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Warehouse Automation · Completed
Bahrain Warehouse Automation for a Leading FMCG Company
Designed, installed, and integrated an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) to modernize the Bahrain distribution center of a leading FMCG company and connect it to SAP.
- Client
- A leading FMCG company in Bahrain
- Period
- 2021 - 2022
- Status
- Completed
- Type
- Warehouse Automation
ASRSSAP IntegrationRoboticsWMS
The Bahrain warehouse project turned a conventional pallet warehouse into a fully automated, SAP-integrated distribution center — a project defined by tight coordination across hardware vendors, IT, and live operations.
Challenges
- Coordinating a live warehouse retrofit without halting ongoing distribution operations
- Integrating a new ASRS platform cleanly with an established SAP WMS
- Managing multiple specialist vendors (conveyors, shuttles, lifts) on one timeline
Outcome
- 50% increase in storage efficiency
- 35% improvement in order fulfillment speed
- Marked reduction in manual handling errors
- Seamless integration with existing SAP systems
Key Learning
Technology lessons: system specification (capacity, throughput, floors) must be locked before vendor selection, not after
Risk management: phased cutover plans protect live operations during automation rollouts
Stakeholder management: warehouse operators need to be part of design, not just end-users of it