Case Studies

Gump's, a luxury gift retailer, needed to improve communication between its vendors and gain visibility to carrier performance. enVista helped:

• Achieve greater visibility to transportation expenses
• Create dashboards to view all KPIs
• Reduce shipping expenses and maintain carrier relationships

Hibbett Sports needed a supply chain strategy to improve merchandise flow and maintain high customer service levels. Looking at the supply chain through the eyes of customers, enVista helped:

• Synchronize supply with demand
• Improve speed to market and in-stock percentage
• Reduce work in process inventory and safety stock

The Men's Wearhouse successfully integrated multi-channel processes into one platform by implementing enVista’s LEAN supply chain practices and technologies, resulting in:

• Significantly lower labor and inventory costs
• Enhanced inventory accuracy and visibility
• Greater on-time performance and delivery

enVista’s Design Solutions team took advantage of 64,000 square feet of underutilized space to create a more efficient production area, helping Sports Authority:

• Attain an overall more efficient distribution center
• Free up a large amount of floor space and resources
• Maintain holiday season service with a multi-phased implementation approach

One Kings Lane needed to develop an IT and distribution strategy in response to its explosive sales and business growth. enVista’s solution enabled:

• Concept to deployment in just 5 months without missing a sale
• Decreased IT costs– TCO less than 1%
• Flexible eCommerce and order management

Sports Unlimited needed to streamline transportation data and obtain visibility to total annual shipping expense. With enVista’s myShipINFO®, the company:

• Achieved additional annual savings of 73%
• Benefited from improved visibility to transportation spend
• Continues to enjoy positive carrier relations

Bradshaw International, maker of Good Cook kitchenware, had to make significant changes to comply with Wal-Mart's Direct Store Delivery Consolidation program. Besides adding a new WMS, enVista helped:

• Move to the DSDC program with zero disruption
• Meet growing shipping demands
• Improve warehouse efficiency

In changing focus from electrical and thermal solution distribution to production, Electrolock needed to upgrade its legacy system to a manufacturing-based ERP. enVista’s implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX enabled:

• Online capacity planning
• More accurate lead times
• Continuous improvement initiatives

Kent Watersports, makers and distributors of the O'Brien, Liquid Force, HO, Connelly and Hyperlite brands, needed a single ERP system for all of its companies. enVista’s implementation helped:

• Streamline financial management
• Improve business planning and forecasting
• Control manufacturing processes

Rocky Brands, a manufacturer and distributor of work, western and outdoor footwear and apparel, engaged enVista to integrate its WMS and WCS, enabling:

• Nearly 97% of orders to ship in 24 hours
• Double annual throughput without added headcount
• Inventory accuracy to jump from less than 95% to over 98%

Shipping nearly 400,000 packages each year, Vera Bradley engaged enVista to analyze its parcel pricing and renegotiate current carrier contracts, resulting in:

• Complete evaluation of transportation costs and parcel portfolio
• Reduced parcel shipping expenditures
• Successful change in carriers

WORLDPAC, an auto parts distributor, engaged enVista to design its new 235,000 sq. ft. DC and LEAN distribution. The facility:

• Incorporated one-touch concepts, eliminating non-value-added steps
• Sustained sales and product growth through the next several years
• Met established customer service levels

Food & Beverage

Nature's Best faced high labor costs and inefficiencies with its expansive four-building, multi-temp zone campus. enVista helped streamline processes and:

• Consolidate multiple facilities into one, new, optimally designed facility
• Implement a new WMS and other technology
• Reduce labor costs by over 30%

Media & Publishing

Facing warehouse inefficiencies that were hindering growth, Diamond Comics needed an updated WMS for constant inventory visibility and integration with its existing LMS. As a result:

• Inventory accuracy improved to 99.7%
• Case picking at 99.4% carton fill rate
• Standardized training processes enacted

Non-Profit

Raphael Health Center wanted to be proactive in its HIPAA compliance and safeguard against data security breaches. With enVista's risk analysis, it was able to:

• Implement new procedures to eliminate risk of security breach
• Obtain additional government funds
• Ensure tighter patient data control