Production of mesh carts for sorting fruit and vegetables and moving to locations - 300 pieces

About the buyer

The buyer is a trading company specialized in marketing and distributing fruit and vegetables, successfully adapting to market conditions for over 27 years.

The company's main functions are:

- distribution of fruit and vegetables or wholesale to all consumers in the region where they are located;

- purchase of domestic production of local origin;

- cash&carry or retail to end consumers.

The buyer has just moved to a new and larger warehouse.

Wholesale activity

Parallel to the development of wholesale, the logistics of the trading activity is also developing. Today, customers expect goods to be in a predictable location, in the required quantity and form, with the necessary information available anywhere and in reliable quality.

When managing stocks, basic knowledge is how much the increase in stock will increase sales, profit, and speed up order fulfillment time. Operating on a feeling is no longer the right choice for management. Consequently, trading companies are increasingly developing business analytics and intelligence. There is a need for transport vehicles that decisively contribute to meeting customer requirements.

Wholesale logistics activity, with its strategic, tactical, and operational operations, contributes to the perception of reliability in customers to the greatest extent, and partly also to the perception of quality and predictability. In the conditions of a saturated market, the success of individual trading companies within a certain branch is undoubtedly dependent on the development, technological equipment, and appropriate organization of their logistics, which must employ highly motivated employees.

Selection process

When choosing carts, it is necessary to recognize:

- technological requirements of the process,

- required load capacity and usable height,

- condition of transport paths (paved, gravel),

- clarity of load gripping,

- required work speed, agility,

- available workspace,

- clarity at work,

- availability on the market (services, spare parts),

- special requirements regarding the use of work equipment (allowed noise, odor, etc.)

Proposed solution

= Mesh containers for supply
 
Mesh wire carts are constructed from a metal plate at the bottom, with dimensions of 1200x800 mm. The load capacity of the carts is up to 500 kg. The carts are equipped with two swivel and two swivel casters with brakes, with a diameter of Ø 125 mm, made of blue non-marking rubber.

The structure consists of two plug-in side walls and a white galvanized back wall. The usable height of the articles is 1605 mm, with mesh eyelets measuring 50x50x4 mm. The mesh wire carts can be equipped with up to 6 intermediate shelves.

Advantages of the solution

Mesh carts with dimensions of 1200X800 mm enable:

- maximum utilization of surfaces and space - 1 mesh cart with two shelves replaces 3 Euro pallets,

- reduction in the number of workers,

- automation of the flow of goods,

- greater safety and humanization of work,

- achieve a load capacity of up to 500 kg.

If you also want to improve the transport paths of your company, please contact us.

Sources
RAK, Gregor, Logistics of internal transport and storage [Electronic resource]: study material for the 1st year / Gregor Rak. - El. book. - Ljubljana: Zavod IRC, 2011. - (Higher vocational program Logistics Engineering / Zavod IRC)
Gajšek, Brigita & Cedilnik, Marko. (2018). Logistics of trading activity.