Presentation Topics

Advantages of ordering Economic order quantity

 Constant or uniform demand: The demand or usage is even through-out

the period
 Known demand or usage: Demand or usage for a given period is known i.e.
deterministic
 Constant unit price: Per unit price of material does not change and is
constant irrespective of the order size
 Constant Carrying Costs: The cost of carrying is a fixed percentage of the
average value of inventory
 Constant ordering cost: Cost per order is constant whatever be the size of
the order
Merchandise Warehouse Company Case Study
Merchandise Warehouse Company
 In operation for over 60 years.

 Merchandise Warehouse Company operates a 400,000

square foot multi-temperature warehouse strategically
located in Indianapolis Indiana.
Merchandise Warehouse Company
 Experienced in providing first class warehousing
services for the food, grocery, pharmaceutical and
general commodity industries.

 MWC provides a wide array of value added services

including blast freezing, tempering, inspection,
labeling, temperature monitoring, kitting and
assembly, import/export and packaging.
 The Challenge
MWC was seeking new warehouse software in order to
resolve

 Communication issues

 Eliminate redundancy in paperwork

 Provide the flexibility needed to meet customer
requirements.
MWC wanted leading edge technology
 Provide the seamless flow of real time data visibility across its entire

operation.

 Automate billing.

 Enable reporting via subscriptions and emails rather than relying on human

intervention for increased reliability

 Help improve operational efficiency and labor productivity

 Enable use of multiple mobile computing devices

MWC wanted leading edge technology
 Enable cycle counting

 Enable the use of lot codes and serial numbers with traceability

 Enable temperature reading and recording

 Include the ability to track pallets and create pallet transactions

 Include EDI services

The Solution
 Datex FootPrint WMS and Zebra Mobile Computing Devices

 The new Datex warehousing software was evaluated to be highly

flexible, enabling MWC to customize operations, reporting, billing and
more to suit its many different types of customers.
Solution
 Datex FootPrint WMS also includes special functionality for cold
storage warehouses including temperature reading and recording, and
the ability to restrict inventory to specific temperature.

 Will use the real time dashboards in our break room so employees see
how they are progressing towards their bonuses
Solution
 Improved Picking Process Optimizes Labor and Staging Area Space

 3PL Billing Enhancements

 Pallet Management
Results
 Labor, Time and Cost Savings

 Enhanced Customer Communications

 Increased Inventory Accuracy

 Greater Access to Information through Customizable Reporting

 User Friendly Technology Aids Helps System Adoption

 Advancement Towards a Paperless Operation