Technology Emerges as a Competitive Differentiator
Westfalia Technologies, York, PA
Web site: www.westfaliausa.com
Year founded: 1992
Number of employees: 80
Number of food customers: 20
Solution name(s): Savanna.NET
Worth noting: “The biggest challenge facing today’s grocery and foodservice industries is three-fold: more efficient order fulfillment; better inventory management; and greater availability of information/visibility to data across the enterprise. Savanna.NET assists our customers in all of these areas. Savanna.NET integrates seamlessly with material handling equipment (AS/RS, robotics, palletizers, conveyors, etc.) to efficiently manage the automatic fulfillment of customer orders, while also managing inventory and movements within the customer’s warehouse and communicating that information with any ERP/host system that our customers may have. We do all of this with our robust material handling solutions and our ability to help our customers utilize their existing assets (building, equipment, etc.) while doubling their storage capacity and reducing their information processing costs.”
Witron Integrated Logistics, Arlington Heights, IL
Web site: www.witron.com
Year founded: 1971
Number of employees: 1,200
Number of food customers: 12
Solution name(s): OPM-Order Picking Machinery, DPS-Dynamic Picking System, ETP-Ergonomic Tray Picking
Worth noting: “The biggest challenge is managing the growth in SKUs and the steep ABC curve that retailers are facing. Witron’s automated picking solutions remove the pickfront from the operation and allows the item list to grow without changing the picking system or warehouse footprint.”
Xata, Eden Prairie, MN
Web site: www.xata.com
Year founded: 1985
Number of employees: 210
Number of food customers: 200
Solution name(s): XataNet, Xata Turnpike
Worth noting: “Since 1985, Xata has been at the forefront of the development of technologies and services that have brought the power of science to the North American trucking industry. Combining enterprise software, onboard computing, real-time communication and global positioning, we’ve created intuitive and automated solutions that help improve operations by integrating operational and performance data with billing, payroll, routing and compliance systems.”
Zebra Technologies, Lincolnshire, IL
Web site: www.zebra.com
Year founded: 1969
Number of employees: 3,000
Number of food customers: 50
Solution name(s): An extensive portfolio of bar code, receipt, kiosk and RFID printers and supplies, as well as real-time location solutions
Worth noting: “In a fast-track world, choose Zebra solutions to help identify, track and manage your critical assets, transactions and people accurately and more efficiently. Zebra offers the broadest range of innovative technology solutions, on-demand digital printing and automatic identification solutions for business performance improvements.”
