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Flowers Foods Cooks up High-speed Supply Chain for Perishable Goods
Top baked goods company taps HighJump warehouse, yard and transportation management systems to drive lean inventory, gain visibility to goods in motion
Eden Prairie, MN — August 1, 2007 — Baked goods company Flowers Foods is speeding its highly perishable goods through its supply chain and onto its retail and food service customers shelves thanks to its recent implementation of warehouse, transportation and yard management systems from HighJump Software, the solution provider has announced.
With $1.9 billion in 2006 sales, Flowers Foods is a leading producer and marketer of fresh and frozen bakery goods, including top brands like Nature's Own, Cobblestone Mill, Sunbeam, Blue Bird, and Mrs. Freshley's. The company has leveraged its HighJump solutions to increase order fulfillment accuracy to above 99 percent without adding to its labor force, according to the solution provider.
Running a Lean Supply Chain
Flowers Foods operates under a lean inventory model and utilizes its HighJump warehouse management system (WMS) in its Crossville, Tenn., facility to perform functions like cross-docking and high-speed replenishment. This approach enables it to distribute highly perishable goods to retail and food service customers more efficiently than before, according to HighJump.
The company also has a clearer picture of inventory outside the warehouse. By using the HighJump yard management system, Flowers Foods runs its yard more effectively with automated work direction, appointment scheduling and visibility of trucks, trailers, drivers and goods, the solution provider said.
Analyzing Cost to Serve
In addition, Flowers Foods is able to ship its products more efficiently by using transportation planning tools that include load and route optimization. These tools help the company analyze transportation costs alongside sales data to determine a cost to serve each customer, which helps Flowers Foods keep its customer service levels high while understanding fluctuations in cost allocations over time.
"We selected the HighJump suite to support our goal of minimal inventory," said Vyto Razminas, vice president and chief information officer at Flowers Foods. "Our HighJump solutions give us visibility across multiple nodes in our supply chain, enabling us to make intelligent business decisions that support our corporate initiatives for growth and outstanding customer service."
With $1.9 billion in 2006 sales, Flowers Foods is a leading producer and marketer of fresh and frozen bakery goods, including top brands like Nature's Own, Cobblestone Mill, Sunbeam, Blue Bird, and Mrs. Freshley's. The company has leveraged its HighJump solutions to increase order fulfillment accuracy to above 99 percent without adding to its labor force, according to the solution provider.
Running a Lean Supply Chain
Flowers Foods operates under a lean inventory model and utilizes its HighJump warehouse management system (WMS) in its Crossville, Tenn., facility to perform functions like cross-docking and high-speed replenishment. This approach enables it to distribute highly perishable goods to retail and food service customers more efficiently than before, according to HighJump.
The company also has a clearer picture of inventory outside the warehouse. By using the HighJump yard management system, Flowers Foods runs its yard more effectively with automated work direction, appointment scheduling and visibility of trucks, trailers, drivers and goods, the solution provider said.
Analyzing Cost to Serve
In addition, Flowers Foods is able to ship its products more efficiently by using transportation planning tools that include load and route optimization. These tools help the company analyze transportation costs alongside sales data to determine a cost to serve each customer, which helps Flowers Foods keep its customer service levels high while understanding fluctuations in cost allocations over time.
"We selected the HighJump suite to support our goal of minimal inventory," said Vyto Razminas, vice president and chief information officer at Flowers Foods. "Our HighJump solutions give us visibility across multiple nodes in our supply chain, enabling us to make intelligent business decisions that support our corporate initiatives for growth and outstanding customer service."
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