Case Study: South West Healthcare achieves 500% inventory capacity increase with AutoStore

500% Inventory Capacity Increase for South West Healthcare

South West Healthcare, a healthcare provider in Australia, faced significant space constraints and slow order turnaround times at its manual distribution center. This was a critical issue as it serviced fourteen facilities across the region. The vendor, AutoStore, provided an automated storage and retrieval system, implemented by partner Dematic, to address these challenges.

The solution from AutoStore and Dematic introduced a high-density grid with robots and goods-to-person ports, which automated the facility. This resulted in a 500% increase in inventory storage capacity and significantly faster order fulfillment times. The system also provided crucial scalability to meet future regional healthcare demands, greatly improving operational efficiency and reliability for patient care.

South West Healthcare

Michael Farley

Construction Project Manager