Schuurman Schoenen

To over­come the surge in demand and higher order vol­umes, the com­pany made the strate­gic deci­sion to deploy TORU, an advanced auto­mated ware­house robot devel­oped by Mag­a­zino. TORU com­bines cut­ting-edge tech­nol­ogy with inno­v­a­tive fea­tures to opti­mize ware­house oper­a­tions, pro­vid­ing a seam­less and effi­cient solu­tion to Schu­ur­man Schoenen’s ware­house automa­tion needs. 

Arjan Schu­ur­man, CEO of Schu­ur­man Schoe­nen, empha­sizes the impor­tance of TORU to the company’s growth and ser­vice in a highly com­pet­i­tive mar­ket. He says, ” With the Mag­a­zino robotic solu­tion TORU, we have found a flex­i­ble solu­tion to secure our growth and ser­vice in the com­ing years in a highly com­pet­i­tive mar­ket.” 

Equipped with state-of-the-art nav­i­ga­tion capa­bil­i­ties, TORU oper­ates autonomously in the ware­house envi­ron­ment, effi­ciently iden­ti­fy­ing and pick­ing prod­ucts from shelves. Using advanced sen­sors and algo­rithms, TORU nav­i­gates aisles, avoid­ing obsta­cles and ensur­ing a smooth work­flow while being fully safe and cer­ti­fied to work in the same area with peo­ple. This advanced level of automa­tion not only improves oper­a­tional effi­ciency, but also increases safety in the work envi­ron­ment.  

Arjan Schu­ur­man under­lines: “The TORU mobile order pick­ing robot works inde­pen­dently using 3D cam­era tech­nol­ogy and numer­ous sen­sors, and can oper­ate 24/7. The robot can also be eas­ily deployed for Inbound and Out­bound processes. TORU robots reduce typ­i­cal order spikes in E‑Commerce and improve order turn­around times for our cus­tomers, as they can also work at night or on week­ends.” 

One of the key advan­tages of TORU is its excep­tional flex­i­bil­ity. The robot is designed to han­dle dif­fer­ent sizes and types of shoes and acces­sories, allow­ing it to seam­lessly adapt to dif­fer­ent ware­house tasks. Whether it picks up sneak­ers, boots, san­dals or pumps, TORU effi­ciently trans­ports them to their des­ig­nated loca­tions in the ware­house, ensur­ing smooth oper­a­tions and max­i­mum pro­duc­tiv­ity. This allows Schu­ur­man Schoe­nen to opti­mize their ware­house processes and stream­line their inven­tory man­age­ment, result­ing in improved effi­ciency and accu­racy. 

In addi­tion, the inte­gra­tion of TORU into Schu­ur­man Schoenen’s oper­a­tions has brought numer­ous ben­e­fits. With its advanced inven­tory man­age­ment capa­bil­i­ties, the robot pro­vides real-time data on inven­tory lev­els, giv­ing the com­pany bet­ter con­trol over its inven­tory and ensur­ing accu­rate replen­ish­ment. The abil­ity to accu­rately track and man­age inven­tory not only reduces errors, but also enables Schu­ur­man Schoe­nen to bet­ter meet cus­tomer demands. 

Another key ben­e­fit of imple­ment­ing TORU is reduced employee work­load. By automat­ing the repet­i­tive and time-con­sum­ing task of search­ing for prod­ucts in the ware­house, TORU allows employ­ees to focus on more value-added activ­i­ties, such as cus­tomer ser­vice and strate­gic deci­sion-mak­ing. This not only boosts employee morale, but also improves over­all pro­duc­tiv­ity and cus­tomer sat­is­fac­tion. 

Safety is a key con­cern for Schu­ur­man Schoe­nen, and TORU con­tributes to a safer work envi­ron­ment. The robot’s abil­ity to carry and trans­port heavy loads elim­i­nates the risk of poten­tial injury to employ­ees, who can now pri­or­i­tize tasks that require human skill and judg­ment. In addi­tion, TORU’s self-nav­i­ga­tion capa­bil­i­ties pre­vent acci­dents or col­li­sions and pro­vide safer and more effi­cient ware­house oper­a­tions. 

In sum­mary, the intro­duc­tion of TORU has proven to be a highly suc­cess­ful invest­ment for Schu­ur­man Schoe­nen and a big­ger robot fleet is planed already. The advanced capa­bil­i­ties of the auto­mated ware­house robot have rev­o­lu­tion­ized inven­tory man­age­ment processes and opti­mized effi­ciency, accu­racy and safety. TORU’s flex­i­ble solu­tion will enable Schu­ur­man Schoe­nen to secure its growth and ser­vice in the com­ing years in a highly com­pet­i­tive mar­ket, as Arjan Schu­ur­man, the company’s CEO, points out. Through automa­tion, Schu­ur­man Schoe­nen has trans­formed its ware­house oper­a­tions, enabling faster and more reli­able deliv­ery to its cus­tomers and strength­en­ing its posi­tion as a lead­ing footwear retailer in the Nether­lands and beyond.