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Customer Success - Bergendahls Food
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries
- Retail
- Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases
- Warehouse Automation
- Inventory Management
Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
Bergendahls Food, one of the larger retail trading companies in Sweden, was facing a challenge in their supply chain operation. The company, which operates in the Food, Fashion, and Home Deco sectors, needed a new real-time based supply chain operation to increase efficiency and delivery precision. The existing system was not able to keep up with the rapid growth of the company, which has 4,000 employees in six countries and generates a revenue of 1 billion Euro. The challenge was to find a solution that could modernize and automate their central warehouse, improving their overall supply chain operation.
About The Customer
Bergendahls Food is a rapidly growing company in the Swedish daily grocery trade. The company has 3,000 employees and generates 1 billion Euro from wholesale as well as its own grocery retail store chains City Gross and EKO. Bergendahls Food is one of the larger retail trading companies in Sweden. The business includes three divisions, focusing on Food, Fashion and Home Deco. The company has a workforce of 4,000 employees spread across six countries. The company's headquarters is located in Hässleholm, Sweden.
The Solution
To address the challenge, Bergendahls Food decided to invest in Aptean's Warehouse Management System (WMS). The decision was based on the need to develop the supply chain operation along with modernizing and automating the central warehouse. The implementation of Aptean's WMS provided a real-time based supply chain operation, which significantly increased the efficiency and delivery precision. The new system also included a voice interaction solution, which further improved the picking efficiencies and lowered costs.
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