acres & acres - Case Studies 3 (continued)

Implementation of a WMS for a retailer NDC in the fashion sector.

Assistance in project management, installation and implementation was provided to move a shoe industry NDC from a legacy system onto a modern merchandising linked warehouse management system suitable for an industry leader. As part of the project RF technology was installed for the first time providing massive improvements in accuracy and efficiency. Both WMS and merchandising systems were provided as part of a £1.5m+ budget “single systems” project. A new DC operating environment was created with new layout and business processes following several months of initial work covered all project aspects from business process mapping to detailed operational planning for startup.

Acres & Acres led the implementation, transition of business from the old system, and the ongoing optimisation of the operation. Within 2 weeks of go-live the DC was achieving greater volume throughput and productivity than with the previous system, and the DC is well placed to capitalise on the greater functionality of its new system to improve performance still further.

Major DC outsource tender in the entertainment sector

Acres & Acres were appointed to manage the tendering process for a major new NDC in the entertainment retail sector. A full profile specification was produced and a comprehensive bidding process conducted to establish the best 3PL partner to operate the facility. This has enabled the client to evaluate the strengths of all realistic partners for both DC operations and transport to store, and to consider that against in house options. The conclusions will drive a major project in the near future to build this entirely new operating model.