Our Proof Is Still in the Numbers
COFE® Drives E-Commerce Results
102,000: 2015
VARGO®’s Continuous Order Fulfillment Engine (COFE®) is the first intelligent
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Warehouse Execution System (WES) that processes orders without waves for
400,000: 2016
distribution centers. COFE® synchronizes and sequences activities across all work
Total number of distinct SKUs picked each day in four
resources — machines, people and processes.
national retailers’ fulfillment centers during the peak
COFE® WES enables a fulfillment center to process orders for both efficiency
week of online holiday shopping after Thanksgiving.
and priority-order expediency. At normal production times, COFE® optimizes
for efficiency of pick- and order-completion. Then, at critical shipping cut-off
times for expedited orders, it automatically adjusts to introduce priority picks to
ensure the quickest order completion to meet delivery windows. COFE® does this
in a waveless environment, eliminating buffers and allowing new orders to be
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released into a revolving batch of work based on priority and optimization.
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The most innovative retail market leaders are experiencing outstanding
e-commerce results with COFE®’s demand-driven technologies. While 2015
5.6 MILLION: 2015
1.8 MILLION: 2015
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was a banner year for VARGO® customers, 2016’s peak holiday season revealed
2.25 MILLION:
continued proof in numbers that COFE® is the leading WES. Four national
6.8 MILLION:
retailers with COFE®-driven fulfillment centers reported these combined
2016
2016 Cumulative number of
e-commerce numbers during the 2016 peak week of online holiday shopping.
orders
Total number of
units processed
in one peak,
seven-day period
Four national retailers reported these combined numbers during
in four fulfillment
the 2016 peak week of online holiday shopping.
centers combined.
week
that four leading
fulfillment centers
packed in one
peak
COFE® Has Changed the Future of Omnichannel Fulfillment
Wave Waveless
When VARGO® installed the first fully waveless facility in a Levi Strauss facility in the
United Kingdom in 1999, it transformed the world of distribution. VARGO® applies
pull-based methodologies to fulfillment to achieve true lean distribution. With COFE®,
VARGO® pairs the most optimal mechanical equipment solution with its’ cutting-edge
software to achieve unsurpassed, intelligent solutions for fulfillment centers.
Sorter Utililzation
This chart illustrates one of the many benefits of VARGO®’s Continuous Order Fulfillment
Engine (COFE®). COFE® eliminates buffers and feeds sorters with a continuous flow of product,
resulting in industry-leading performance and less downtime.
Why VARGO®?
VARGO®’s team of mechanical and software engineers change e-commerce operations by designing fulfillment solutions differently than anyone else
in the industry. VARGO® is the only company that uses COFE®, the tool that does for fulfillment what Lean did for manufacturing.
The numbers don’t lie. With COFE®, we drive solutions and deliver results. It’s the math behind the science.
To see the power of COFE®, call us at 877.876.6384 or email thinksmart@vargomail.com for a demonstration.
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