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Three Steps to Increasing Profit in the Economic Downturn With Help From a Warehouse Management System: Businesses across many industries are focused on maintaining and increasing profitability in times of modest revenue. The typical response is to stop all process improvement and technology projects and concede that "one just can't afford it now." This line of thinking is a trap. The best time to focus on...; Tags: Warehouse Management System, HighJump Software Inc., Performance, Profitability, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Performance Management, Process Improvement, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Quality, Business Operations; White papers 2009-01-14
Imperial Sugar Company Achieves Sweet Success With HighJump Data Collection Advantage: After an acquisition in 1997 made it the largest processor and refiner of sugar in the United States, Imperial Sugar implemented the PeopleSoft ERP system to manage its financial, human resource, payroll and supply chain functions. It quickly became evident, however, that Imperial Sugar needed a more robust Automated Data...; Tags: HighJump Software Inc., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies 2008-11-21
3PL Provider Achieves Increased Efficiency and Productivity With HighJump Warehouse Advantage: 3PL provider, Howard Tenens decided to search for a new flexible WMS as its existing Warehouse Management System WMS couldn't keep pace. The system was cumbersome to maintain and update, and didn't provide the level of traceability the company and its customers required. This left it without a record of...; Tags: HighJump Software Inc., 3PL, Manufacturing; Case studies 2008-11-13
Innovative Online Grocer CobornsDelivers Achieves Success With Customer-Centric Distribution: Although CobornsDelivers was seeing efficiency gains after automating its distribution processes, its previous Warehouse Management System WMS had stability issues and downtime was becoming a significant concern. The outdated WMS was hindering the company's ability to manage growth because it could not accommodate changes and upgrades cost-effectively. CobornsDelivers began the...; Tags: Warehouse Management System, HighJump Software Inc., Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies 2008-11-12
Coke Boosts Staff Morale and Productivity With HighJump Load Optimization: Durango Coca-Cola wanted to equip its workers with an automated picking and loading system to optimize the productivity of its warehouse. Workers were calculating pallet builds and truck load arrangements by hand, a time-consuming and error-prone process. The warehouse manager also needed some metrics to measure cases per man-hour and...; Tags: HighJump Software Inc., Optimization, HighJump Load Optimization, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components; Case studies 2008-10-01

The Dirty Little Secrets of Transportation Management Systems: To remain strong, every facet of the supply chain needs to flow in sync. Transportation managers, in an effort to contain erratic fuel prices, capacity constraints, escalating freight rates and more demanding vendor requirements, are turning increasingly to transportation management systems to get the job done. With the right solution,...; Tags: HighJump Software Inc., Transportation, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-07-21
Four Vital Reasons Manufacturing Execution Systems Are Essential to Lean Enterprise Initiatives: Today's manufacturers operate in an increasingly demanding environment that includes global competition, increasing pressures for cost reductions and new products, quality-driven compliance, and improvements in on-time and in-full orders. Each of its core business functions is affected, ranging from product design, manufacturing, supply chain operations, sales, and customer service. It...; Tags: HighJump Software Inc., Manufacturer, Manufacturing, Product Marketing, Marketing; White papers 2008-07-21
Six Keys to DSD Success: Direct Store Delivery DSD applications continue to evolve as highly efficient tools for distributors and wholesalers to manage sales and delivery processes. Driving more revenue is the ultimate goal. Keeping costs down while achieving a smooth flow of goods from the distribution center all the way to the retail shelf...; Tags: HighJump Software Inc., Sales Strategy, Productivity, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance; White papers 2008-06-17
Third-Party Logistics Provider Increases Production by 25 Percent With Solutions From HighJump Software: APS manages more than four million square feet of warehouse space. In order to provide industry-leading solutions to better meet the unique requirements of its diverse customer base and provide fast, measurable ROI, the company recognized that it needed to migrate from its older fulfillment system to a robust, highly...; Tags: Supply Chain, HighJump Software Inc., Logistics, APS, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies 2008-06-01
World's Largest Processor of Shareholder Communications Saves $150K in the First Quarter: Until recently, ADP relied on a paper-driven, ISO 9002-certified manual process to track the inflow of prepared pallets through to final shipping. Through careful analysis of its internal procedures, ADP management found that the company spent significant time and money manually tracking orders and locating products received in its shipping...; Tags: Shareholder, Processor, HighJump Software Inc., Automatic Data Processing Inc., Payroll Solutions; Case studies 2008-05-04
