Cambridge University Press Doubles Warehouse Pick Rate and Achieves 99.99% Accuracy with RedPrairie.Solution delivers increased productivity and greater efficiency STOKENCHURCH Stokenchurch is a village in the English county of Buckinghamshire (formerly in Oxfordshire). It is located in the Chiltern Hills, about three miles south of Chinnor in Oxfordshire, six miles west of High Wycombe. , England England, the largest and most populous portion of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1991 pop. 46,382,050), 50,334 sq mi (130,365 sq km). It is bounded by Wales and the Irish Sea on the west and Scotland on the north. -- Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press (known colloquially as CUP) is a publisher given a Royal Charter by Henry VIII in 1534, and one of the two privileged presses (the other being Oxford University Press). (Cambridge Cambridge, city, Canada Cambridge (kām`brĭj), city (1991 pop. 92,772), S Ont., Canada, on the Grand River, NW of Hamilton. It was formed in 1973 with the amalgamation of Galt, Hespeler, and Preston, all founded in the early 19th cent. ), the oldest printer and publisher in the world, has doubled its pick rate in its UK warehouse and delivered a huge increase in productivity with the help of RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity software provider. Cambridge implemented RedPrairie's Warehouse Management system as its existing solution was no longer capable of supporting its business requirements and plans for growth, and was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a solution that would deliver a strong return on investment. By integrating the Warehouse Management solution into an innovative trolley trolley: see streetcar. designed by Loopthinking, and rationalising the warehouse layout, pick, check and pack are now one process, and the line rate (orders picked per person per hour) has increased from 70 to an average of 138, with peaks of 180. Ian Farnell This article is about the surname, for the company with the same name, see Farnell (company). Farnell is a surname, thought to originate from "Fern Hill". It is most common to the English county of Yorkshire. , Warehousing Operations Consultant, Cambridge University Press, said, "Productivity has been improved, capacity is far greater, and we are enjoying a 99.99% accuracy rate. We now have high levels of management control and information, and as a company we are environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly, also referred to as nature friendly, is a term used to refer to goods and services considered to inflict minimal harm on the environment.[1] , as our objective of becoming a paperless operation has been achieved." While implementing the new Warehouse Management solution, Cambridge embarked on a project to re-organise the warehouse layout to further improve efficiency. Farnell added, "We wanted to link the two projects of rationalising the layout of the warehouse and implementing a Warehouse Management solution, to ensure that both complemented each other, resulting in streamlined processes. Previously there were too many people trying to get up and down the same aisles - we used to have 78 trolleys staged throughout the process, this has gone down to 13." Another benefit of the RedPrairie solution is that Cambridge now invoices the customer once the goods have been picked, and scanned on the trolley. Previously, they were using a pre-invoicing process, where the operator used the invoice An itemized statement or written account of goods sent to a purchaser or consignee by a vendor that indicates the quantity and price of each piece of merchandise shipped. A consular invoice is one used in foreign trade. to pick the goods. This meant that even if the customer didn't did·n't Contraction of did not. didn't did not didn't do receive the goods because Cambridge was out of the stock, they were still invoiced. Now the customer is only invoiced for what they have been sent. This has meant that credit notes have been reduced, meaning the ledger The principal book of accounts of a business enterprise in which all the daily transactions are entered under appropriate headings to reflect the debits and credits of each account. is cleaner, customer service is better and the accuracy of picking is better. Martin Hiscox, Vice Chairman of the Board, Managing Director and President International, RedPrairie, said, "This is a great example of how our Warehouse Management solution can deliver fantastic results. The project has already provided an excellent return on investment for Cambridge, and we are confident that the benefits will become even more apparent in time." With the old system Cambridge was fulfilling between around 4,000 to 5,000 order lines with 26 pickers and checkers checkers, game for two players, known in England as draughts. It is played on a square board, divided into 64 alternately colored—usually red and black or white and black—square spaces, identical with a chessboard. . Now, with 13 pickers and checkers, they already achieve 6,500 orders lines. Cambridge have identified further operational improvements within the shift window and capacity has continued to increase, with a target now of 8,000 lines a shift. About Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press (Cambridge) publishes academic and educational writing around the world. A department of the University of Cambridge, its purpose is to further the University's objective to advance knowledge, education, learning and research. Cambridge is the oldest printer and publisher in the world and one of the largest academic publishers globally. 2009 marks the 425th anniversary of continuous publishing for Cambridge University Press, and also marks the 475th anniversary of King Henry VIII's grant to Cambridge University Cambridge University, at Cambridge, England, one of the oldest English-language universities in the world. Originating in the early 12th cent. (legend places its origin even earlier than that of Oxford Univ. of 'Letters Patent' allowing it to print 'all manner of books'. Cambridge has branches, offices and agents throughout the world, with 36,000 authors in 120 countries and markets and distributes material (both print and electronic) to readers everywhere. www.cambridge.org ABOUT REDPRAIRIE CORPORATION RedPrairie delivers productivity solutions to help companies around the world in three categories - inventory, transportation and workforce. RedPrairie provides these solutions to manufacturers, distributors and retailers looking to reduce cost, increase sales and create competitive advantage. With over 20 global offices providing services to over 40,000 sites in 50 countries, companies trust RedPrairie inventory, workforce and transportation solutions to deliver an immediate increase in productivity - with the flexibility to adapt as business needs change. At RedPrairie, we understand today's operational demands and we're committed to delivering solutions that work. We're committed to delivering solutions for the real world. For additional information, call 1.877.733.7724, or visit RedPrairie.com. RedPrairie is a registered trademark of RedPrairie Corporation. E2e is a trademark of RedPrairie Corporation. [c] 2009 RedPrairie Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Other product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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