January 2011
Companies Realize Competitive Advantage with Advanced Warehouse Management
It has been over 10 years since DMSi established a partnership with Majure Data to provide advanced warehouse management technology to DMSi customers. Since then, the RF Navigator Warehouse Management System (WMS) has been successfully implemented in over 50 sites.
Majure Data's RF Navigator utilizes bar-coding and wireless technology to improve accuracy, control, and productivity throughout warehousing and millwork operations. Through the use of the RF Navigator system and Majure Data’s implementation methodology, companies learn to eliminate the source of their problems, freeing up more time to reduce expenses or improve market share. The WMS not only improves the warehouse and shop, but helps improve the entire organization – including sales, purchasing and customer service.
“Majure Data and DMSi have helped a number of our customers move to this real time, paperless system because it works,” Pat Heffernan DMSi’s general manager of productivity solutions explained. “Our current WMS customers are our best references. Because of how they value the system, we have another eight customers going live in the next few months who have chosen the WMS to improve bottom line results.“
Long-time DMSi customer Texas Plywood was one of those eight companies that are looking to maximize the use and productivity of their warehouse. The millwork and building materials supplier out of Grand Prairie, TX, will go live with the system in February 2011.
“Since the key functions of a WMS system are to help streamline operational processes and track the storage and processing of inventory, we are looking forward to increased labor efficiency and productivity, inventory accuracy and improved customer service levels,” Missy Isom, Texas Plywood’s IS manager described. “With increased labor efficiency and productivity, mistakes will be pushed to an absolute minimum; no time will be wasted searching for items not in stock since items are systematically stored and retrieved; and we can keep track of operator’s activities and monitor their productivity. We can improve customer service because deliveries will be timely and accurate, which will make customers happy.”
Wurth Wood Group, another long-time DMSi customer and building materials’ distributor, also chose Majure Data’s WMS system in the last year. “We started looking at the WMS for operation efficiencies,” Theresa Liscinsky, Wurth Wood Group’s IT director said. “We knew a good WMS would increase our efficiencies. Our real decision came down to deciding if Majure Data was the right company.”
After having Majure Data out to do an analysis of their operation, Wurth employees visited one of Majure Data’s customers to see a WMS in use. “This is what helped the most,” Liscinsky explained. “Seeing it in action and hearing first-hand from an end user was what solidified our decision to proceed.”
“The principles that DMSi and Majure Data’s partnership was built on still hold true today – 100% successful implementations, a product that makes our customers more productive and efficient, and a solution modified for the needs of the building products industry,” Jim Houser, Majure Data’s account executive said. “As a result, all of our customers will tell you they would never go back to working the way they did before WMS. “
Now is a good time to start determining if WMS is right for your company, as it will allow time to decide if this is the right direction for your company next winter. DMSi and Majure Data are sponsoring an opportunity to see the WMS in action at two customer sites in March of this year. If you are interested in hearing more, please contact Jim Houser of Majure Data at 770-518-5429 or jdh@majure.com or Pat Heffernan at DMSi 800-347-6720 x. 125 or pheffernan@dmsi.com.
About DMSi Software
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