Internet Retailer Supports Fast Growth With the HighJump Warehouse Management System: High traffic and rapid growth resulted in more than a 2,000 percent increase in sales at Overstock.com between September 1999 and July 2000. With customer demand increasing at such a rapid pace, Overstock. com management recognized that order-fulfillment capabilities needed to be expanded and updated to maintain the company's excellent...; Tags: HighJump Software Inc., Overstock.com Inc., Retail, Internet, Sales Strategy, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Force Management, Sales, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies 2008-05-03
Getting More From Your ERP Investment With a Data Collection System: One's company has made a significant investment in implementing an ERP system - a decision that should be returning benefits to the entire organization and one's bottom line. As one has undoubtedly discovered, ERP systems have an enormous appetite for data. One must "Feed the beast" with timely and accurate...; Tags: HighJump Software Inc., Investment, ERP System, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-05-02
HighJump Data Collection Advantage Helps Leading Technology Supplier Reposition Its Business: Historically, Hitachi competed with IBM in the server hardware marketplace - a low-volume, big-ticket business. But changes in this market prompted Hitachi to focus its efforts on Storage Area Network SAN hardware and software solutions - a high-volume, smaller-ticket business. Hitachi quickly determined that a robust Automated Data Collection ADC...; Tags: HighJump Software Inc., Hitachi Ltd., Storage, Hardware; Case studies 2008-05-02
Four Critical Elements of Retail Supply Chain Success: Retailers often struggle with trying to discern why a particular market approach is not driving more traffic and sales into their online and brick-and-mortar stores. Often, the search for answers involves looking at incentives/promotions, pricing, product mix, availability, and the like. They may also look into their branding and messaging....; Tags: Supply Chain, HighJump Software Inc., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Retail, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-05-01
Three Critical Components of Product Traceability in the Food and Beverage Supply Chain: The safety and security of the food supply has never been more important than it is today. An increase in concern about contamination, allergies/ allergens, terrorist threats and food-borne illnesses such as Mad Cow Disease and Bird Flu, makes precise management of ingredients and product whereabouts essential. Driven largely by...; Tags: Supply Chain, Food, HighJump Software Inc., Beverage, Food & Beverage, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-05-01
Debunking the Top Eight Myths: Surrounding Small-Business Warehouse Management Systems: The era of manual warehouse operations is drawing to a close - with good reason. No matter how efficient the employees are, managing space and maintaining inventory with ad-hoc spreadsheets, paper-based operations, or legacy systems doesn't provide the accuracy, or visibility, into the supply chain that the managers need to...; Tags: HighJump Software Inc., Small Business, Globalization, Hardware Upgrade, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Productivity, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Strategy, Management, Hardware, Software; White papers 2008-05-01
Five Reasons You Can't Afford to Postpone Your Labor Management Project: As the adage goes, one can't manage what one can't measure. Today this is true of many things in warehouse and distribution center management, but perhaps nowhere more so than for monitoring the productivity of one's workforce. Payroll is typically the largest single expense in the warehouse. Because of this,...; Tags: HighJump Software Inc., Vertical Industries, Payroll Solutions, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Finance; White papers 2008-05-01
The Dirty Little Secrets of the Warehouse Management System Industry: Secrets. They're everywhere, even where one would least expect to find them. The Warehouse Management System WMS industry is no exception. As one evaluates systems to manage the distribution operations, one will want to know everything one can to make the search process better. It's not a small project to...; Tags: Warehouse Management System, HighJump Software Inc., Warehouse Management System Industry, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-05-01
The Five Sure-Fire Strategies for Gaining Management Approval for WMS Projects: An ever-increasing number of companies today - manufacturers, distributors, retailers and others - have implemented Warehouse Management Systems WMS to drive immediate, measurable cost reduction and improve operational efficiency. These companies leverage powerful functionality to maintain efficient operations and satisfied customers. The benefits are numerous, often including dramatic increases in...; Tags: Warehouse Management System, HighJump Software Inc., Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-05-01
Six Ways Yard: Management Solutions Drive Operational Excellence: Today's dynamic business environment is providing supply chain professionals with increasingly complex pressures from a variety of business fronts on a daily basis. Customer requests for reductions in cycle times, time-to-market and operating costs must be achieved while increasing order accuracy and customer service. Optimizing supply chain processes to meet...; Tags: Supply Chain, HighJump Software Inc., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-05-01