Events
Webinar: Lean Distribution
Thursday, May 12, 2011, from 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
In today’s economy, most companies are unable to pay less for what they buy, and unable to charge more for what they sell. So how is a company able to impact the bottom line? One good way is by transitioning to Lean Distribution operations, where the ultimate goal is to create more value with less work and investment. This webinar will help you understand how you can use Lean principles to optimize your warehousing and distribution operations. Recap
Webinar: Warehouse Control System vs. Warehouse Management System
Thursday, March 17, 2011, from 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
Customizing a WMS to control warehouse automation and material handling subsystems can not only be very expensive and time consuming, but also jeopardize future WMS upgrades. To address this issue, many companies are now turning to Warehouse Control Systems (WCS). A WCS provides a single point of connection between a WMS, ERP and/or host system and the “shop floor”, ensuring all floor activities are running smoothly, maximizing the efficiency of operators as well as warehouse automation and material handling subsystems. This webinar will help you understand how you can use a WCS to streamline your warehousing and distribution operations. Recap
Knowledge Conference: Warehouse Control Best Practices for Retail Operations
Thursday, February 3, 2011, from 8:30am – 4:30pm PST in Reno, NV
Knowledge Conference to discuss Warehouse Control Best Practices for Retail Operations, featuring a keynote presentation by Ken McKinney, Executive Director of Logistics at Urban Outfitters, followed by a tour of Urban Outfitters’ new distribution center in Reno, NV that helped them achieve a 30% reduction in operating cost per unit and 40% improvement in turn time in less than a year. Recap
Webinar: Lights vs Voice – The challenge continues..
Friday, January 14, 2011, from 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
Providers of Voice Directed Picking and putting technology claim that voice is the best solution because it improves productivity and accuracy for a reasonably low investment. On the other hand, providers of Pick to Light and Put to Light explain that light technology is the best solution because it improves accuracy to the same degree as voice, but increases productivity to a much greater degree. This webinar will review case studies and describe the circumstances in which voice or lights are “best” from the standpoint of productivity and investment costs. Recap
Webinar: Scaling Voice Picking to other DC Applications
Friday, December 10, 2010, from 12:00pm – 12:45pm EST
Voice Picking is one of the most scalable order fulfillment solutions on the market and can be configured for virtually any application in your distribution center. This 45 minute webinar will give you a good understanding of how you can maximize your profitability and ROI with Voice Picking. Topics to be covered include: Intro to Voice Picking, Receiving & Putaway, Replenishment, Loading, and Productivity Management and Reporting. Recap
Knowledge Conference: Using Voice to Optimize your Distribution Operations
Thursday, October 7th, 2010, from 8:30am – 3:30pm EST in Mount Laurel, NJ
Successful conference that discussed Voice Picking best practices followed by a tour of Simon & Schuster’s Riverside, NJ distribution center to see their recently completed Warehouse Control System revamp and Voice Picking implementation that resulted in an annual $5 million cost savings.