Best Practices in YMS to Streamline DC Operations
OAKLAND, Calif. — May 03, 2005 — Navis LLC, a global leader in enterprise software solutions for supply chain execution, announced that Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated (CCBCC) is currently using Navis™ Yard Yard Management software system to optimize operations at its largest production center based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with consideration of rolling out Navis Yard companywide.
Navis Navis Yard allows the world's leading retailers, manufacturers and 3PLs to increase capacity, lower operating costs and exceed service goals by instituting industry best practices in yard management and supply chain execution through increased visibility across the logistics network and optimized DC operations beyond the four walls of the warehouse.
CCBCC selected Navis as its "preferred supplier" to replace its six-year-old, in-house yard management system (YMS) after an extensive evaluation. Navis Navis Yard was chosen because:
- It will support CCBCC's primary motivation to institute best practices in YMS.
- Its functionality fits current CCBCC YMS processes without modifications.
- It is compatible with CCBCC's new SAP system
"We're eliminating chaos here," said Ronald J. Hammond, Senior Vice President of Operations at CCBCC. "Navis Navis Yard allows warehouse operations to manage more than 500 trailer movements a day while maintaining high customer service levels, minimizing out-of-stocks and providing the enterprise with real-time visibility to loads and their contents at the yard."
Hammond added that CCBCC production facilities and regional logistics centers will greatly benefit from Navis Navis Yard as they face higher complexity levels. Other driving forces in CCBCC's YMS strategy include attaining tighter control of dock times and driver wait time to mitigate the new Department of Transportation hours of service regulations, improving safety by eliminating congestion at the yard and gate, automating appointment scheduling with a web-based system, eliminating manual date entry and administration, and providing optimized, real-time work instructions to switchers.
"Major retailers are looking for a holistic approach to DC operations by addressing problems beyond the four warehouse walls, streamlining the entire flow of goods from gate to dock to yard for increased DC capacity without new investment in facilities or equipment," said John Dillon, CEO at Navis. "Our Navis Yard Yard Management System continuously re-evaluates work plans, making adjustments to assignments and dispatches based on real-time conditions in order to minimize schedule slip and optimize productivity. We expect Navis Navis Yard to increase productivity at CCBCC's distribution centers and across its warehousing and transportation functions."
About Navis LLC
Navis LLC delivers proven, mission-critical supply chain execution software solutions that secure success and institute best practices, enabling the world’s leading logistics providers, retailers and manufacturers to increase capacity, service and profitability. Navis SPARCS is the industry gold standard marine terminal operating system used at more than 150 locations in 44 countries. Navis DC Flow enables industry best practices in distribution center yard management and supply chain integration by increasing visibility across the logistics network and optimizing operations beyond the four warehouse walls. Navis LLC is headquartered in Oakland, California with offices worldwide.
About Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (the "Company") produces, markets and distributes carbonated and noncarbonated beverages, primarily products of The Coca-Cola Company, which include some of the most recognized and popular beverage brands in the world. The Company is currently the second largest bottler of products of The Coca-Cola Company in the United States, operating in eleven states, primarily in the southeast. The Company also distributes several other beverage brands. The Company’s product offerings include carbonated soft drinks, bottled water, teas, juices, isotonics and energy drinks. Over the past several years, the Company has expanded its bottling territory primarily throughout the southeast via acquisitions and, combined with internally generated growth, had net sales of over $1.2 billion in 2002. The Company now holds bottling rights from The Coca-Cola Company and other beverage companies covering the majority of North Carolina and portions of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The Company is also a partner with The Coca-Cola Company in Piedmont Coca-Cola Bottling Partnership (“Piedmont”), a partnership that operates additional bottling territory in portions of North Carolina and South Carolina.
Contact Information:
Orlando De Bruce
Senior Public Relations Manager
hone: +1 510 267 5052
E-mail: odebruce@navis.com
www.navis.com
