Frozen food company Panabad has opened a new logistics centre in Sant Quirze del Vallès (near Barcelona) to support its future growth. The 2,500 m² facility incorporates Mecalux’s Easy WMS warehouse management system, which oversees more than 200 SKUs of pre-cooked frozen bread products, as well as high-density storage solutions.
“We opened a new logistics centre because our business volume has continued to grow,” says Julián Martín, General Manager of Panabad. “We currently process over 7,000 tonnes of flour a year to manufacture products distributed to more than 2,000 clients. This growth pushed us to take the next step: we needed a better-organised logistics setup, more precise traceability control and more efficient product distribution.”
At Panabad’s logistics centre, Easy WMS comprehensively monitors the facility’s 200-plus SKUs. The software records every pallet received at the warehouse and assigns it a location based on product turnover and volume. One of Panabad’s goals for its new warehouse was to accommodate the largest possible number of goods. Mecalux installed two high-density solutions with a capacity for more than 3,000 pallets.
The warehouse operates at -20 °C, making it essential to minimise the amount of time employees spend inside the facility. “Each operator receives a pick path on their RF terminal designed to eliminate unnecessary travel. By following instructions from Easy WMS, they fill orders faster and reduce their exposure to low temperatures,” says Martín.
By commissioning its new logistics centre and digitalising its operations, Panabad has established a more organised operating model to continue meeting market demands.
