Press Release

October 12, 2010

Matthew Clark toasts improvements from RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management solution

Leading independent on-trade drinks distributor improves order fulfilment accuracy

STOKENCHURCH, U.K.  – RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity solutions provider, has successfully implemented a voice-pick warehouse management solution (WMS) at Matthew Clark’s Runcorn depot that has resulted in immediate operational improvements and overall costs savings.

Matthew Clark is the UK's leading independent on-trade drinks distributor. Operating from a Bristol-based head office, with 10 major depots, the company provides a next day delivery service to over 14,000 on-trade outlets, shipping around 21 million nine-litre cases of drink annually.

A typical Matthew Clark depot stocks some 2,200 SKUs (stock keeping units), which are delivered to 300 outlets a day using its own fleet of vehicles. With increasing volume, achieved through organic growth, its paper-based warehouse operation was manually intensive. The company also sought to move from a manual pallet building process to an automated solution, enabling it to take account of product types when assembling orders.

John Hitchmough, Matthew Clark’s Runcorn Depot Manager responsible for delivering the new solution, said: “From the moment we went live with the new voice-picking WMS we have successfully delivered every order and order line, without any interruption to warehouse operations.

“From the very first voice shift, we have completed picking earlier than we could have achieved with the previous system. We’ve improved stock accuracy, reduced stock losses and staff training takes considerably less time. We look forward to rolling out the solution across the rest of our network.”

Martin Hiscox, Managing Director and President International, RedPrairie, commented: “RedPrairie’s warehouse management solution provides the operational efficiencies that Matthew Clark required to maintain its market-leading reputation for service. We look forward to helping them achieve the same benefits at their other sites.” 

About RedPrairie Corporation

RedPrairie delivers productivity solutions to help companies around the world in three categories – workforce, inventory and transportation. RedPrairie provides these solutions to manufacturers, distributors and retailers looking to support business strategies that increase revenue, reduce costs and create competitive advantage.

With over 20 global offices and solutions that are installed at more than 34,000 customer sites in over 40 countries, companies trust RedPrairie workforce, inventory and transportation solutions to deliver an increase in productivity – with the flexibility to adapt as business needs change.

At RedPrairie, we understand today’s operational demands and we’re committed to delivering solutions that work. We’re committed to delivering solutions for the real world.

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