From 14th to 16th of May 2025, our team went to Saint-Martin-de-Crau (FR – 13) to audit a warehouse of more than 1 000 000 sq ft dedicated to Furniture.
This audit in numbers
⏱️ 2 days on site
📦 58 1251,16 sq ft audited for the first step
🗂️ 6 000 SKU
👷 50 pickers
🔎 3 optimisations scenarios performed
Results obtained (Average over 3 scenarios)
✅ 21% gains in total distance
✅ 27% gains in picking distance
✅ 6,55% gains on stops
✅ 11% gains on replenishments
Challenged identified
The site was looking for a simple and quickly deployable solution in order to improve its productivity.
We therefore worked based on the existing structure while respecting every constraint :
Implementation circuits.
Defined sequencing,
Imposed splits and cuts,
Respect of dimensions constraints (paletts / slot for width and depth).
Proposed solutions
The restitution was held on the 17th of July 2025, only 6 weeks after the audit.
Scenario 1 : Implementation optimisation by our optimisation engine, PIKXTRA, without changing the existing structure.
→ 8 sub-scenarios proposed, including moving one circuit and the reuse of a locked cross aisle.
Scenario 2 : Based on scenario 1, adding High and Low frequency zones
→ High-picked items are set closer to ending docks to reduce full aisle traversals.
Scenario 3 : Based on scenario 1, adding the creation of :
→ High activity zone centered,
→ Cemetery zone for slow movers, moved to the warehouse periphery.
👉 This Audit allows us to get concrete avenue for improvement, tailored to site’s specific constraints and offer relevant gains in productivity.
Coming soon : discover our client’s testimonial !
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