The Challenge For Ferdinand Gross, the primary objective of the design was to enhance the level of customer service through a cost-effective distribution concept and expansion of storage capacities. “Originally, Ferdinand Gross wanted to utilize unused space on their grounds for the DC expansion,” explained Dr. Volker Jungbluth, with Dematic. “We showed them how they could build their new distribution center within their existing building by modifying much of their system with Dematic Multishuttle. Our Solution Dematic retained the DC’s existing high-bay racking, and integrated it into the Dematic Multishuttle system, while repurposing it to handle roaming functions. Combined with the system’s captive functionality, the Ferdinand Gross DC became the world’s first syste

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