Magyar Posta Zrt. has launched a unique robotic and automated complex warehouse logistics service in Hungary at the Fót Logistics Center.
With the complex service it provides, Magyar Posta is able to perform all tasks from the storage of goods to the delivery of packages to customers, the digital and automated operation of the process is characterized by predictability and reliability – said Géza Láng of the Ministry of Economic Development (GFM) at the press conference held on Tuesday. Deputy Secretary of State for State Property and Postal Affairs.
Géza Láng reminded that the government sees innovation and digitalization as one of the main directions of Magyar Posta’s competitiveness, but at the same time, it is still expected from the post office to provide the highest possible level of service at every point in the country. For the development, growth and success of the company, it is necessary to rethink the operation of the individual business branches, exploit the development opportunities and make the services competitive. The government supports this work, the goal remains to create a sustainably operating national company that can be competitive and efficient in the long term, he explained.
Barnabás Balczó, president and CEO of Magyar Posta Zrt., reminded that the owner gave Magyar Posta a clear and unambiguous task and authority: to build a customer-oriented, digital and 21st-century post office.
Presenting the new service called SMART by MPL, he said that it is a full-scale warehouse logistics service, during which customers can manage their parcel shipments faster, simpler, more predictable and traceable. He added that thanks to the complete automation, the delivery of the consignments from the sender to the recipient can even take place on the day of the order.
The president and CEO emphasized that the development is another milestone in the company’s life, Magyar Posta performs the complex fulfillment and parcel logistics service in one person, from the first step of warehousing until the given webshop delivers the parcel to the recipient.
Barnabás Balczó also emphasized that the IT system is an in-house development, and he also touched on the fact that the service is primarily good for fast-moving small and regular online stores, but also for larger companies, banks, insurance companies and telecommunications companies.
Magyar Posta aims to have a dominant share in the domestic fulfillment market in addition to the universal postal service, he said. He added: they think that this segment, this service, is suitable for establishing the company’s international presence.”
During the investment in the company’s headquarters in Fót, an 800-square-meter automated storage area and a related 1,200-square-meter external storage area were created. The robots are on duty 24 hours a day, between 3,000 automated box locations and 240 pallet locations, which together can accommodate 240 tons of products. Thanks to this, the center will be able to handle up to a thousand business packages per day right from the start, the company’s announcement reads.
MTI
