Warehouse Management

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.

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.

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 used a network optimization model to simulate the effects of market growth on outbound transportation cost and service levels.

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, 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 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 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.

FORTE planned, designed and implemented an expansion to the Cranbury distribution center, including process development, material handling systems design and technology integration, for increased capacity and capabilities to support the growth in the direct-to-consumer channel.

In our annual software survey, Modern readers tell us that they’re are torn between embracing change and riding out older technologies.

Amazon continues to change the game for retailers. A few Christmases ago, they set the retail world on its backside with the introduction of free shipping – regardless of the fact that it costs Amazon, and everyone else, something to provide that service for free.

Blame it on the Internet. Blame it on Amazon. Whatever the reason, there is no debate that shoppers have different expectations today than in the past and that retailers are being forced to rethink how they interact with shoppers and the distribution center is in the middle of a transformation in the way retailers interact with customers.

At its main manufacturing facility in Eldersburg, Maryland, London Fog faced the challenge of upgrading its inventory and shipping/receiving hardware and applications to accommodate greater wireless flexibility and allow for future technology developments.

A “what’s next” conversation with Greg Cronin, an executive vice president with Intelligrated about the acquisition of Datria Systems, a provider of Voice over IP voice recognition solutions.

Choosing the right technology for your fulfillment operation is priority number one in achieving your business goals and gaining competitive advantage in your marketplace.

The Exacta warehouse management system (WMS) provides you with a suite of software applications that enable you to customize and view your warehouse system in ways that best benefit your business requirements.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Furniture Outlets wanted to streamline processes in its 550,000-square-foot warehouse and strengthen the back end of the business to increase throughput and decrease cost associated with the supply chain. So the company turned to RedPrairie for a warehouse management solution.

Prior to RedPrairie, Furniture Outlets was managing its warehouse with an RF tracking system, and they needed full warehouse management system capabilities to gain efficiencies and accuracy. The solution lacked directed putaway, so tasks were linear and productivity was affected.

Marriott deployed RedPrairie’s VLM (Visual Labor Management) solution in 2000 at 262 full service properties and in 2006 rolled out RedPrairie’s Workforce Management Suite at 500 select service properties.

At ADS we differentiate ourselves based on the technology and services we can offer our customers. Our highly automated approach depends on the flexibility and versatility of the RedPrairie WMS - Paul Peavey, Director of Operations, ADS Gaffney Logistics Center.