Cummins Filtration Finds Success with RedPrairie Warehouse Management (WMS)
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January 8, 2008
Improves inventory and shipping accuracy, space utilization and resource management
Milwaukee, WI - RedPrairie Corporation, a leading consumer driven optimization company, announced today that Cummins Filtration, the leader in filtration, exhaust, coolant and chemical technology for all engine-powered systems, is realizing significant inventory, shipping, space utilization, and resource management benefits from implementing RedPrairie WMS in its Salt Lake City, UT facility. Cummins Filtration implemented the RedPrairie solution "out of the box," with only minor modifications. Based on the success of that facility, the Company plans to implement RedPrairie WMS in two more sites.
"Prior to RedPrairie, our WMS was part of an order management system that was completely paper-based with antiquated functionality," said Mark McKinney, Manager of Logistics Strategy for Cummins Filtration. "To overcome the visibility, inventory, and shipping challenges associated with our prior WMS, we turned to RedPrairie as a best-of-breed WMS solution provider for industrial manufacturers."
Cummins Filtration opted for a "no modification" implementation for a number of reasons, including a faster implementation, no annual maintenance fees for modifications, improved testing, and assurance of easier and faster implementation of other RedPrairie solutions.
McKinney continued, "We have received significant benefits from implementing RedPrairie's WMS in our Salt Lake City facility, including a 38 percent reduction in shipping credits, an improvement in inventory accuracy to 99 percent, and improved space utilization and resource management strategies."
"As they grow, we believe Cummins Filtration will continue to realize benefits from the WMS and other planned RedPrairie solution implementations," said Mike Mayoras, CEO of RedPrairie. "Cummins Filtration is a prime example of the value and success a company can have implementing a best-of-breed solution like RedPrairie."
About Cummins Filtration
Cummins Filtration Inc. is a wholly owned business unit of Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI - News) and the world's leading designer and manufacturer of air, fuel, hydraulic and lube filtration, chemicals and exhaust system technology products for all engine-powered systems. Cummins Filtration cares about maintaining a cleaner, healthier, and safer environment. Going beyond compliance, Cummins Filtration proactively seeks improvements to products and processes and offers environmentally friendlier product choices for all major engine systems. The company's homepage can be found at www.cumminsfiltration.com.
About RedPrairie Corporation
RedPrairie is a world leading consumer driven optimization company. Built on an advanced Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) developed over the past 15 years, the RedPrairie integrated suite of solutions offers on-demand capabilities to over 32,000 sites worldwide for many of the world's largest companies.
RedPrairie's E2e(TM) solutions synchronize people and products throughout the customer buying cycle to ensure goods reach the right place at the right time. At the point of sale, this means consumers have access to desired products and that the store is staffed with the right people to help them make their purchases. In the production cycle, it means suppliers and manufacturers time and synchronize shipments and production based on demand signals from the retailer. And in the back room of the store, it means having the least amount of inventory, solving the "last yard" problem of the retail supply chain.
With 20 global service sites and standard service methods that have been validated over the last 30 years, RedPrairie provides unparalleled service and support. For additional information, call 1.877.733.7724, or access www.RedPrairie.com.
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