Automated material handling systems provider Viastore Systems Inc. will
extend its SAP warehouse management solution implementation program
to North America. Viastore, a German firm with U.S. headquarters in Grand
Rapids, Mich., has partnered with the Germany-based SAP in Europe since
1996, but will now provide those supply chain execution and warehouse
management (WM) solutions for its U.S. customers as well.
Included in the package are SAP’s extended warehouse management
(EWM), logistics execution system (LES), and task and resource management (TRM) packages. In each case, Viastore can integrate different warehouse automation solutions directly to an SAP platform without using
third-party middleware.
“Many companies have SAP but aren’t fully utilizing the supply chain
modules,” said Harouna Mohamadou, the recent Viastore hire named
to the newly created position of director SAP consulting, in a statement.
“With the EWM and WM modules, for example, we can extend the use of
those modules, streamline and speed up the execution as well as reporting,
and allow customers to ultimately get more out of their existing solution.”
By adding SAP to its North American package, Viastore hopes to provide
technology-neutral consultation that allows customers with automated or
semiautomated warehouses to improve throughput, reduce inventory, and
increase picking quality, Mohamadou said.
or wider delivery windows, and charge
the full rate for “standard” overnight fulfillment.
The survey found that both retailers and
shoppers see room for improvement in 3PL
performance. Technology investments by
retailers could address those issues, allowing
companies to improve profitability through
route optimization, dynamic appointment
scheduling, and real-time rerouting.
RSR conducted the survey last September
and October, reaching companies with revenues ranging from below $50 million to
more than $5 billion. Respondents’ areas
of responsibility ranged from executive
management to supply chain and logis-tics/transportation. Respondents to the
consumer survey covered the gamut with
respect to age, gender, and income.
To read the full report, see www.rsr-
research.com/2015/11/10/home-delivery-
retailers-brave-new-world/. In addition,
RSR’s Baird and Rosenblum will discuss
the survey results during a live webcast on
Tues., Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. EST. To register for
the free webcast, “Home Delivery: Retailers’
Brave New World,” sponsored by Descartes
Systems Group, visit www.dcvelocity.com/
videocasts/.
—B.A.
Viastore to implement SAP’s warehouse
management software in U.S.
CenterPoint Properties has secured a
long-term lease agreement with Tax
Air Freight for the use of 55,251 square
feet in its Franklin Park, Ill., facility.
… ModusLink Global Solutions Inc.
has announced the grand opening of
its new e-commerce solutions center,
located in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
… The commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield
facilitated Sun Noodle’s purchase
of a 42,000-square-foot industrial
building in Carlstadt, N.J. … Whole
Foods Market has opened a new
128,000-square-foot distribution center in Vernon, Calif. … Auto parts distributor DYK Automotive has doubled
its distribution operation in Memphis,
Tenn., to 316,666 square feet.
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