Voice Enabled Technology Has Proven It's Value

There are numerous benefits to implementing voice, there's no question. Accuracy is the most obvious as is improved productivity. Significant savings can be realized by reducing the amount of paper pick tickets and labels, and decreasing the amount of accidents as a result of changing to a hands-free and eye-free operation. Other notable benefits include increased efficiencies in stocking, cycle counting, and service levels, as well as reduced training time for new employees.

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An Overview of Supply Chain Software Evaluation

Technology is a friend to the supply chain industry. Choosing specific brands of software can augment your entire logistics process. 4Sight helps clients select and implement software solutions that can drive their business to the next level of success. Please review our software evaluation process below:

Step 1: This is the requirements development step. Our team looks at the technological capabilities of your system in order to make further decisions.

Step 2: The RFP step includes a bid regarding software solution providers. Our project team assesses each proposed solution to find the right software for your company.

Step 3: Our team uses a software evaluation scorecard to make side-by-side comparisons of proposed solutions. In addition, this step gives our team the ability to truly search for a solution tailored to your system.

Step 4: This is a more detailed step than 3. Now, vendors supply scripted demonstrations to explain the advantages of their solutions. In addition, our team questions them regarding any gaps in their proposed solutions and any foreseeable issues involving implementation into your system.

Step 5: Once vendors display their proposed solutions, it is suggested to conduct reference checks. Reference checks ensure that proposed vendors have stayed true to former commitments and have successfully helped others with their supply chain efforts.

Step 6: Site visits provide our clients with the opportunity to see proposed solutions working in a live environment that closely resembles their operations. This provides a chance for clients to ask specific questions regarding implementation and execution.

Step 7: We help you finalize the software evaluation process regarding negotiations and making the final software vendor selection.

Buiding Relationships and Streamling Inventory Management Article

The Distribution Group has provided practical news and information to distribution professionals for over 40 years. They recently interviewed a number of Distribution Managers, including Frank Carmean from 4Sight. The interview discussed strategies for building relationships and streamlining inventory management for 2010.

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As Direct Store Delivery (DSD) continues to thrive in the food and grocery channel, why are some suppliers moving away from it?

Author: Cheryl Krager

The Direct Store Delivery (DSD) model has been a mainstay in the retail industry for years, particularly in the food and grocery channel where freshness is essential to customers. DSD is positioned to accelerate growth as retailers become more advanced in store execution.

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Simple Supply Chain Strategies to Curb Costs

In today’s economy, more and more companies are finding creative and effective solutions to mitigate supply chain costs without having to sacrifice operational efficiencies. Our clients and prospects often ask us, “What are some simple supply chain strategies we can deploy to help curb costs?” There is no cookie-cutter approach we can retrofit to all clients as each client has its own unique operation requiring a strategy that is customized to their specific needs. One client may have an advanced warehouse operation, but they may not have the right software applications to support it. The next client may have implemented a best-of-breed WMS solution, but they lack an effective workforce and transportation network to support the growing business. Another client has exceptional service levels, but lacks an effective inventory management system to control carrying costs.

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