Case Study: Knuspr achieves 3x picking productivity with AutoStore

How automation helps Knuspr keep their three-hour customer promise

Knuspr, a German e-grocery startup, experienced steep growth in demand and needed to scale up operations without increasing their fulfillment center's footprint. Their core challenge was upholding a customer promise of three-hour order-to-delivery while requiring a system with high-speed picking capabilities and the flexibility to avoid a large capital expenditure. They turned to vendor AutoStore and its automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) to meet these needs.

The solution from AutoStore, implemented by partner Element Logic, was a high-density grid of robots installed within the existing warehouse without interrupting ongoing operations. This implementation by AutoStore doubled the site's overall productivity and tripped its picking productivity. The system allows Knuspr to confidently handle 3,000 orders per day and maintain its three-hour delivery promise, all while streamlining employee training and improving job satisfaction.

Knuspr

Aleš Malucha

Chief Automation Officer