Successful outcome of a company-wide supply chain transformation

At its distribution centers in Brisbane and Sydney, Coles uses
state-of-the-art WITRON technology to pick 1.6 billion sales units
annually from a dry goods range comprising 19,000 different items.
More than 90 percent of these items are picked either fully
automatically or at semi-automated workstations. The WITRON
solution has fundamentally transformed not only the processes in
the distribution centers but also enhanced efficiency and product
availability in the stores. Working conditions for Coles’ employees
have also significantly improved. As a result, nearly 18 million
kilograms of manual lifting and carrying have been completely
eliminated each week across the entire supply chain. By halving the
required footprint compared to a manual warehouse, the ecological
impact has been substantially reduced - enabling the implementation
of a business model that is both economically viable and
environmentally sustainable. A third, even larger logistics center
is already under construction in Melbourne.