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Success Stories
DC Design for Pharmaceutical Network
Coming in under budget, we met one client’s standards for capital return on investment by creating a new distribution center operations model which was replicated network-wide. This enabled the client to handle large volumes, accept late-day customer orders for next morning delivery, and achieve higher overall throughput with fewer facilities, all while maintaining customer service levels.
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Bringing McCormick Distribution In-House
McCormick hired Sedlak to bring distribution operations in-house from two different 3PL providers. They also engaged with Sedlak to resolve capacity issues in their distribution network.
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Distribution Center Design for Chick-fil-A
We performed a data analysis, conceptual evaluation, ROI estimations, layout design, budget development, and preparation of RFP documents for potential suppliers.
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Picking Efficiency for UPS
Process efficiencies at a client footwear facility in Kentucky were falling short of expectations, and our analysis led to recommendations which allowed for better utilization of pick towers and the sorter as well as introduction of Speed Cell shelving projected to double order processing capacity, dramatically reduce pick travel time and labor, decrease the size of the pick area and create a centralized packing and shipping staging area. An additional operational improvement enhanced WMS functionality which streamlines replenishment, increases picks per hour and realizes time efficiencies.
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Project Management – Pharmaceutical DCs
Coming in under budget, we met one client’s standards for capital return on investment by creating a new distribution center operations model which was replicated network-wide. This enabled the client to handle large volumes, accept late-day customer orders for next morning delivery and achieve higher overall throughput with fewer facilities, all while maintaining customer service levels.
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Automated DC for Marmot
For the client, Sedlak evaluated potential automation with integration into a new SAP WMS and designed future growth and potential acquisition of new brands, reducing the need for EWM host system modifications, lowering programming and engineering costs and allowing easy future upgrades, quicker implementation, and less complex security and training.
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Robotic System at Crocs
We have worked on multiple initiatives for Crocs and continue to do so today. From Increased efficiency in retail and wholesale processing efficiency through use of a bomb-bay sorter to the outfitting of a pop up facility to handle a large growth in ecommerce demand, we continue to be a valued trusted partner of Crocs.
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DC Expansion and Retrofit for Knitwell Group
Sedlak and Knitwell Group, formerly Ascena Retail Group, have a trusted business relationship that starts but does not end with our conversion of their retail replenishment facility in Greencastle, IN, to ecommerce fulfillment for multiple brands currently being serviced out of five 3PLs.
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Micro-fulfillment has taken off in the past several years, but what about hyper-local fulfillment? Can your company take advantage of this growing trend?
We’re all seeing how modular construction is becoming more and more of a requirement on many job sites. It makes sense: contractors pre-assemble components in a controlled manufacturing environment, which improves quality, and delivers them to the project ready-to-install.
If your business is preparing for the common holiday peak, time is running out to take the proper measures. Using a few familiar concepts, we can help quickly deploy a flexible, effective solution that will assist a number of our clients as they face so many unknowns in 2021.
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All Things WES: Answers to Common Questions
One of the most confusing and misunderstood technologies, which has been a buzz word for several years now, is the Warehouse Execution System, or WES. In today’s world, E-commerce operations have continually increased in both percentage of many retailer’s businesses, and demands for reducing order cycle times (commonly referred to as the “click-to-ship” metric). IT systems that address these challenges and also optimize the flow of work through their fulfillment systems have become a critical need for the Retail industry.
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