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In 2019 in accordance with our traditions we release the first issue on the eve of the Moscow International Logistics Forum (MFF). This is an important meeting of industry professionals, where the results of the past year are discussed, development plans for the near future are made.
In front of you there is the 12th issue of the journal, by means of which we are completing the year of 2018. At the end of the year it is a good practice to sum up and make plans for the future. Leading players in the warehouse market, for example, have already done this at the end of November during the VI Annual Round Table on Warehouse Real Estate - Industrial Bollywood. You can read the details about the event on the pages of the journal.
We present to your attention the 11th issue of the journal, in which we have tried to collect relevant and reliable information, ranging from classic supply chains to logistic innovations.
For those who are interested in innovations in the field of logistics, we recommend to read the article written in Comitas company on high-speed sorting systems, as well as the article written in the STILL company, which shares its experience in automating the new European distribution center of the CASA furniture store network.
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Castorama, part of Kingfisher plc, entrusts Kuehne + Nagel with additional warehouse operations in Russia
Castorama, part of international home improvement company Kingfisher, has signed a 3 years agreement with Kuehne + Nagel for the logistics management of its distribution centre in Russia.
Castorama, a brand of Kingfisher, operates 20 retail stores in Russia. Aiming to further increase distribution efficiency and to maximize product availability for its customers, the retailer has entrusted Kuehne + Nagel with the provision of handling services at its warehouse in Chekhov.
The agreement leads to an extension of the existing cooperation between the two business partners, in which Kuehne + Nagel has been providing contract logistics and cross-docking services to Castorama in Russia since 2015. Under the new contract, Kuehne + Nagel is responsible for the entire logistics management of Castorama’s 63 000 sqm distribution centre holding up to 12 000 Stock Keeping Units (SKU). The comprehensive tailor-made solution includes value-added contract logistics services using state-of-the-art processes, such as pick-by-voice and other technologies, and is geared to maximize storage and handling efficiency.
“The ever-expanding range of products, sizes, styles, weights, colours and other SKU variations, continually enlarges the inventory profile of retailers,” says Perry Neumann, President Cluster Russia + Belarus and General Director of Kuehne + Nagel LLC. “We are very happy to underline our long-standing contract logistics expertise by being able to support our important customer Castorama with a powerful integrated solution for a more efficient and cost-effective warehouse management.”
“Professionalism and reactiveness of both Kuehne + Nagel operational team and project team were key contributor and facilitator of the successful starting of activity in a tight timing,” says Etienne de La Codre, Supply Chain Director of Castorama Russia.
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