Merchants Terminal Implements RedPrairie Warehouse Management Solution (WMS)
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May 28, 2008
Leading 3PL provider to gain labor and operations savings and RF capabilities
Milwaukee, WI - RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, announced today that Merchants Terminal, the largest temperature-controlled logistics provider in Maryland, is implementing RedPrairie Warehouse Management to gain RF capabilities, improve productivity and inventory accuracy. Merchants Terminal completed phase one of its RedPrairie solution implementation at is Jessup, MD distribution center and plans to have the entire facility live later this year.
"We have made a significant resource investment in RedPrairie with a goal to exceed our customers' expectations," said Merchant's VP of Sales Ernie Ferguson. "One of our biggest concerns is maintaining a high level of service for our customers as the complexity of their supply chains increases. RedPrairie allows us to effectively manage the flow of cases within our distribution centers while providing real time information and traceability to our customers."
According to Merchant's VP of Information Technology Dave Eden, the implementation has exceeded expectations. "We have been planning this implementation for over a year and our team really took the training aspect seriously. I have to give our team an A+ for making this seamless to our customers."
About Merchants Terminal
Privately owned and founded in 1927, Merchants Terminal is the oldest and largest temperature controlled logistics company in Maryland. Through its four distribution centers and transportation division MLogistics(TM), Merchants Terminal effectively provides temperature controlled distribution services throughout the Eastern United States.
For more information, please call 410-342-9300 visit www.merchantsterminal.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.
