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	HoMedics gets new visibility and a healthier supply chain

HoMedics gets new visibility and a healthier supply chain

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries	Consumer Goods
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility Track & Trace of Assets Warehouse Automation
Services	System Integration
Challenge	With an overseas manufacturing base, rising volumes, increasing number of suppliers, and growing demands from retailers for high levels of service and guaranteed lead times, HoMedics faced escalating challenges and an increasingly complex supply chain. HoMedics had no way to generate UCC128 labels for its overseas manufacturers, lacked ASN capability, and could not generate labels in-house in compliance with the Top 100 Retailers initiative. In the UK, Salter had no way to share shipping information with its trading partners and struggled to gain visibility to the inbound flow of goods from China. Read More
About Customer	A family-owned company founded in 1987, HoMedics is headquartered in Commerce Township, Michigan. Acquisitions of Oak Brook, Illinois’ Taylor Precision Products and UK-based Salter Housewares™ in 2002 and 2004 expanded the company’s product line and distribution network. Today, HoMedics manufactures a complete line of home personal healthcare, wellness, and relaxation products, which are distributed through retailers worldwide. Read More
Solution	To address the many issues facing its supply chain, HoMedics evaluated a number of solutions. Manhattan’s Extended Enterprise Management solution was chosen because it offered the Top 100 compliance guarantee and the opportunity to implement additional components in the future. Salter saw an opportunity to utilize the existing infrastructure in the U.S. and implement a group solution using Extended Enterprise Management. Extended Enterprise Management tracks shipments, monitors orders, and facilitates returns. It creates shipping labels and sends them to the appropriate facilities for application. In the UK, the solution supplies the company’s freight forwarder with the information needed for customs compliance and provides real-time event updates during transit. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Applicable Industries

Consumer Goods

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Track & Trace of Assets

Warehouse Automation

Services

System Integration

Challenge

With an overseas manufacturing base, rising volumes, increasing number of suppliers, and growing demands from retailers for high levels of service and guaranteed lead times, HoMedics faced escalating challenges and an increasingly complex supply chain. HoMedics had no way to generate UCC128 labels for its overseas manufacturers, lacked ASN capability, and could not generate labels in-house in compliance with the Top 100 Retailers initiative. In the UK, Salter had no way to share shipping information with its trading partners and struggled to gain visibility to the inbound flow of goods from China.

About Customer

A family-owned company founded in 1987, HoMedics is headquartered in Commerce Township, Michigan. Acquisitions of Oak Brook, Illinois’ Taylor Precision Products and UK-based Salter Housewares™ in 2002 and 2004 expanded the company’s product line and distribution network. Today, HoMedics manufactures a complete line of home personal healthcare, wellness, and relaxation products, which are distributed through retailers worldwide.

Solution

To address the many issues facing its supply chain, HoMedics evaluated a number of solutions. Manhattan’s Extended Enterprise Management solution was chosen because it offered the Top 100 compliance guarantee and the opportunity to implement additional components in the future. Salter saw an opportunity to utilize the existing infrastructure in the U.S. and implement a group solution using Extended Enterprise Management. Extended Enterprise Management tracks shipments, monitors orders, and facilitates returns. It creates shipping labels and sends them to the appropriate facilities for application. In the UK, the solution supplies the company’s freight forwarder with the information needed for customs compliance and provides real-time event updates during transit.

Impact #1	Increased visibility across the supply chain, allowing HoMedics to manage labor effectively and schedule resources.
Impact #2	The ability to pass data between ERP and Warehouse Management systems, eliminating the need to re-key data and greatly increasing efficiency.
Impact #3	Ensured quality and compliance by producing labels in-house, preventing chargebacks.

Impact #1

Increased visibility across the supply chain, allowing HoMedics to manage labor effectively and schedule resources.

Impact #2

The ability to pass data between ERP and Warehouse Management systems, eliminating the need to re-key data and greatly increasing efficiency.

Impact #3

Ensured quality and compliance by producing labels in-house, preventing chargebacks.

Benefit #1	Reduced inbound shipment time from 70-90 days to a significantly lower duration.
Benefit #2	Increased compliance with the Top 100 Retailers initiative.
Benefit #3	Reduced chargebacks due to improved quality control and compliance.

Benefit #1

Reduced inbound shipment time from 70-90 days to a significantly lower duration.

Benefit #2

Increased compliance with the Top 100 Retailers initiative.

Benefit #3

Reduced chargebacks due to improved quality control and compliance.

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HoMedics gets new visibility and a healthier supply chain

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