Benefits of Automotive Parts Shelving Systems
With multiple sizes and capacities to choose from, Modula’s automotive parts shelving systems provide adaptable storage for any facility.
Create space for new service bays, offices, or customer areas
Repurpose floor space
Maximize capacity
Organize efficiently
Control operations
Boost Your Productivity & Accuracy
Save time
Increase accuracy
Secure inventory
Scale sustainably.
Ergonomic, safe, and easy for everyone to use
Work comfortably and safely
Refocus on what matters
Train faster
Paperless workflow
Our Case Study
Subaru of New England, Norwood (MA)
Auto Parts Distributor, Subaru of New England manages over 9,000 parts in just 896 sq.ft and achieves throughput rates of 1,600 lines a day.
BMW of Wichita, Wichita (KS)
Walser BMW cuts warehouse space 85% and improved organization by storing components, from windshield wipers to flexible pipes, in Modula units
Earnhardt Lexus, Phoenix (AZ)
Earnhardt Lexus stores over 1,000 components only 10 ft from the parts counter, allowing employee to retrieve more than a third of the parts with just a short walk.
Walser Car Reconditioning Center, Eagan (MN)
With a single VLM, Walser Car Reconditioning Center stores 200,000 auto parts in just 154 sq.ft, improving productivity and inventory tracking.
Pacific Coast Heavy Duty Truck Group, BC, Canada
Pacific Coast Heavy Duty Truck Group, authorized Volvo subsidiary, saves 80% of storage space for small boxes and the spare parts with Modula units.
Ford Motor, Almussafes, Spain
With three VLMs equipped with robotic arms, Ford Motor optimizes its manufacturing, allowing the factory to run on a six-day-a-week cycle and produce 17,250 engines per week.
Warehouse Efficiency in Automotive Industry:Manual vs. Automated Warehouses
Highlighting the main differences across labor, speed, cost and beyond.
Uses up a lot of space inefficiently, leading to wasted floor area.
Maximizes space efficiency, saving up to 90% of floor area.
Man-to-goods: Labor-intensive picking and handling. Operators complete about 60–80 picks/hour.
Goods-to-man: Up to 85% productivity. One operator equals 3–4 manual pickers with 250–350 picks/hour.
Manual picking is prone to errors, mispicks and inaccurate data.
Up to 99% picking accuracy with visual aids and real-time traceability of inventory.
Requires climbing, bending, and lifting;higher risk of injury and fatigue.
Items are delivered at ergonomic height, ensuring safer and more comfortable operations.
Inventory tracked manually, with limited visibility and no restricted access.
Automated tracking and controlled access ensure instant visibility of stock levels and movements.
Limited storage flexibility; not ideal for fragile, bulky, or high-value items.
Secure, flexible storage for bulk, fragile, high-value, sensitive items. Scales easily as your business grows.
The advantage of the Dealer Management System (DMS) integration
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