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whitepaper Internet Retailer Supports Fast Growth With the HighJump Warehouse Management System2008-05-03
  High traffic and rapid growth resulted in more than a 2,000 percent increase in sales at Overstock.com between September 1999 and July 2000. With customer demand increasing at such a rapid pace, Overstock. com management recognized that order-fulfillment capabilities needed to be expanded and updated to maintain the company's excellent reputation for customer service. HighJump Warehouse Advantage went live at Overstock.com's distribution center in October 2001 and successfully manages the picking, packing, receiving and delivery operations of thousands of SKUs.

Tags: Wholesale - Retail		   
whitepaper QICT Improves Visibility and Control Over Financial Data With Integrated System2008-05-01 Oracle
  Qasim International Container Terminal (QICT) is a modern international terminal based at Port Muhammad Bin Qasim in Pakistan. QICT wanted to ensure visibility and control over financial data across the organization and better assess working capital requirements and speed up the completion of cash forecasts. The challenge was to create a single repository of financial data that can be easily accessed by all business units. QICT engaged Oracle Certified Partner Jaffer Consulting to integrate Oracle with an existing Container Terminal Management System and created a single enterprise-wide repository of corporate financial information, accessible in real time.

Tags: Enterprise Planning, Wholesale - Retail		   
whitepaper The Five Sure-Fire Strategies for Gaining Management Approval for WMS Projects2008-05-01
  An ever-increasing number of companies today - manufacturers, distributors, retailers and others - have implemented Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to drive immediate, measurable cost reduction and improve operational efficiency. These companies leverage powerful functionality to maintain efficient operations and satisfied customers. The benefits are numerous, often including dramatic increases in inventory accuracy and on-time shipments, reduced labor costs, improved throughput and increased ability to accommodate value-added services. However, despite the widespread consensus as to the benefits of WMS, gaining approval for a new system can be a challenging endeavor.

Tags: Customer Management		   
whitepaper Six Ways Yard: Management Solutions Drive Operational Excellence2008-05-01
  Today's dynamic business environment is providing supply chain professionals with increasingly complex pressures from a variety of business fronts on a daily basis. Customer requests for reductions in cycle times, time-to-market and operating costs must be achieved while increasing order accuracy and customer service. Optimizing supply chain processes to meet these customer demands requires a supply chain that supports the free flow of products from suppliers through manufacturers and distributors. Yet many companies today focus on maximizing efficiency within the four walls of their warehouse or distribution center. In doing this, they often overlook the inefficiencies in the yard just outside the warehouse door.

Tags: Customer Management		   
whitepaper The ERP Warehouse Module Vs. Best-of-Breed WMS2008-05-01
  The effective management of one's warehouse and fulfillment/distribution operations is critical to the ongoing success of one's business - but one is unsure whether to select their ERP's warehouse module or a best-of-breed Warehouse Management System (WMS). Unfortunately, the answer is not simple. In today's tight economy, there is significant pressure to use the warehouse module from the ERP vendor because its price is usually heavily discounted as part of the original ERP license or the cost of integration is presumed to be lower. The fact is, implementing an add-on ERP module without fully understanding the implications to your business could actually prove more costly when considering the potential impact on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), competitive advantage and customer satisfaction.

Tags: Enterprise Planning		   
whitepaper Nine Telltale Signs You Should Replace Your Current WMS2008-05-01
  An ever-increasing number of manufacturers, distributors, retailers and others have implemented Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to drive fast, measurable cost reduction and improve operational efficiency. The benefits of a WMS are numerous, including up to 99.9% inventory accuracy, reduced inventory levels, maximized use of the warehouse space, optimized picking efficiency and accuracy, improved customer order fulfillment rates and increased labor productivity. While definitions of a WMS run the gamut from Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to well-known best-of-breed applications, an inflexible or legacy WMS may be dragging down the productivity and putting the business at risk.   
whitepaper The Dirty Little Secrets of the Warehouse Management System Industry2008-05-01
  Secrets. They're everywhere, even where one would least expect to find them. The Warehouse Management System (WMS) industry is no exception. As one evaluates systems to manage the distribution operations, one will want to know everything one can to make the search process better. It's not a small project to evaluate, select and implement a WMS. These endeavors take diligence, time and a thorough understanding of the business goals to achieve operational excellence and competitive advantage over the long term. Learning how to critically compare WMS vendors and their various offerings will put one ahead of the game.

Tags: Wholesale - Retail		   
whitepaper Debunking the Top Eight Myths: Surrounding Small-Business Warehouse Management Systems2008-05-01
  The era of manual warehouse operations is drawing to a close - with good reason. No matter how efficient the employees are, managing space and maintaining inventory with ad-hoc spreadsheets, paper-based operations, or legacy systems doesn't provide the accuracy, or visibility, into the supply chain that the managers need to succeed. Today, as businesses of all sizes grow in sophistication, they are turning to best-of-breed Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) in an effort to reduce costs and boost productivity in the face of increased globalization, regulation and competition.

Tags: Wholesale - Retail		   
whitepaper Five Reasons You Can't Afford to Postpone Your Labor Management Project2008-05-01
  As the adage goes, one can't manage what one can't measure. Today this is true of many things in warehouse and distribution center management, but perhaps nowhere more so than for monitoring the productivity of one's workforce. Payroll is typically the largest single expense in the warehouse. Because of this, many companies have undertaken projects to utilize Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and other technologies to do more work in less time. But while directed, verified work direction raises efficiency levels, it is not enough to truly streamline work performed and maximize the dollars spent. The fact is many businesses fail to gain visibility to the work their employees carry out on a daily basis.

Tags: Wholesale - Retail		   
whitepaper In Your DSD Mobile Security Strategy Debunking the Top Eight Myths Surrounding Warehouse Management Systems for Beverage Distributors2008-05-01
  The era of manual warehouse operations is drawing to a close - with good reason. No matter how efficient the employees are, managing space and maintaining inventory with ad-hoc spreadsheets, paper-based operations, or legacy systems doesn't provide the accuracy, or visibility, into the distribution operations that one needs to succeed. Today, as beverage distribution businesses of all sizes grow in sophistication, they are turning to best-of-breed Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) in an effort to reduce costs and boost productivity in the face of higher SKU counts, demanding retailers, and increased competition.