Costa Logistics is Miles Ahead
Costa Logistics (Costa) is a division of the Costa Group of Companies. It is a leading provider of third-party warehousing and distribution services with a significant presence in the temperature controlled sector.
The Challenge
Costa Logistics wanted to move away from a decentralized software model enabling it to centrally control, maintain and develop key applications across all sites. Costa also wanted a more centralized approach to IT management and deployment with the exchange of information in real-time, as well as, a common user interface for both customers and suppliers.
Operations
Distributions Centers: Derrimut, Melbourne; Jandakot, Perth; Eastern Creek, Sydney; Laverton, Victoria & Parkinson, Queensland
Solutions Implemented
Given the success Costa has enjoyed with Manhattan Associates to date, it did not consider any other vendor when making the decision to upgrade its WMS. In fact, as part of the upgrade, Costa opted to extend the scope of its engagement with Manhattan by deploying its Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) platform application, which offers integrated business intelligence by providing at-a-glance insight into supply chain performance.Costa made the decision to select Manhattan’s SCI solution as its preferred business intelligence tool due to its direct integration with WMS. Similarly, it also wanted to take advantage of its laborsaving features and use it to more effectively exchange data electronically with its client business systems.
Warehouse Management
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Learn MoreThe Results
The company has found various improvements to the solution’s functionality particularly important. This is especially true in terms of space allocation and the layout of each warehouse. Costa has also found the introduction of the Radio Frequency (RF) Location Enquiry feature to be extremely beneficial. This gives the RF user immediate access to information with regard to the SKU contents of a reserve location. Similarly, information about other reserve locations that have the same SKU can also be accessed from this option. Cost per case was reduced by 10%; pick rate has increased by 14%; direct labor hours reduced by 14%.*
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