June 2016
Welcome to wmsCONNECTOR, a quarterly newsletter for the Exeter WMS user community. Its purpose is to present information and tips that will provoke thought, discussion, and help advance your warehouse operations. Content will be driven by feedback, so please answer surveys and email me with comments, tips, desired subjects, or questions. Sharing our collective intelligence (or “connecting”) will help us better cope with change – an ever-accelerating part of our lives.
George Goulet, Director of Sales
FASBE subsystems can be installed separately, to interface with your existing systems, or collectively, for a total solution.
FASBE accommodates both commercial and fund accounting requirements and includes multi-national features for multi-currency/multi-lingual installations.
All ISI-Exeter software products are available on multiple hardware platforms. If you’d like us to send you some literature, please email ISI.
Shorts
Process and Progress Monitoring
More Intuitive = More Efficient = More Time for Other Things.
Interesting Stats
Top Five Challenges Facing Chief Supply Chain Officers
As reported by IBM
- 70% Supply Chain Visibility – lack of timely data and too much data
- 60% Risk Management – using process, data, & technology to manage external uncertainties
- 56% Increasing Customer Demands – satisfy customer orders and requirements quicker
- 55% Cost Containment – creativity and flexibility to identify and capture cost savings
- 43% Globalization – lead times, delivery, and quality
Customer News
George Goulet, Director of Sales
On April 18th Follett Corporation announced that it acquired Baker & Taylor, LLC. Follett serves over half of the students in the US, and works with 70,000 schools as a leading provider of education technology, services, and print and digital content. Baker & Taylor is the premier worldwide distributor of books, digital content, and entertainment products to over 20,000 public libraries, institutions, and retailers. Combined sales are $3.6 billion.
Business Quotes
“An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”
Jack Welch
(former Chairman and CEO of General Electric)
Customer Quote
“The more I understand it, the more I appreciate the functionality” referring to his Exeter WMS software.
Paul Pietryka
(Apex Tool Group Distribution Systems Manager)
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