Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS has added a new logistics center to the infrastructure of its site in Toulouse (France). Many guests, including representatives from institutions and industry, attended the inauguration ceremony on September 19, 2014.
The new logistics center, which represents an investment of €11.5 million, houses all functions of the supply chain on 6,300 m² of floor space – incoming goods, incoming goods inspection, stores, outgoing goods inspection and shipping. Also, the building provides office space for purchasing, supplier quality control and other logistics support functions.
Outfitted with the latest technologies, the logistics center is able to process 130,000 components and several hundred thousand spare parts annually, thus meeting the highest requirements of quality, traceability and on-time delivery. Moreover, the building is made of materials that meet the highest standards of thermal performance, and water solar energy is used to heat water.