Schneider Electric opens distribution center in Cavite
Digital automation and energy management firm Schneider Electric on Wednesday opened a new smart distribution center at the Cavite Economic Zone, enhancing its logistics processes.
Schneider Electric Philippines president Ireen Catane said that the P86.5-million facility was meant to improve employee safety and make operations more efficient.
“Just like in any logistics operation, efficiency is very important. When we are efficient, we are fast and we can deliver our items to the market faster than expected,” she told reporters during the event.
According to Schneider Electric logistics director Jordan Gansan, the new facility covers 4,200 square meters (sqm) and has over 2,000 warehouse pallet spaces.
Around 40 to 50 people are also working in the distribution center.
Schneider Electric currently occupies 19,600 sqm of land at the Cavite Economic Zone, where it manufactures uninterruptible power supply products for data centers, as well as for computers and network servers.
The new smart distribution center is seen to enhance the company’s distribution networks across the Asia Pacific, North America, Europe and South America Further, Gansan said they were in the process of finishing their container filling station, which would be operational by the end of this month.
“So, we’ll consolidate all our shipments coming from the factories (that are being) to the different parts in the world. And that’s where we maximize our containers,” said Gansan.
