Cookie Maker Bakes Up Sweet Productivity Gains with New Intermec Mobile Computer System.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2002 Intermec and IntegraSys help Davis Cookie boost sales efficiency and productivity with no additional labor cost Davis Cookie Co., baker and distributor of Archway Cookies brand products in Pennsylvania, has equipped drivers on more than 50 routes with mobile computers and printers from Intermec Technologies Corp. The new system, which replaces a manual, paper-based process, has allowed the company to more than triple the number of SKUs (stock keeping units) handled by its existing sales force. "This new mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings system let our field sales reps boost their offerings from 50 to 180 SKUs without additional labor," said Dana Davis, president, Davis Cookie. "The system also improved our distributor's productivity and gave our sales department much more flexibility. We now can actually custom tailor our sales for each customer instead of the one-size-fits-all system we had before." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Davis, the new system also improves sales efficiency by allowing the bakery to send messages about special promotions, pricing or related events to its independent distributors as often as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . The 50-year-old baking company selected Intermec's Model 600 handheld computers for this first-ever sales automation Sales Automation - Sales Force Automation project. Davis field distributors use Intermec devices to enter order and sales information and to call up pricing and promotion information. At the end of the day, Davis distributors set their handhelds in docking stations. The handhelds automatically connect to the bakery's server via modem and synchronize the day's orders. Intermec partner IntegraSys integrated the handhelds with its DSD (Direct Stream Digital) See SACD. Manager(TM) software and Intermec's 6820 printers to complete the system. DSD Manager software handles all aspects of distribution, including sales, operations and finance. The printers are kept in the delivery vehicles and are used to print customer receipts. "Together we drove down costs, streamlined the order process and improved overall operating efficiencies," said IntegraSys Managing Director Peter D'Angelo. "One of the system's primary benefits is its ease of use. All it required was one day of training on the system at Davis headquarters, including train-the-trainer sessions for district managers who then worked with the distributors." Based in Rimersburg, Penn., Davis Cookie is an independently owned food-services company that provides products to schools, adult care facilities, grocery stores, and other businesses. About IntegraSys IntegraSys is a leading systems consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a specializing in the development and implementation of route distribution and sales systems. The firm offers a unique combination of solid Direct Store Delivery (DSD) business experience matched with strong technical skills on the AS/400, client-server and handheld computing platforms. For more information about IntegraSys, please visit www.integrasys.net, or call 908/686-5200. About Intermec Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :UNA Una personification of honesty; leads lamb and rides white ass. [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene] See : Honesty ) company, is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless automated data collection, Intellitag(R) RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. (radio frequency identification See RFID. ), mobile computing systems, bar code printers and media supplies. The company's products and services are used by customers in many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. to field sales and service. To learn more about how companies can benefit from Intermec's supply chain technologies, contact Intermec Technologies Corp., 6001 36th Ave. West, Everett, WA 98203 USA; telephone 800/347-2636; or visit Intermec's web site at www.intermec.com. To learn more about UNOVA, visit www.unova.com. |
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