Godrej Korber secures automated warehousing contract

Godrej & Boyce has announced that its joint venture Godrej Körber has secured a major contract from a paint manufacturer for setting up an automated warehouse in UP. This order comes on the heels of the company strengthening its partnership with Germany based Körber AG, to bring together an unmatched depth and breadth of technologies and expertise to conquer supply chain complexity. The new project will help the company to seamlessly manage the movement and storage of 15,000 tons of decorative and industrial paints manufactured at Sandila, UP. The system is managed through a warehouse management system (WMS) interfaced with client ERP (Oracle) for seamless operations. The proposed system is seismic compliant consisting of double-deep linear stacker cranes, 15,000+ storage locations within the facility that is connected by input/output conveyors and auto-lifts bridging the connection between manufacturing and warehouse. Senior Vice President and Business Head, Godrej Körber, Naresh Tahiliani, informed that their partnership with Körber has helped the company to extend the solutions across the supply chain by integrating the best-in-class technologies available with its partners. The company believes that the warehouse automation market in India will grow at a CAGR of ~ 14% – 20% for the next 3 - 5 years and Godrej Körber aims to grow at 25% over the next 3 years.