FORTNA Innovation Event featuring AutoStore

FORTNA hosted an invitation-only industry event in Johannesburg, tailored to companies that need to solve distribution and fulfillment challenges in South Africa. The event took place at the new Riverfields distribution center of TFG (The Foschini Group) in Gauteng.

The FORTNA team would like to thank TFG and especially Perk Nxumalo, DC Manager, for their great hospitality and endless support!

The programme was rounded off by inspiring talks from two industry experts and FORTNA customers who understand the challenges and opportunities in the South African market and who presented insights to the current set-up and future initiatives of their respective fulfillment operations.

• Werner Pelser, Group Director – Supply Chain and Logistics at Mr Price Group
• Michael Rhategan, Head of Logistics at TFG (The Foschini Group)

The programme included ample time for networking and discussing the development of the South African intralogistics industry.

Warehouse-Ready, Small Footprint Solutions

As a global AutoStore system integrator, FORTNA partners with organisations to maximise their available footprint with a goods-to-person (GTP), high-density storage solution that provides best-in-class space utilisation and picking productivity.

Learn how this partnership can maximise performance and capacity and provide real-time inventory control with minimal labour for any size operation.

FORTNA Insight

Warehouse-Ready, Small-Footprint Solutions

As delivery windows, customer expectations and labour availability continue to challenge omnichannel fulfillment operations, organisations of all sizes are searching for solutions that relieve market pressures and have the flexibility to react to opportunities and disruptions.

A solution gaining popularity for small to midsized organizations is employing high-density storage and fulfillment in smaller footprints. This solution can help these organizations quickly automate with a proven warehouse-ready, small-footprint solution that maximizes space, reduces labor dependency and satisfies e-Commerce and customer demands.

In this FORTNA Insight, we will discuss the benefits of a high-density storage solution in a smaller footprint and its flexibility, inventory control and cost savings.