Kanban - Würth Industry Japan

Smart logistics for a more sustainable approach

Automated system solutions that reorder products according to demand using digital and contactless technology provide for optimal supply cycles based on actual consumption, shorter reaction times, and cost-effective logistics. Highly flexible Kanban systems help manage warehousing and product activities effectively and transparently. In addition to streamlining processes, Würth Industry is also focusing on reducing its resource consumption and CO₂ emissions. Kanban bins could therefore replace traditional transport packaging and circulate multiple times through the supply and logistics cycle.

Status: The Kanban solution can help industrial manufacturing companies both avoid conventional packaging waste and reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 53% compared to a traditional manual order processing system.

In addition, we are concentrating on the Kanban bins themselves, in particular by using circular materials to make the containers and shelves. We use regranulate in the production process, which is made from 100% recycled materials and can be reused. Any defective containers that we have to sort out from customer returns are ground into small pieces and transformed into new regranulate. Roughly one ton of CO₂ is saved per ton of regranulate compared to using new raw material.

Perspectives: More than 6,800 customers already rely on our automated procurement concepts, 1,850 of which are using Kanban solutions. In combination with digital systems and the use of renewable energy, we are striving to further reduce our CO₂ emissions in logistical processes together with our customers and partners.

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