This involves connecting a manual pallet block storage facility in Geiselhöring as an additional location in a separate instance to the KlinkWARE warehouse management software for an external service provider. Otto Lehmann GmbH, with around 400 employees, is a leading manufacturer of roofing products and drainage technology – from snow guard systems and roof module holders to gutter hooks. The product range comprises around 3,000 product variants. Around 10,000 tonnes of steel and around 3,000 tonnes of non-ferrous metals, primarily copper and zinc, are processed each year.
The company plans to set up an external storage facility in Geiselhöring. This warehouse will be managed using KlinkWARE warehouse management software, but will be operated completely separately from the main warehouse in Neutraubling. The plan is to use independent software and system configuration on a separate server, which will exchange data with the main system via a shared host interface. The focus is on processing goods receipts and full picks for around 50 fast-moving items. In addition to goods receipt and dispatch of pallets – including tour approvals and packing station allocation – the new warehouse will also use the software to map stock transfers, stock corrections and inventory. Due to the high degree of standardisation of the KlinkWARE software, the entire project will take only around eight weeks and includes testing, commissioning, training, system support and the user documentation. The warehouse will be set up as a separate address in the main system to ensure a systemic separation of the company's own warehouse from the warehouse of the external service provider. At the same time, there will be a connection to the central warehouse management system via the ERP system, which generates withdrawal notes.
Back in spring 2025, a four-aisle automatic high-bay warehouse with storage and retrieval cranes and picking stations, a manual long goods warehouse and a block storage facility at the Neutraubling site were converted to KlinkWARE. The reason for the migration was outdated servers and operating systems, which posed an increased security risk. In addition, the maintainability of the existing software was limited, making it necessary to adapt it to the current development environment. By creating a new set of specifications, a comprehensive process optimisation was also carried out. This made it possible to eliminate functions that were no longer needed and, at the same time, to incorporate frequently missing requirements into the new solution. By connecting the external warehouse, Otto Lehmann is creating greater transparency through standardised systems and is consistently continuing the modernisation of its logistics IT.
