4.8.2020 Germersheim. Mercedes-Benz global logistics center Germersheim celebrates, and this year a new, state-of 30. and commissioning anniversary-of-the-art warehouse complex. Aftermarket operation in the location in 1990, the then Daimler-Benz AG since then, and it opens as a central repository for the supply of spare parts, expands, are in various stages of expansion.
New art storage warehouse and conveyor technology due to complex circuit is on the cutting edge of technology. As a centre of expertise for global supply chain network logistics sales parts Daimler AG more than 150 countries return to the site, parts and commercial vehicles and Mercedes-Benz, Smart and passenger cars accessories for the COLT. The Center for Global Logistics the mobility of vehicles, especially from a systemic perspective, an important task for important areas at the same time during the 19th covid ongoing outbreak.
Our service and parts operations worldwide Thomas Schulz, head of Global Logistics Center for worldwide supply of spare parts and once more impressively the importance of the great commitment of the employees, emergency services, despite difficult market conditions, emergency personnel, trucking companies and many other customer mobility over the past month we have been proven,” he says. “Good and reliable spare parts supply from the Global Logistics Center is associated with the durability of our products. The staff can be very proud of.“
Global Logistics Center, in July 1990, opening the largest and most modern distribution centers for automotive parts in the automotive industry was. Automated conveyor systems, such as driverless transport systems and shelf control devices, already widely used, and since then, the Central Warehouse have been expanded and modernized until today. Art storage and conveyor technology with the commissioning of a new warehouse complex is a milestone in the continuous development of the site.
“A global logistics center in Germersheim successful and important history looks back. Continuous high availability of parts and a reliable partner-website after selling makes us. Quick availability of spare parts for all over the world, even in hard times we provide together with a global logistics network. With the commissioning of the new warehouse complex, dynamic and additional storage space make the location Germersheim we are creating for the future once again appropriate a“ global logistics center, Klaus Ziemsky site manager, says.
High-bay warehouse with a new warehouse
Germersheim-Sales facility, After Mercedes-Benz to celebrate the anniversary, the last Bed was commissioned. Of the new city includes a capacity of 80,000 m2. Medium and large parts for the new Hall 40 metre high – bay warehouse of the central element; high-middle parts-Collection stores, and high-performance storage and retrieval equipment with meter-12 is completed. Such speed electric monorail components and the latest technologies such as storage. Fully automatic high rack warehouse for material storage location, the chain carriers, and electric pallet lift conveyor is through a connection in combination with the rail. Employees in workplaces in the case of the embodiment, considering the efficiency and ergonomics, with a highly ergonomic goods-Man-jobs were there. For global expansion and modernization of the logistics center of 100 million euros were invested.
“The new high-bay warehouse with the opening of global trading, logistics, sales automotive spare parts logistics for the automotive industry with the latest automation technology centers standards we continue to Germersheim. Ingo M. Nobrega on linen, bass control & Design, Global parts supply chain network as a result of technical and I’ve noticed that digital transformation is the next step in our position,“ he says.
Yesil Island all over the world
Global Logistics Center in Germersheim in the southern Palatinate, is located on the island between the arms of Ren and Yesil altrhein. Queich, Worth, Ettlingen, along with open places on this Offenbach, and France, there were the central repository for instant access to 1.4 million square feet of warehouse space, approximately 500,000 different parts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, as well as Mercedes-Benz holds accessories. As Competence Center for Global Parts Logistics, Daimler AG Global Logistics Center manages the aftermarket supply chain.
The site provides the wholesale level of the group in Europe and overseas. Overall, global logistics center, a daily average of 40 thousand is going to consignment items. Shipping, truck, ship, train or plane, this is done by quick service in emergency situations. The supply of existing vehicles, in addition to a global logistics centre of the company in the light of the classics: there are lots of spare parts spout above a series of models can be used.
Global Logistics Center, about 3 thousand 100 employees. The rapid supply service operations all over the world with a market for Hannover, Cologne, Nuremberg, Mainz in Germany, five German logistics centers and wholesale outlets, including Atatürk 40 – – -ensure the product range connected with bets.
In harmony with people, nature and technology
Integrated Sustainability Energy and water consumption and emissions to continuously optimize the daily operations of Mercedes-Benz global logistics is at the centre. Already has been cut in half over the last 30 years, through the use of efficient equipment such as energy consumption per square metre of warehouse space and systems, technical. A photovoltaic system on the roof of the logistics Hall of modules over an area of more than 5000 m2 of electricity produces 15,000 kilowatt-hours per year-approximately 1.3 million. In addition, Germersheim, and 2 thousand 800 tons of CO2 per year, saves the factory’s own CHP plant heat and electricity to meet most of the needs of the plant.
Already in the design of the central warehouse at the beginning of the 80s, designers, maintenance, construction and not to pollute the environment as little as possible with the operation it took. Significant investments alone 30 years ago was the planting of the island. In 2019, but also the plant site, a large temporary change of 19.000 m2 of habitat in the midst of workers provides free was created.
Tree, shrub, and herbaceous species and great care in the selection of an appropriate type is used if the insect has been throughout the year with a flower. Trees, flowers and shrubs were planted in the fields and Yesil generated in terms of Biological Diversity. A solar sail with Workpods additionally, employees may reduce outdoor work and meeting request. Also, the very roofs greened over the past few years that they serve as a habitat for native plants and animals had. Thus, Global Logistics Center is making an important contribution to the protection of Biological Diversity.