How Berlin-Chemie increased order picking productivity by 20%
The outcome
- Up to 20% higher productivity by switching from pick-by-voice to pick-by-vision
- Improved quality and traceability with instant product validation
- Employees can process up to 9 orders at once with multi-order picking
- Ergonomic, hands-free work boosts employee satisfaction
- Strengthened compliance with strict pharmaceutical regulations
About Berlin-Chemie
Berlin-Chemie has been developing, producing, and distributing pharmaceutical products in over 90 markets for more than 130 years. Since 1992, Berlin-Chemie has been part of the Menarini Group, the leading pharmaceutical company in Italy.
Challenge: Complex requirements and rising expectations
From its distribution center in Grossbeeren near Berlin, the company supplies the German market with around 1,000 shipments per day. Quality, accuracy, and process reliability are critical to every order.
“It’s important for our customers that they always receive exactly the right product in the right quantity and of the right quality,” says Fabian Eisenberg, Head of Distribution Logistics at Berlin-Chemie.
In addition, the pharmaceutical industry requires strict compliance, including full product traceability.
Berlin-Chemie already used a pick-by-voice system for hands-free order picking. However, it couldn’t validate individual products or efficiently support multi-order tasks.
To improve productivity, reduce errors, and optimize warehouse routes, the company decided to upgrade to vision picking with TeamViewer Frontline Pick.
„The advantage of pick-by-vision is that we now have diverse possibilities to validate the product, optimize the routes, and combine small orders via multi-order picking.“
Head of Logistics at Berlin-Chemie
Solution: Vision picking from TeamViewer
TeamViewer Frontline Pick runs on smart glasses and integrates seamlessly with Berlin-Chemie’s warehouse management system (WMS). It delivers hands-free order data and instructions to employees in real time.
With vision picking, employees can:
- Follow clear visual instructions to find items in the warehouse quickly.
- Validate products instantly using smart glasses and a ring scanner.
- Navigate optimized warehouse routes.
- Process up to nine orders in parallel.
Multi-order picking allows employees to pick several orders from the same location at once, reducing walking time and increasing efficiency.
Teams from Berlin-Chemie and TeamViewer worked together to ensure the rollout went smoothly. The company involved employees early, including testing different smart glasses to find the best fit for their daily operations.
Result: More speed, more precision, more satisfaction
With TeamViewer Frontline Pick, Berlin-Chemie achieved:
- Improved productivity by 15–20%
- Improved order traceability
- Reduced error rates
- A more ergonomic workplace
Overall, the new solution makes order picking faster, more precise, and easier for employees, helping Berlin-Chemie deliver consistently high service quality to its customers.
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