Futurumshop

From warehouse to advanced logistics centre

Vanboxtel and Futurumshop have been working together since 2010. "With the rapid growth of our webshop, automation became crucial," says Harmen van der Meulen, founder and managing director of Futurumshop. "Vanboxtel set up a system that grows along with our business. We now process an average of 60,000 parcels a month, with the same number of warehouse employees as in 2010 - and that's thanks to the WMS."

The key efficiency step: pick-to-light

One of the biggest improvements came in 2015, when Vanboxtel introduced the pick-to-light system. "Before that, warehouse employees worked with pick slips and sorted by hand," explains Matthijs van Boxtel, managing director of Vanboxtel. "With pick-to-light, we automated the entire picking and sorting process, from the moment the order comes in right through to the truck getting on the road." Gerco says: "This helped us tremendously to speed up the process and minimise errors even more."

Ready for the future

The partners are now working on migration to SaaS-WMS. It’s a logical step, explains Matthijs. "Futurumshop has long operated on-premise, but now it’s time to switch to the cloud. It offers greater scalability and more security, as well as better support in the long term." Gerco says: ”It’s great that we can rely on the people at Vanboxtel during such big steps. They’re not just there for the technology, but also give honest advice and support our employees throughout the process.”