Optimizing logistics processes has been the main objective of the company

Reservation Mont-Ferrant, devoted to the manufacturing of dig from 1865, belongs to the Group Agrolimen. His activity concrete in the production of wines received to the Denomination of Origin Digs, which commercialises under the prestigious marks Mont-Ferrant and Roger Goulart. Nowadays, it is considered in the sector like the most ancient company of Spain devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of dig. This veteran signature distributes his products by all the Spanish territory, although his presence is much more significant in the areas of influence of Barcelona and Gironinginga. The research of the excellence in his processes of production, extrapolates equally to his logistical area being is one of the key points and more taken care by Reservation Mont-Ferrant to the hour to offer to his customers dig of the highest quality. The quality, rapidity and hygiene in the management of his logistical processes are factors that stand out like this in the philosophy of the company.

Reserve Mont-Ferrant has relied on AS Software to communicate the activities of its two centres of production and logistics services, located in the town of Blanes Girona and the of Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Villafranca Penedès, with its headquarters, in Barcelona.

Through the implementation of automatic management system stores developed by ACE Software, the firm has managed to automate the management of its stores by effectively integrating information from them in your ERP. Thus the benefits gained in the short term include management real-time information flows associated with the movements of goods and logistics operations.

Thanks to this solution has accelerated the flow of work and has eliminated the possible human errors through its combination with radio frequency and barcode reading terminals. Specific booking-Mont Ferrant employs in their stores 8 radio frequency terminals: 5 for users located in their warehouse in Sant Esteve Sesrovires and 3 for those who operate in the Blanes.

Through the implementation of the GHS, the firm has managed to automate the management of its stores by effectively integrating information from them in your ERP

To Antoni Solè, Assistant Director-general of reserve Mont-Ferrant, the benefits that resulted in the implementation of the solution in the company have been indisputable. "We have improved our Organization as to be able to implement what we have reviewed and optimized circuits." We have also achieved greater control in the service and transport thanks to the traceability and above all we have achieved the Elimination of errors, both in cargo delivery. We have also managed an absolute control of the product that traceability has enabled us to know the history of each product delivered to the different clients as well as know what clients a product has served. "Ultimately, the most important thing is that we have improved our service to the customer."

The logistical circuit Mont-Ferrant reserve is characterized by being based on compliance with the law of food traceability. The obligation to implement traceability systems for industries in the sector of food entered into force on January 1, 2005.

Despite the fact that the regulation did not refer to that they would have to implement information systems and can set them manually, and although the company already contemplated the traceability in their processes, he opted to automate in order to offer its clients the maximum food safety in their products.

The automation of the traceability has been one of the most important aspects in the computerisation of reservation Mont-Ferrant. And that, as a result, the firm can set quickly systems and procedures that allow you to identify any problems that may exist with respect to food security.

The implementation of the automatic system of management of warehouses has meant so for signing a great advantage, which allows to reserve Mont-Ferrant quickly trace a product from any point of the chain of supply to the origin or origins, including all the intermediate steps.

To do this, traceability has been associated in the logistical circuit to control of the lot. This has allowed him to know all the history of the product, batch number being the common identifier for the same throughout the entire chain (purchasing, production and marketing). Mont-Ferrant reserve can be obtained in this way all the data necessary to ensure the traceability of its products and therefore ensure the food security of their customers.

The system thus allows you to instantly have information, not only of providers that supply (plug, bottle, etc.) components for the manufacture of each unit of product, but also to the clients for which it is intended, as well as manipulations that the product may suffer throughout the development process.

The system thus allows to instantly have information, not only of the vendors that supply components for the manufacture of each unit of product, but also of the clients for which it is intended

In the logistical circuit also the labelling has been integrated in the production line. This SGA generates tags of traceability of the lot that by means of a pneumatic arm stick boxes, ensuring traceability from the outset.

To carry out this process in the first place the user indicates product manufacturing, by associating a batch number. Thanks to the installation of a number of photocells in the packaging line, when a new box is detected by the photocell, the system generates a print order labeller which in turn creates a label with the data product/batch. A second photocell detects the arrival of the box, and generates an order taken off/gluing to the pneumatic arm. Finally the pneumatic arm paste the label to the box.

Also with the implementation of the ACE Software solution, reserve Mont-Ferrant has managed optimize the movement of goods (by reading with barcodes) as well as the best collection of products for routes. It has also reduced the risk of problems of reliability and availability of information to the fullest.

Ultimately, thanks to the automation of warehouses, reserve Mont-Ferrant has increased even more the speed and quality of the logistic flow, something really important at certain times of year such as the Christmas holidays or the day that is celebrated the feast of San Juan, dates where there is a very significant increase in orders of cava both at national and local levels.