Press Release
February 3, 2009
Shearer’s Foods goes live with RedPrairie E2e Supply Chain suite
Award-winning snack food manufacturer will use Warehouse Management (WMS), Transportation Management (TMS), and Workforce Management (WFM) solutions across supply chain
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – RedPrairie Corporation, a consumer-driven optimization company, announced today that Shearer’s Foods has gone live with RedPrairie’s entire E2e Supply Chain suite in their 235,000 square foot Navarre, Ohio distribution center. Shearer’s chose RedPrairie for their pioneering Warehouse Management (WMS) solution, robust Transportation Management (TMS) functionality, industry-leading Workforce Management (WFM) application, and intuitive user interface.
Shearer’s also plans to roll out the software package at their Lubbock, Texas facility in the coming months.
“Our method of moving product from warehouse to shelf operates through an extended distribution network and direct store delivery (DSD),” says Scott Heldreth, Shearer’s VP of Logistics and Information Technology, “So the solution we chose had to manage our main manufacturing facility’s distribution center, our workforce, and our remote distribution centers – all simultaneously. RedPrairie’s E2e Supply Chain suite had the tools we needed to manage the backbone of our supply chain operations efficiently and effectively.”
The E2e Supply Chain suite combines RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management (WMS), Transportation Management (TMS), and Workforce Management (WFM) solutions in a highly configurable package, built to grow along with changing business demands. By providing better supply chain visibility through the latest in information capture, analysis, and graphical display, the E2e suite can improve efficiency across every node of an extended supply chain network.
“RedPrairie is committed to developing best of breed technology for the entire supply chain,” says RedPrairie CEO Mike Mayoras, “We’re glad Shearer’s has given us the opportunity to work with the whole of their operation.”
About Shearer’s Foods, Inc.
Shearer’s Foods, Inc., founded in 1974, is the manufacturer /distributor of Shearer’s Award-Winning Snacks. Varied products include a complete line of potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese curls/puffs, popcorn, corn chips and other snacks. While Shearer’s is recognized as a leader in the snack food industry, they consistently achieve “excellence” in everything they do! Real Simple magazine ranked Shearer’s the “Best Chips with a Beer” and Newsweek magazine commented their potato chips were “...crisply addictive.” The company has been named “Snack Manufacturer of the Year” by Snack Food and Wholesale Bakery magazine. Shearer’s has been awarded the Weatherhead 100 and the Cascade Capital Business Growth Award for being one of the fastest growing companies in Northeast Ohio. The Weatherhead School of Management has also recognized Shearer’s as one of its Family Firms of Distinction. Shearer’s potato chips received the Gold Medal Award from the American Tasting Institute of San Francisco for the best potato chips in America. Shearer’s has been honored with the SCOPE Award as Business of the Year in Stark County, Ohio. The company has been recognized for manufacturing excellence in Northeast Ohio by winning the Manny Award and the Evolution of Manufacturing Award. Shearer's has been awarded the North Coast 99 eight consecutive years. Inside Business magazine has honored Shearer’s as one of the top performing companies in Northeast Ohio nine times with the Team NEO Success Award. Shearer’s Snacks are distributed throughout most of the United States, and parts of Canada and Mexico.
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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