CASE STUDY

Pharmastock, Athens (Greece)

Pharmastock, a privately owned warehouse distributing medications and para-pharmaceutical products, was established in 1994. It is housed in a 4-storey building measuring 1,900 square meters in total. In 2015 Pharmastock invested in automation and BD Rowa™ technology. The initiative enabled them to increase their throughput to serve 250 pharmacies with approximately 4 deliveries a day.

Operating in a business environment with a great deal of uncertainty has created challenges that we managed to overcome with the aid of BD Rowa™ Technologies. Our ongoing investements in 4 BD Rowa™ Vmax solutions and one BD Rowa™ Smart system have simplified our processes and boosted our efficiciency, while creating a strategic point of differentiation.

Konstantinos Stavroulias | General Manager, Pharmastock Athens

BD Rowa at Pharmastock, Athens (Greece)

BD Rowa™ Solution

SYSTEM

4x BD Rowa™ Vmax 160

1x BD Rowa™ Smart for handling of returns

CAPACITY

4 BD Rowa™ Vmax: approx. 104,000 packages

FACTS
  • approx. 1,000 m² warehouse area
  • 16,000 handled items
  • 4 deliveries per day (250 pharmacies)
  • total daily traffic: 930 totes with an average of 18,000 order-lines an 30,000 packs

 

  • 4 BD Rowa™ Vmax handle 57 % of total daily order lines and 65 % of total SKUs output
  • Number of employees involved in picking is reduced by 40 %
  • Customer growth of 40 % can be managed thanks to process automation
  • Number of daily deliveries is doubled
  • Customer growth of 40 % can be managed due to improved process efficiency
  • BD Rowa at Pharmastock, Athens (Greece)
  • Pharmastock, Athens (Greece)
  • Pharmastock, Athens (Greece)