WACKER opens logistics centre at Amtala production site

 Munich-based chemical group WACKER opens a new logistics facility at its production site at Amtala near Kolkata. The high-bay warehouse has a capacity of 5,000 pallet spaces and will be operated by Wacker Metroark Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (WMC), a joint venture between WACKER and Kolkata-based Metroark. The new logistics centre compliments WMC’s existing network of warehouses strategically located in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata.
Commenting on the occasion Dr. Christian Hartel, President of WACKER’s silicones business division, said the new facility will help maximise flexibilty of logistics, increase delivery speed, and minimise lead times for customers. “This investment will strengthen our growth opportunities in India. Therefore, the warehouse has more capacity than we will use currently,” he said. He emphasised that investing more than one million euros for the facility will have an immediate effect on WMC’s ability to increase the efficiency of its logistics operations. “This will enhance the accuracy and traceability of our deliveries for our customers, and will ultimately help to keep the costs in line,” he adds.
The high-bay warehouse utilises 10 layer racking. It uses Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) forklifts that are wire guided to retrieve goods. The SAP warehouse management module ensures improved insight into the inventory and storage locations. Scanners will keep track of various transactions in the warehouse. Thus, the inventory information is made available to the operators in real time via a computer interface attached to the VNA.

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