Case Studies
The Alaska Railroad Engineers a Better Warehouse with RF-SMART
Overview
Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Functional Applications - Inventory Management Systems | |
Transportation | |
Logistics & Transportation Warehouse & Inventory Management | |
Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility Warehouse Automation | |
System Integration Training | |
Operational Impact
Lewis has seen numerous benefits of the ease of RF-SMART transactions being completed on a handheld. Their warehouse crew is accurately charging items to the correct accounts and departments. Anything from location changes to printing out item labels, the warehouse crew is completing on the handheld immediately. | |
Previously, the crew would be required to remember to log in to a computer terminal to complete such tasks, whether at the end of the day or the following week. At times, there would be a week or more delay before information was entered. Warehouse crew would make several trips to verify and re-verify item numbers and find correct locations, and much was getting lost in this paper shuffle, according to Lewis. As Lewis states, “We now can do soup to nuts right there, standing in front of the materials.” | |
In the past, Willman managed the interface of data between JD Edwards and additional systems. There is no need for this with RF-SMART. “The administration tools and integration with hardware are fantastic. From an IT side, there have been no problems.” Willman said. “The RF-SMART team was very helpful with getting us online and in a way that made sense for us.” | |
Quantitative Benefit
Utilizing RF-SMART has resulted in a 20% increase in inventory accuracy. | |
ARRC was previously only able to complete one cycle count per year; this has more than tripled since implementing RF-SMART. | |