“Helping Save You Money on Warehouse Operations”

Sounds of Productivity

We Are Defined By Our Clients

    

US Foodservice

  

We Are Defined By Our Clients

Packers Provisions Co. of Puerto Rico Inc.

Know The BFC Difference!

-BFC is focused on your WMS needs!

-Food Distribution expertise!

-Easily interfaces to host systems

-Solid Implementation Strategy

-Enhancements to make you more productive!

-The Best Customer Service - Hands on Staff that know you, know your business and know our software!

-Fast effective response to your needs!

-There is a difference with the Dakota Series WMS!

BFC’s Warehouse Solutions Group

-Unique group of resources brought together to the benefit of our clients

-Goal is to provide wide range of services

-Anseris – Purchasing and Consulting

-Arco – Warehouse Construction

-Turner Consulting – Warehouse Consulting

-Secure Mobile Solutions – RF hardware

-Envista – ERP Software

Pain Points

OutBound – Typical Pain Points-Shorts Miss Picks-Short product at the slot level-Dock Door Assignment-Loading Trailers-Loading wrong pallet on truck-HAACP (Chemicals area pick)-Buried Cases-Temp Zones in trailer heavy/light issue-Catch Weights Process-Long on Loads-Labor Reporting-Bulk Picks-Reduce Number of Checkers-Special Orders- Off Truck

Pain Points

InBound – Typical Pain Points-Code Dating –Cooler Dating Issues-License Tracking-Planned Replenishments -Receiving with Mfg #-Receiving Accuracy-Directed Put Away – Tie/High

Client Comments

Key ROI Elements

Where Distributors See the ROI -Receiving-Put Away-Replenishment-Inventory Taking-Inventory Accuracy-Improved Selection Processes with TruckBuilder©-Miss Picks

Selection Issues

• Decrease Selection Errors• Make Selectors Productive Faster• Guide Selectors on Each Pass• Eliminate the burden on Loaders• Improve Driver Performance• Reduce Customer Calls Regarding Problems• Customer Service• Improved Sales

Elements of BFC Selection!

• TruckBuilder © Module

• Dakota Voice Application

• Runners Module

• Loader Module

• Label/Document Printing

• Pallet maps for Loader/Driver

Improve Selection With Truck Builder©!

• Select using a variety of selection methods labels, pick ticket, RF, Voice or combinations

• Define the selection method by route• Each Route/Truck can have unique pallet build • Provide Driver with Pallet Map for faster more accurate

delivery• Track Employee Productivity with EPM Module • Include Dakota Series Checker Module• RF Bulk Pick• Runners Program • Take advantage of what we have today…which is a lot

Drag Drop – Moving stops

Drag Drop – stop splits, item splits, re- configure the pallet positions within a department, you control the build and

create pallets before labels are printed.

Output You can print pick labels, pick sheets or header labels only…defined by Route/Truck

You can use Dakota Voice, RF or combinations to pick as needed by Route/Truck

Bulk picks can be picked using RF or Voice

TruckBuilder© Truck Templates

TruckBuilder© Loader Document

The Loader and Driver know exactly where each pallet should go and what stops are on the pallet – Works with the BFC Loader Module to insure the

right pallets go on the right trucks.

Trax© New Modules!

-Tracker © Perfect Order Delivery System - New!

Diaz Foods

• Improve Accuracy • Make Selectors more productive • Make Selectors Productive Faster• Guide Selectors on Each Pass• Eliminate the burden on Loaders• Improve Driver Performance• Reduce Customer Calls Regarding Problems• Improve Customer Service

Key Results

• Results for one of our Clients :• - Reduced pick errors from 1-1000 to 1-9000 across all departments• - Goal was to reduce staffing by 12 on selection shift today we have

decreased by 15 and are planning on 3 more for total of 18• - Saved one full position in customer service• - Elimination of errors has turned customer service into a true service desk• - BFC has helped at every level of our warehouse operation• - Directed Replenishment has reduced stocking time by 1/3• - Receiving accuracy has improved• - Improved Customer Satisfaction• - Improved Sales staff Satisfaction

InBound Productivity Issues`

• More with the same or fewer people• Receive Product Faster• Put Away Product Faster• Replenish Faster• More accurate selection • Eliminate un-necessary tasks

• Take advantage of our Capital expenditures!

-Take advantage of what we have today…which is a lot

-Bar Codes – Voice technology

-Create Ways to receive faster

-Super PO

-Use RF Full Screen – Hand Helds – Voice

-Easy to use – Easy to educate - Productive

-Get product of the dock faster – more in the same space

-There is a difference with the Dakota Series WMS!

Receive Faster!

-Handle multiple put-aways at the same time

-Directed Put Away

-User Directed Put Away – Virtual Slots

-Faster Put Away –

-When you know where it’s at you can go get it!

Put Away Faster!

-Eliminate Head in the air Syndrome

-Priority Replenishments based upon Average Sales

-Priority Replenishments based upon Actual Demand

-JIT Let downs during selection

-Bring it down, move part of it back, move part of it to a different slot and track who made the replenishment, how long it took and that they completed the transaction

-There is a difference with the Dakota Series WMS!

Faster Replenishment!

Total Slot Control

-Productive Total Slot Control for every item

-Manage slots as your replenish/transfer product

-Confirm slot quantities or set up control check

-Move product between slots without physically moving it

-Review every slot at a glance

-Detailed activity for a slot

Code Date Control

FIFO Stock Rotation

-Replenishment is based on FIFO rotation with controls to handle exceptions.

Expired Items Reports

-Early warning system provides advanced date and next day warning capabilities.

Shelf Life Expiration Reports

-Shelf life warnings help keep items fresh and reduce losses

License Lot Control

Shows that the receipt is on the receiving dock

The USR slot indicates a user is currently working (moving)

the license via Put away, Replenishment or Transfer

Shows that the product has been

staged.

•Increased receiving accuracy

•Insure code dating accuracy and FIFO Rotation.

•Improved put away productivity from average of 7-9 per hour to 14-20 per hour on virtual put away and up to 30 per hour directed put away .

•Faster replenishments - by over 100%.

•Improved replenishment accuracy both from the correct overflow slot and to the correct pick slot.

•Truck Builder selection improves selection accuracy, saves loader time, improves delivery accuracy and makes delivery easier. At one account saved 30 minutes per driver in the first week.

•BOTTOM LINE - IMPROVED CUSTOMER SERVICE LEVELS

- INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY

- LOWER COSTS

What does this mean

For You?

630.562.0375

Sam@bfcassociates.com

www.bfcsoftware.com