Stampin' Up! Beats Aggressive Throughput Goals

It can be argued that the biggest hurdle of any ERP or WMS project implementation is the integration with other existing systems. A clean data exchange between a new application and the one(s) it replaces can be very challenging and it only gets worse as the number of touch points and applications involved increase. So what do you do when dealing with several interdependent systems that no longer collectively meet your business needs?

That’s the exact question Stampin’ Up! faced in mid-2007. Stampin’ Up! manufactures decorative rubber stamps and uses a network of independent “demonstrators” to sell its exclusive line of stamps and accessories for handmade craft and scrapbooking projects.

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Which Picking Technology is Best for Your Application?
Chris Bratten, Sales Consultant, ASAP Automation

Looking to add some picking automation to your warehouse? Be sure to consider the investment cost, productivity and pick density (picks per unit of travel) for each technology. Keep in mind that a single picking technology may not be the best solution for your operation. Many facilities use a combination of different picking technologies to meet their business needs. Picking technologies can be integrated with existing warehouse management systems and host systems or deployed as more isolated pieces of automation.

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Upgrading System Can Achieve 100% Reliability

Hale Groves had been using a few hundred pick to light devices to assist with picking for their custom fruit baskets and gourmet gifts for many years. With technology constantly changing and improving and replacement devices for their old hardware becoming obsolete, Hale Groves decided it was the right time to upgrade their pick to light system. Along with new updated hardware technology they were also able to take advantage of new functionality in the Exacta warehouse control software.

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New Leadership at ASAP

ASAP Automation, an industry leader in advanced automation technologies and Supply Chain Execution Software (SCE), announces the promotion of Damir Kantardzic to President and Mark Curtis to Software Development Manager.

“Damir has distinguished himself with exceptional performance since he started with ASAP back in 1995. Not only is he brilliant on software development, but he leads with compassion for ASAP employees and works very hard to always help our customers...”

“When Mark joined ASAP Automation he immediately distinguished himself as an extraordinary software engineer, and a natural leader,” said Bill Bastian II, Chief Executive Officer.

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