(pressebox) (Neuburg/Kammel, 10.07.2017) Mary Kay Inc. is one of the leading companies specializing in the direct sale of makeup and skincare products. Lesley Cosmetics is the brand’s exclusive distribution partner in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The headquarters are located in Mölndal, Sweden, where the product range consisting of more than 600 available items is stored and from where the orders placed in the online shop are shipped. The company uses a Kardex Remstar storage system to ensure high precision and fast delivery times.

Mary Kay was launched onto the Nordic market by Lesley Cosmetics in 1992. In addition to having a network of independent beauty consultants, the makeup and skincare products have been sold via the company’s own online shop since 2003, which processes orders for both the consultants and their customers.

The incoming orders received by the warehouse contain 17 items on average. An efficient solution was sought for these complex orders, one which cut the delivery time and increased the order picking speed and precision. Further requirements included optimizing the flow of goods in the warehouse and introducing ergonomic workstations for the employees.

The use of a Megamat RS 350 from Kardex Remstar in combination with the Power Pick Global warehouse management software gives the customer the desired fast storage system. The items to be removed are indicated by means of an LED bar, which increases the picking accuracy and speed. In addition, the system makes it possible to pick goods and replenish stock levels simultaneously, making the process even more efficient. This has led to higher turnaround figures, resulting in the scrapping of the night shift.

The advantages at a glance:

• Order picking error rate reduced from 1.5 percent to 0.87 percent
• Size of footprint required cut from 120 m² to 6 m²
• Order picking times 200 - 300 percent faster
• Parallel picking and putting/replenishing
• Better ergonomics in the workplace thanks to the goods-to-person principle
• ROI within a year

Über Kardex Germany GmbH: Kardex Remstar develops, manufactures, and maintains dynamic storage and retrieval systems. The company is a leading provider of storage systems, order picking software, and life cycle services. Customers from all industries use solutions from Kardex Remstar to organize their intralogistic processes in a simpler and more transparent manner as well as to save space and cut process costs. Kardex Remstar customers come from a broad range of industries, such as automotive, electronics, chemical/pharmaceutical, retailing, mechanical engineering, or health care.

Kardex Remstar has two production sites in Germany (Bellheim and Neuburg). To date, the company has successfully installed around 140,000 dynamic storage systems across the globe. With an extensive sales and dealership network, Kardex Remstar is active in over 30 countries and employs around 1,200 people worldwide.

Further information is available at www.kardex-remstar.com