Lieken Brot- und Backwaren

Lieken Brot-und Backwaren supplies about 18,000 retail food outlets with fresh bread and baked goods under the Golden Toast and Lieken Urkorn brand names.

Industry: Fast Moving Consumer Goods / Food & Beverage

Location: Germany

Challenges:

Changing market conditions and new baked goods concepts within the business make it necessary to adjust production and logistics constantly. Additional challenges included:

• The necessity of maintaining a -24°C/-11.2°F warehouse

Solutions Implemented:

Lieken Brot-und Backwaren implemented an optimized shelving system, stacker cranes, conveyor system, automation, and plant visualization. The company also implemented:

• Automation Solutions

Benefits:

Holistically networked IT processes, universally automated flows of goods between production and goods issues, and the sequenced preparation of goods issues have increased the efficiency and throughput of the manufacturer. These initiatives have also lead to:

• Compact high bay warehouse with three aisles and 6000 pallet storage areas for single and double-deep storage
• Optimal use of space, faster processes, and lowest temperature loss
• Throughput increased to 880 storage and 100 retrieval per hour per SRM and 4,296 pallet movements per day