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	Flexible WMS Increases Business Agility

Flexible WMS Increases Business Agility

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage Retail
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Predictive Replenishment Supply Chain Visibility Warehouse Automation
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Tastefully Simple experienced strong sales growth requiring higher efficiency through the DC to keep pace. They were in need of process modernization and a scalable solution. Priorities included better capacity utilization, picking efficiencies for both pick to light and batch, improved kitting, product and lot # tracking, and optimal cartonization operations. In addition, it was important that a new WMS system could easily integrate with their existing IT environment. Read More
About Customer	Tastefully Simple is a direct sales distributor of gourmet foods and the first national company to offer home tasting parties. Products include seasonings, soups, breads, sauces, snacks, dressings, desserts, and beverages. The company has 24,000 sales consultants generating orders and ships 10,000 to 20,000 small parcels each day. The company is headquartered in Alexandria, MN, and operates within the direct selling industry. Their business model relies heavily on efficient distribution and order fulfillment processes to maintain customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Read More
Solution	Tastefully Simple selected Softeon WMS for its flexibility to support their dynamic business model and commitment to continuous improvement. With goals to streamline operations and increase overall productivity, the team focused on order flexibility, picking efficiencies, and faster conveyor transactions. Kitting improvements included real-time inventory and accuracy of kits. The implementation of Softeon WMS allowed for significant configuration changes and process improvements within the first thirty days of going live, surpassing the changes made under their old system in five years. The solution provided end-to-end visibility of operations, rapid user-control configuration changes, tailored pick routes, and improved assemble-to-order and multi-level bill-of-material management. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Retail

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Predictive Replenishment

Supply Chain Visibility

Warehouse Automation

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Tastefully Simple experienced strong sales growth requiring higher efficiency through the DC to keep pace. They were in need of process modernization and a scalable solution. Priorities included better capacity utilization, picking efficiencies for both pick to light and batch, improved kitting, product and lot # tracking, and optimal cartonization operations. In addition, it was important that a new WMS system could easily integrate with their existing IT environment.

About Customer

Tastefully Simple is a direct sales distributor of gourmet foods and the first national company to offer home tasting parties. Products include seasonings, soups, breads, sauces, snacks, dressings, desserts, and beverages. The company has 24,000 sales consultants generating orders and ships 10,000 to 20,000 small parcels each day. The company is headquartered in Alexandria, MN, and operates within the direct selling industry. Their business model relies heavily on efficient distribution and order fulfillment processes to maintain customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Solution

Tastefully Simple selected Softeon WMS for its flexibility to support their dynamic business model and commitment to continuous improvement. With goals to streamline operations and increase overall productivity, the team focused on order flexibility, picking efficiencies, and faster conveyor transactions. Kitting improvements included real-time inventory and accuracy of kits. The implementation of Softeon WMS allowed for significant configuration changes and process improvements within the first thirty days of going live, surpassing the changes made under their old system in five years. The solution provided end-to-end visibility of operations, rapid user-control configuration changes, tailored pick routes, and improved assemble-to-order and multi-level bill-of-material management.

Impact #1	Created operational excellence and improved business efficiency.
Impact #2	Gained end-to-end visibility of operations.
Impact #3	Provided rapid, dynamic user-control configuration changes.

Impact #1

Created operational excellence and improved business efficiency.

Impact #2

Gained end-to-end visibility of operations.

Impact #3

Provided rapid, dynamic user-control configuration changes.

Benefit #1	Ships 10,000 to 20,000 small parcels each day.
Benefit #2	Performed more configuration changes in the first thirty days than in five years under the old system.

Benefit #1

Ships 10,000 to 20,000 small parcels each day.

Benefit #2

Performed more configuration changes in the first thirty days than in five years under the old system.

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Flexible WMS Increases Business Agility

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