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picking and putaway accuracy and employee productivity. It will also enable Levin to benchmark results for warehouse workers to further optimize efficiency. Ward Dingmann, vice president of operations for Levin Furniture, says, “The RedPrairie WMS was the logical choice for us. They have a proven track record in the furniture industry, and the WMS has the features we need to automate functions and tasks to be more efficient with our warehouse operations. This will prepare us to control current costs and support our expansion in the future.” Visit www.RedPrairie.com. Associated Food Stores Cooperative Deploys Warehouse Management System from Retalix Associated Food Stores is replacing two legacy warehouse management systems in Montana with the TRICEPS solution from Retalix, and is expanding its use of the system at its headquarters distribution center in Salt Lake City. Associated Food Stores is a cooperatively owned wholesale distributor delivering more than 750 truckloads of groceries each week to nearly 600 supermarkets in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming. “We’ve had tremendous success with Retalix TRICEPS and have developed a deep appreciation of its capabilities at our headquarters facility,” says Craig McPhee, executive director of distribution at Associated Food Stores. “We are optimistic about leveraging the technology across our other distribution centers.” Associated Food Stores is adding new automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) equipment—and integrating them with the previously installed TRICEPS WMS—at the headquarters location. It has also expanded this distribution center to more than a million square feet. With the addition of the Montana sites, Retalix TRICEPS will help Associated Food Stores plan, coordinate and manage more than 1.7 million square feet of warehouse operations. Visit www.retalix.com. “Many qualities attracted us to Regal Logistics and aided in our decision to choose them over others, one of which is that Regal has a flexible staffing solution to provide a steady supply of qualified laborers to handle everything from our busiest holiday season to special value-added projects,” says Spin Master’s logistics manager, Keith S. Blanchard. Visit www.RegalLogistics.com. Toy Company Spin Master Awards DC Services Contract to Regal Logistics Regal Logistics says it has been named the primary North American warehousing services provider for a toy company, Spin Master Ltd. The multi-year contract calls for warehousing, transportation, distribution and value-added services. “Spin Master will benefit from Pacific Northwest ports’ ability to move freight more efficiently and cost effectively and Regal’s ability to offer better access to important Asian markets for our customers importing from the Far East,” says Garry Neeves, Regal Logistics vice president. He says Regal’s proximity to the ports of Tacoma and Seattle means quicker turnaround of Spin Master product, lower freight rates and accelerated transit time. Apparel Manufacturer Uses NGC Software for PO Management, Tracking, Visibility Jerry Leigh, an apparel company that develops licensed products for top retailers, has selected NGC’s e-SPS software for global sourcing and visibility across all of its divisions. The solution is being rolled out for purchase order management, production tracking, quality, and inbound tracking and visibility. “Jerry Leigh designs and develops merchandise for many of the world’s most recognized brands and retailers, and quality and timing are critical to our success,” says Jeff Silver, vice president and CFO, Jerry Leigh. “When our customers are developing new brand concepts and promotion, we have to be able to turn licensed prod- 24 OCTOBER 2008 http://www.RedPrairie.com http://www.retalix.com http://www.RegalLogistics.com

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