Improving Warehouse Operations at Enzymatic Therapy

Natural remedies company selects Provia's warehouse management solution to beef up logistics operations at Green Bay facility

Natural remedies company selects Provia's warehouse management solution to beef up logistics operations at Green Bay facility

Grand Rapids, MI — November 16, 2005 — Natural remedies company Enzymatic Therapy has elected to implement a warehouse management system (WMS) from Provia as part of a project to help drive operational efficiencies and improve inventory and order accuracy at the company's Green Bay, Wis., manufacturing and distribution facility.

Enzymatic provides therapeutic natural medicines and nutritional and dietary supplements to health food stores, large retailers, medical professionals and pharmacies across the nation. The company needed a solution to help expand it warehousing and distribution functionality to keep up with rising consumer demands.

After evaluating several different hardware and software solution providers, Enzymatic selected Provia's supply chain execution solution based on the ease of use and configurability of the company's ViaWare WMS offering.

"In selecting a WMS, we wanted a solution that would give us the best combination of functionality for today and adaptability for tomorrow," said Tom Krajewski, director of manufacturing and distribution for Enzymatic Therapy. "With Provia, we get a robust WMS that will help us today and the ability to tailor the WMS moving forward as our business changes. Coupled with the people and the culture of Provia, selecting them was an easy choice."

ViaWare WMS, the cornerstone of Provia's warehouse management solutions, is intended to optimize a company's distribution environment by improving inventory and order accuracy, maximizing space utilization and increasing labor efficiency.

"We are pleased to add Enzymatic Therapy to our growing list of customers using ViaWare WMS," said Paul Crist, vice president of global sales and marketing for Provia. "As a leading supply chain execution provider, we help companies from a range of industries improve their logistics operations including third party logistics, consumer packaged goods, high-tech electronics, retail and wholesale and industrial distribution."


Additional Articles of Interest

— For an in-depth review of a conceptual technology model for a supply chain visibility hub, read "The Case for Supply Chain Visibility" on SDCExec.com.

— Eugene McCabe, architect of Sun Microsystems' Customer Fulfillment in Transit process, discusses the challenges and rewards of taking links out of the company's supply chain in "Anatomy of the 'Zero Touch' Supply Chain," in the August/September 2005 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

— Freight capacity and transportation budget pressures continue to hound transportation managers. But savvy companies have discovered how to fight back. Read more in The Analyst Corner column in the August/September 2005 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.


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