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IDEXX Laboratories Increases Picking & Packing Operations Using Forte’s Automation Director
Together, the IDEXX and FORTE teams designed a new automated material handling system with two separate packing areas: one for single-zone orders and the remaining stations for multiple-zone orders.
Chocolatier Achieves ROI Within 60 days of Implementing FORTE Recommended Improvements
FORTE provided a Distribution Assessment to identify improvements with processes, software utilization, inventory turns, material handling system capacity and space utilization.
Order Volume for Willow House Increased More Than 50% & Labor Costs Decreased by 30%
FORTE designed and implemented a new 500,000 sq. ft. automated distribution center in Calera, Alabama with pick-to-light technology.
New totes ISOTONER DC Handles Pre-Holiday Volume & Delivers 99.9% Order Fulfillment Accuracy
FORTE designed and built a new, automated 450,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Cincinnati, Ohio. A WMS needs analysis was performed, including vendor evaluation, selection and implementation.
FORTE Helps Maui Jim See Their Distribution Operations More Clearly
FORTE provided an Operations Assessment to identify improvement opportunities within Maui Jim’s DC. The primary focus of the assessment included the pick line, material flow and layout, warehouse management system (WMS), and distribution processes.
FORTE Helps Keen Develop a New 3PL Relationship that Dramatically Improves On-Time Shipments
FORTE worked with Keen to identify key business drivers and success factors, peer distribution approach in their vertical and to develop a cost and risk assessment.
FORTE Provides RoadRunner Sports with a Five-Year Distribution Center Strategy
FORTE performed a network optimization study that identified the need for a bi-coastal distribution center network. RoadRunner could keep their West Coast location and add a new facility in Columbus, Ohio.
Smith & Nephew Decrease Operating Expenses By 15% Using FORTE Business & Data Analysis
FORTE provided Smith & Nephew recommendations on the existing distribution model and presented a range of options from complete in-house distribution to total 3PL distribution.
Vera Bradley’s Investment in FORTE’s Smart Warehouse Suite Pays For Itself in Less Than 2 Years
To handle Vera Bradley’s growth, FORTE originally designed a highly automated, 200,000 sq. ft. distribution center and integrated a Warehouse Management System (WMS) with material handling automation utilizing FORTE’s Smart Warehouse Suite™ software.
FORTE helps Lenox Consolidate 4 Major DC’s & 16 Satellite Facilities into One DC Facility
Lenox needed to consolidate four major distribution centers and 16 satellite facilities into one facility to eliminate redundant operations, lower labor and transportation costs, and improve customer service levels.
FORTE helps rue21 Convert their Manual Paper-Based System to a Fully Automated Environment
With a wide selection of styles, rue21 was growing rapidly, opening eight to 10 stores per month. With more than 750 stores in more than 45 states, they needed to cost-effectively improve operations to support not only their existing stores, but also the hundreds of planned retail stores.
Augusta engages FORTE to Expand their DC Storage & Picking Capacities
Augusta engaged FORTE to develop a long-range strategic plan that as manufacturing within the facility was phased out, the storage and picking capacities in the distribution operation would expand in phases.
Factory Automation Systems Becomes RIA Certified Robot Integrator
Factory Automation Systems, Atlanta, Georgia, has received the prestigious Certified Robot Integrator designation from the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry’s trade group.
FORTE Reduces Transportation Costs by $4 million for Specialty Retailer of Urban Apparel
FORTE used a network optimization model to simulate the effects of market growth on outbound transportation cost and service levels.
FORTE Tested Various DC Combinations to Determine Optimum Path for this Home Improvement Retailer
FORTE identified a go-forward strategy for expansion by creating a model to simulate the effects of market growth on outbound transportation cost and service levels.
FORTE helps Nambe Select a Viable Best-in-Class Third Party (3PL) Logistics Provider
Nambe is known for its award-winning, hand-crafted designs in metal, crystal and porcelain, but needed FORTE’s expertise when hand-picking a best-in-class third-party-logistics (3PL) provider.
Sharpie Increases their Shipping Accuracy to nearly 100% using FORTE’s Automation Director™ WCS
FORTE retrofitted and expanded the one-year-old sortation system with two new sorters serving a total of 100 lanes. The increase in lanes and decrease in pallet positions per lane eliminated manual RF scanning.
FORTE Reduces Tyco’s Inbound & Outbound Freight Costs through Optimized Transportation Modes
FORTE, along with their affiliation with University of Cincinnati’s Center for Productivity Improvement, used their Network Analysis expertise and real-world experience to determine the optimal network design for Tyco.
FORTE Lowered MEDRAD’s Freight Costs by 10.6 Percent & Labor Costs by 15.4 Percent
FORTE and the Network Analysis experts at the University of Cincinnati’s Center for Productivity Improvement used their expertise and real-world experience to determine the optimal network design for this global operation.
FORTE allows Delta to Reach 75% of all Major Markets with a 99% Picking & Shipping Accuracy
FORTE designed and implemented a new 255,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Jackson, Tennessee. After a WMS needs analysis, vendor evaluation and selection, the material handling system was integrated with the WMS utilizing FORTE’s Automation Director™ WCS.
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