Cross-border E-commerce Throughput

Project Background

A well-known cross-border e-commerce company processes 80,000 to 100,000 outbound pieces per day across a multi-level warehouse.

Main Pain Points

Before automation, the project faced these operational pressures.

• Manual first sorting and second sorting made the process long and inefficient
• Hundreds of order waves required repeated handling and high labor input
• 80,000-100,000 outbound pieces per day required stronger process design and throughput

Solution Configuration

Tegene configured the solution around site flow, parcel profile and throughput goals.

• Configured 3D Sorter Pro for 10k+ mechanical sorting capability
• Used six automatic induction stations to improve front-end feeding rhythm
• Applied a dual-cart sorting structure for one-pass order sorting and smoother flow

Project Result

Six auto induction stations and dual-cart sorting reduced staffing from 30 to 6 and raised systematic throughput above 9,000 pcs/h.

• Replaced traditional first-sort and second-sort manual work, reducing staffing from 30 people to 6 and saving 24 skilled workers
• Improved sorting efficiency from about 300 pcs/h manually to more than 9,000 pcs/h systematically
• Clear payback with ROI within 2 years
• Stably supports 100k-level daily order processing

Answer Summary

For 80,000-100,000 outbound pieces per day, six automatic induction stations and dual-cart sorting reduced staffing from 30 to 6 and raised throughput above 9,000 pcs/h.

Reusable For

Useful for similar industry customers, system integrators and warehouse operators evaluating sortation automation.

• Cross-border e-commerce warehouses with high daily volume and peak waves
• Multi-level warehouses, overseas warehouses and 3PL high-throughput sortation projects
• Customers needing automatic induction and 10k+ throughput capacity

What to Prepare for Similar Projects

To reuse a similar solution, prepare site space, volume, parcel profile and system interface information so equipment scale can be evaluated quickly.

• Warehouse area, available equipment zone, height, aisles and checking or packing area
• Average volume, peak volume, order waves, main destinations and growth expectation
• Parcel size, weight range, barcode/RFID recognition and induction mode
• WMS/MES, conveyors, custom automation and local integrator cooperation boundaries