Last Mile Management

Automated Material Flow With Demand-Driven Replenishment

You are looking to ensure that your items are always available at the right place in your factory with minimal internal effort. Last Mile Management automates material flow between the warehouse and assembly areas through demand-driven replenishment.

Your Challenge

You need to manage the internal material flow across your production environment while ensuring the availability of all parts at all workstations. At the same time, you want to reduce manual effort and internal transport and to have a clear separation of intralogistics and assembly tasks.

How to Solve It…

…in a smaller production environment:

Blue plastic container containing screws, with a SmartLabel Cloud affixed to the bin.

You operate a smaller factory with only a few assembly workstations. Material flow is relatively simple, but even small inefficiencies in replenishment or packaging availability can impact production continuity.

Point of Use Material Triggering
With SmartLabel Cloud, material needs are directly triggered at the point of use. For example, when packaging material is required, a replenishment order is created easily with the press of a button on the SmartLabel Cloud. The signal triggers either an email message to the warehouse team or a digital order in the production planning system, ensuring fast reaction and simple internal coordination.

…in a larger production environment:

SmartLabel Cloud is used on a shelf in the production area

You operate a larger manufacturing setup with many assembly stations across multiple floors or buildings. There is more variety in materials and internal logistics is significantly more complex due to the distances, volume, and number of touchpoints.

With SmartLabel Cloud, material demand is digitally connected across the entire production site. The milk run receives digital instructions directly on its device, enabling scalable, efficient, and transparent replenishment processes. Combined with a supermarket setup and the optional SmartBin Cloud featuring Pick-by and Put-to-Light capabilities, internal material flow between the warehouse and multiple consumption points is optimized.

The Results You Achieve

Fast, reliable material availability at the point of use
Reduced manual coordination and internal transport effort
Optimized internal material flow processes across small and large production environments
Up to 25% lower costs for the entire intralogistics process
Up to 15% shorter walking distances in production
Scalable intralogistics solution from simple workshop setups to complex multi-site factories