Making good use of space
Pan Asia Logistics Singapore's productivity efforts are driven by the needs of its customers.
THE decision by Pan Asia Logistics Singapore to invest in an advanced storage system that could hold more materials in less space turned out to be a critical turning point for the company's drive to be more productive.
Known as mini-load automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS), it enabled the third-party logistics player to create a storage capacity that required half the space. This helped increase operational efficiency by three to four times compared with conventional systems, and also reduced the manpower required by 30 per cent.
"Faced with scarcity of land, labour and escalating cost, we embarked on an ambitious productivity project jointly with our client to install the mini-load ASRS. The system is specifically designed to address and optimise resource utilisation," said Mr Gerald Tan, CEO of Pan Asia Logistics (PAL) Singapore. The logistics services provider counts multinational corporations like Mercedes-Benz, Bayer, Panasonic and BASF among its customers.
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