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Securing Cost and Service Gains

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries	Security & Public Safety
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Warehouse Automation
Challenge	Tyco, the world’s largest fire protection and security company, was facing challenges with its distribution and logistics processes which were previously outsourced. The outsourced warehouse management solution was very manual and inefficient. In order to improve service levels and reduce costs, Tyco decided to automate and standardize its distribution and fulfillment environments. The company needed a robust warehouse management solution that could provide a standardized, high-velocity distribution model. The solution had to interface with seven different enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, driving consistency across the warehouse floor. Read More
About Customer	Tyco is the world’s largest fire protection and security company, providing products and services to more than three million customers. With over $10 billion in annual revenues, Tyco has over 57,000 employees in more than 900 locations across 50 countries. The company operates two highly automated distribution centers (DCs) that feature capabilities such as conveyance and radio-frequency (RF) technology, in Lithia Springs, Georgia, and Phoenix, Arizona. Tyco leverages JDA Warehouse Management to control its warehousing activities in both DCs. Read More
Solution	Tyco implemented JDA Warehouse Management and JDA Warehouse Labor Management in its distribution centers (DCs) in Lithia Springs, Georgia, and Phoenix, Arizona. The warehouse management system (WMS) interfaces with seven different ERP systems, driving consistency across the warehouse floor. This configuration and software support enabled Tyco to ship efficiently, on time and at a reasonable cost. JDA Services was crucial to completing the warehouse management implementation project on time and on budget. Two years later, Tyco expanded its investment in JDA solutions and implemented JDA Warehouse Labor Management in its Lithia Springs facility to optimize workforce planning and scheduling, task and learning management, compliance and measurement, and visibility and analysis. 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

Security & Public Safety

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Warehouse Automation

Challenge

Tyco, the world’s largest fire protection and security company, was facing challenges with its distribution and logistics processes which were previously outsourced. The outsourced warehouse management solution was very manual and inefficient. In order to improve service levels and reduce costs, Tyco decided to automate and standardize its distribution and fulfillment environments. The company needed a robust warehouse management solution that could provide a standardized, high-velocity distribution model. The solution had to interface with seven different enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, driving consistency across the warehouse floor.

About Customer

Tyco is the world’s largest fire protection and security company, providing products and services to more than three million customers. With over $10 billion in annual revenues, Tyco has over 57,000 employees in more than 900 locations across 50 countries. The company operates two highly automated distribution centers (DCs) that feature capabilities such as conveyance and radio-frequency (RF) technology, in Lithia Springs, Georgia, and Phoenix, Arizona. Tyco leverages JDA Warehouse Management to control its warehousing activities in both DCs.

Solution

Tyco implemented JDA Warehouse Management and JDA Warehouse Labor Management in its distribution centers (DCs) in Lithia Springs, Georgia, and Phoenix, Arizona. The warehouse management system (WMS) interfaces with seven different ERP systems, driving consistency across the warehouse floor. This configuration and software support enabled Tyco to ship efficiently, on time and at a reasonable cost. JDA Services was crucial to completing the warehouse management implementation project on time and on budget. Two years later, Tyco expanded its investment in JDA solutions and implemented JDA Warehouse Labor Management in its Lithia Springs facility to optimize workforce planning and scheduling, task and learning management, compliance and measurement, and visibility and analysis.

Impact #1	Tyco has greater visibility into what’s happening on the warehouse floor. It can prioritize orders that need to ship in certain time zones instead of treating all orders as equal.
Impact #2	The company can accommodate value-added services when personal attention is required.
Impact #3	Tyco introduced a new set of standardized, automated processes designed to improve its warehouse operations.

Impact #1

Tyco has greater visibility into what’s happening on the warehouse floor. It can prioritize orders that need to ship in certain time zones instead of treating all orders as equal.

Impact #2

The company can accommodate value-added services when personal attention is required.

Impact #3

Tyco introduced a new set of standardized, automated processes designed to improve its warehouse operations.

Benefit #1	Reduced warehouse costs by 36 percent
Benefit #2	Improved on-time shipment rate to 99 percent
Benefit #3	Enhanced inventory accuracy by 14 percent

Benefit #1

Reduced warehouse costs by 36 percent

Benefit #2

Improved on-time shipment rate to 99 percent

Benefit #3

Enhanced inventory accuracy by 14 percent

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