Haacht Brewery

Haacht Brewery and its 400 employees realize a turnover of € 100 miljoen and produce 1,2 million hectoliters of beers and soft drinks a year. Some of their most famous drinks are Primus, Pepsi, Tongerlo and Keizer Karel.

The decision to proceed to the implementation of LES, was based on a thorough concept study. According to Patrick Dubois, the following objectives were crucial:

• Answering the specific question of distribution for traceability
• The ability to execute detailed recall operations
• Amelioration of logistic perfor-mance: warehouse management (stock & location), efficient picking, decrease of errors
• Application of the FEFO-rules (First Expired First Out) in a more precise way

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