution, installed in mid-2012, has increased packaging line throughput 133 percent to 14 shipments per minute. That, along with improved labor efficiencies, has saved the company about €40,000 annually. The Access Business Group provides efficient logistics services for storage, picking and distribution of goods. At its "European Regional Service Center" (ERSC) in Venlo, the company offers roughly 20,000 square meters of floor space to store goods for 15 distribution centers supplying consumers across Europe. In total, the central warehouse has about 21,000 pallet storage spaces available on seven-stories of shelving.