Tuomi Logistiikka Oy has significantly developed its internal logistics in recent years. The success of the company is based on comprehensive investments in efficiency, quality and flexibility. Cooperation between Elisa IndustrIQ Finland (formerly Leanware) and Tuomi has continued since 2018.
Over the past six years, Tuomi Logistiikka has undergone significant changes. Cooperation with Elisa IndustrIQ Finland began through tendering for public procurement. Combining the operations of the three warehouses with external storage capacity to a single location made it possible to upgrade the entire process to more efficient and modern. Originally, warehouse operations were controlled manually with the help of ERP and, for example, collection was done using paper lists.
“In addition, the increase in stock levels caused by the recent corona pandemic and securing the availability of care supplies, the extensive changes in the operating environment of the two welfare areas, and the expansion project of the Tuomi premises have kept us busy. In these changes, Elisa IndustrIQ Finland has been a trusted partner for us in both operational and development work,” says Timo Vuorela, Warehouse Manager at Tuomi.
The move to just one warehouse was large and meant many practical changes. The processes were completely renewed, warehouse vending machines were introduced, and tools were updated. Whereas in the past the collection order was that one person collected one shipment in its entirety from start to finish, now titles from different areas of the warehouse began to be collected as their own efficient entities, which were finally combined with the collection flow.
“In the new warehouse, we wanted to make the use of floor space more efficient and move products to the person instead of the person moving to them. That’s why we identified the need for storage machines. For their control, LeanwareWMS was a sensible choice. Simultaneously, the control of warehouse operations became digitalized, we received real-time monitoring and gave up printed paper lists in our daily operations,” says Warehouse Manager Timo Vuorela.
With the help of modernized operations, the quality of Tuomi’s warehouse management improved, as paperwork and the possibility of human errors decreased. Tuomi has about 500 suppliers and more than 20,000 different items pass through the warehouse each year, of which 6,500 are stored all the time. When customers include demanding specialist medical care, delivery reliability, productivity, speed and reliability are important in addition to operational efficiency.
Tuomi’s warehouse is constantly developing processes and working methods with the entire personnel, which has led to a steady increase in certain overall efficiency. With the introduction of LeanwareWMS, productivity has improved by more than 50% compared to the baseline.
With all these successes, Tuomi’s warehouse is flexible, efficient and of high quality, as evidenced by the Top Performance Warehouse 2024 recognition.
Tuomi Logistiikka is an example of how comprehensive investment in personnel management, cooperation and the use of modern logistics solutions can produce significant improvements in the efficiency and quality of internal logistics, summarises Concept Owner Antti Kaunisto from Elisa IndustrIQ Finland.
The development work between Tuomi and Elisa IndustrIQ Finland did not end with the system delivery, but Elisa IndustIQ Finland’s continuous development services are also part of Tuomi’s daily operations. The cooperation has continued with consulting and annual maintenance of the warehouse. Consulting and development work is done together by analyzing and sparring. The customer and the service provider are on the same side of the table and together define the best solutions for the development of storage infrastructure, fleet and LeanwareWMS software. On the other side of the table is Tuomi’s supply chain, which is made tirelessly more efficient and of higher quality.
Tuomi Logistiikka is a joint procurement and logistics company in Pirkanmaa. A significant part of the company’s operations are logistics services, through which several different flows of goods pass to the public administration. The company’s customers include, for example, hospitals, health services, schools and kindergartens.
