Thousands of SKUs.
Frequent small orders.
5–10× peaks.
eCommerce operations are fundamentally different: thousands of SKUs, few-line orders, and brutal seasonality around Black Friday and holidays. We build systems that absorb the peak without halting normal operations.
Typical pain points
What hurts eCommerce operations.
We always start from the operational problem, not the product. Here are the six recurring complaints we hear most often from prospective clients.
Foot-walking picking
Operators walk km/day between racks. Productivity below 80 lines/hour, labor costs scaling with volume.
Manual conveyor sorting
Multi-line orders need consolidation before packing. Manual = errors, delays, missed cut-off windows.
Black Friday
5–10× peak vs. normal. Seasonal hiring for manual pick no longer works — labor pool is depleted.
Unhandled returns
Up to 35% of orders return. Manual returns processing blocks space, capital, and operators.
Errors cost more
A pick mistake = unhappy client + return + complaint + bad review. Real cost of an error reaches €25–40.
Impossible to scale
Every volume increase forces layout redesign. No modularity — the operation ages faster than the company grows.
Typical eCommerce flow
Five stations. One system.
This is what a modern eCommerce DC automated by ZEDlog looks like. Each station uses a specific platform — all orchestrated by our WCS.
Receiving
Supplier cartons, scan, distribution to storage zones.
Automated storage
Goods-to-person. The operator stays put, the goods come.
Picking & consolidation
Ergonomic stations, pick-to-light, multi-line aggregation.
Dispatch sorting
MX-H crossbelt splits parcels by carrier and destination.
Dispatch
Carrier-specific docks, ordered loading, automatic manifest.
Typical post-implementation results
Numbers we hear from real clients.
Figures from projects we've completed in Romania. Variation depends on starting state and profile — we discuss your layout during evaluation.
Recommended eCommerce stack
Four platforms that complete each other.
MCP — Modular Conveyor Platform
The flow's spine. ZPA standard, scaling from 200 to 5,000 parcels/hour without redesign.
MX-H crossbelt sorters
Sort by carrier and destination. Up to 12,000 parcels/hour, gentle handling, minimal maintenance.
AS/RS Mini Load
Goods-to-person, maximum density, developed in Romania. Fast ROI.
WCS + WMS integration
Physical orchestration, connected to your WMS (SAP EWM, Manhattan, Infor) and ERP.
Portfolio reference
Marketplace operator · Romania · 2024.
"We started with the goal of doubling volume without expanding the site. The system delivered 3.2× on the same surface with half the picking team. Last year's Black Friday was the first without mandatory overtime."
Ready to double your volume without expanding the site?
Send us your layout + target volume + seasonality. We return a stack proposal and ROI estimate within 10 working days.