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Pacific Star Becomes Supply Chain All-Star

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Pacific Star, a food distributor based in Mexico, faced a complex supply chain challenge. The company had to store and transport over 7,000 products to various customers across a large geographic area. The products fell into three categories - dry, chilled, and frozen, each requiring specific storage conditions. The company also had to consolidate orders and deliveries to keep costs low. The biggest threat to Pacific Star's profitability was shrinkage, which occurred when warehouse stock passed its expiration date. The company aimed to optimize inventory management practices in four warehouses to increase accuracy and productivity, improve service, manage shelf life, and decrease shrinkage. Read More
About Customer	Pacific Star is a food distributor based in Mexico. The company stores and transports more than 7,000 products to various customers, including restaurants and hotels, across a large geographic area. The products fall into three categories - dry, chilled, and frozen, each requiring specific storage conditions. The company's goal is to optimize inventory management practices in its four warehouses to increase accuracy and productivity, improve service, manage shelf life, and decrease shrinkage. Read More
Solution	Pacific Star implemented a warehouse management solution that enabled them to perform a perfect item rotation, either through first in/first out or by sending out those items with a shorter shelf life first. This resulted in decreased shrink levels caused by the previous incorrect rotation of items. The warehouse management solution also provided detailed reports that allowed Pacific Star to better project demand. Easy access to transparent consumption data resulted in better replenishment planning and eliminated product deficit. The solution improved accuracy, reducing the error margin to below 0.2 percent from a previous 4-5 percent due to incorrect picking of items. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Pacific Star, a food distributor based in Mexico, faced a complex supply chain challenge. The company had to store and transport over 7,000 products to various customers across a large geographic area. The products fell into three categories - dry, chilled, and frozen, each requiring specific storage conditions. The company also had to consolidate orders and deliveries to keep costs low. The biggest threat to Pacific Star's profitability was shrinkage, which occurred when warehouse stock passed its expiration date. The company aimed to optimize inventory management practices in four warehouses to increase accuracy and productivity, improve service, manage shelf life, and decrease shrinkage.

About Customer

Pacific Star is a food distributor based in Mexico. The company stores and transports more than 7,000 products to various customers, including restaurants and hotels, across a large geographic area. The products fall into three categories - dry, chilled, and frozen, each requiring specific storage conditions. The company's goal is to optimize inventory management practices in its four warehouses to increase accuracy and productivity, improve service, manage shelf life, and decrease shrinkage.

Solution

Pacific Star implemented a warehouse management solution that enabled them to perform a perfect item rotation, either through first in/first out or by sending out those items with a shorter shelf life first. This resulted in decreased shrink levels caused by the previous incorrect rotation of items. The warehouse management solution also provided detailed reports that allowed Pacific Star to better project demand. Easy access to transparent consumption data resulted in better replenishment planning and eliminated product deficit. The solution improved accuracy, reducing the error margin to below 0.2 percent from a previous 4-5 percent due to incorrect picking of items.

Impact #1	The warehouse management solution enabled Pacific Star to perform a perfect item rotation, resulting in decreased shrink levels.
Impact #2	The solution provided detailed reports that allowed Pacific Star to better project demand and resulted in better replenishment planning.
Impact #3	The solution improved accuracy, reducing the error margin to below 0.2 percent from a previous 4-5 percent due to incorrect picking of items.

Impact #1

The warehouse management solution enabled Pacific Star to perform a perfect item rotation, resulting in decreased shrink levels.

Impact #2

The solution provided detailed reports that allowed Pacific Star to better project demand and resulted in better replenishment planning.

Impact #3

The solution improved accuracy, reducing the error margin to below 0.2 percent from a previous 4-5 percent due to incorrect picking of items.

Benefit #1	85% Reduction in product shrinkage
Benefit #2	75% Increase in employee productivity
Benefit #3	30% Savings in payroll

Benefit #1

85% Reduction in product shrinkage

Benefit #2

75% Increase in employee productivity

Benefit #3

30% Savings in payroll

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Pacific Star Becomes Supply Chain All-Star

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