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capital efficiencies through Ariba’s discount solutions and Citi’s supplier finance platform; and increase visibility into A/P spend through enhanced analytics reporting. Visit ariba.com. Dematic Introduces New Version of Director IT Suite Dematic has released a new version of Director IT, an integrated, modular, and scalable suite of software and controls for managing and optimizing material and information flow in the warehouse, production, or distribution center. Seamless integration to upperlevel WMS and ERP systems provides strategic control over the entire warehouse. “Today’s material handling automation solutions involve much more than just nuts and bolts and steel and aluminum,” says Rick Nichols, product manager with Dematic. “They are becoming increasingly sophisticated and contain multiple components that need to work together in harmony. Dematic’s Director IT suite brings all these elements together under a single screen and pairs the software components required for today’s sophisticated material handling solutions with our conveying, sorting, automatic storage and retrieval, as well as voice and lights-based picking products. The result is maximized throughput and efficiency of a facility.” Names of suite components suggest functionality. They include Sort Director, Pick Director, Staging Director, System Manager and Performance Manager. Visit www.dematic.us. when Kraft leased the facility from Springfield Underground, says David Klavsons, Kraft vice president of logistics. “We’re extremely excited about this new facility, which we estimate will use 65 percent less electricity than a comparable surface warehouse. The energy savings roughly equates to the annual power requirements of 700 homes.” He added that by consolidating distribution and reducing multiple stops by Kraft and customer trucks, an estimated 180,000 gallons of fuel may be saved, and carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by approximately 4 million pounds, annually. “This facility incorporates all of the best practices that we learned in 48 years of underground development,” says Louis Griesemer, president and CEO of Springfield Underground Inc. “The energy efficiency, security and other amenities of the underground make this a state-of-the-art distribution facility. This is our single largest project and brings our underground square footage to over 2.2 million of developed space.” Within the facility, Exel provides full-service inbound and outbound solutions, including storage of finished goods, order picking and fulfillment services. Visit www.kraft.com, www.springfieldunderground.com and www.exel.com. Wine Distributor Implements JDA Software Solutions Republic National Distributing Co., reportedly the secondlargest wholesaler and distributor of premium wine and distilled alcoholic beverages in the U.S., will replace its category management systems with several solutions from JDA Software. The distributor expects to optimize opportunities with best-practice space management processes, shared databases and common reporting practices across its 21 states. The solutions it is implementing include Space Planning, Space Automation and Efficient Item Assortment. “This software will enable us to more effectively calculate and execute category plans, achieving demand-based precision merchandising for maximized profitability and sales per square foot,” says Dirk van Renesse, corporate director of category management for the distributor. Visit www.jda.com. Kraft Foods Operates from Underground DC Kraft Foods, Springfield Underground and Exel have combined to open a 400,000-square-foot below-ground warehouse in Springfield, Mo. Exel operates the facility, a central distribution center for the food industry giant. Environmental concerns were very much in mind, 24 JULY 2008 http://ariba.com http://www.kraft.com http://www.springfieldunderground.com http://www.exel.com http://www.dematic.us http://www.jda.com

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