For Kunzler and Co., being good enough was no longer good enough. "We were and are a manufacturer of quality meats," says Steve Lewis, director of logistics for Kunzler with facilities in Lancaster and Tyrone, Pa. "But not much attention was paid to the distribution side of the business. It was more of a necessity." Today, Kunzler has a completely redesigned 30,000 square foot distribution center that relies on a new warehouse management system (Catalyst) capable of lot tracking and first in/first out (FIFO) rotation—both essential to managing food products with a limited shelf life. The result was a 15% increase in space utilization, reduced off-site storage, improved labor efficiency and a 90% reduction in expenses due to mis-rotated product. By Lewis' own accounting, order fulfillment processes are now as strong as the company's manufacturing systems.
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机译：对于Kunzler and Co.，足够的好不再是足够的好。 “我们曾经是并且一直是优质肉类的制造商，”位于宾州兰开斯特和泰隆的工厂的昆兹勒物流总监史蒂夫·刘易斯说，“但是在业务的分销方面并没有给予太多的关注。必要性。”如今，Kunzler拥有一个经过全面重新设计的30,000平方英尺的配送中心，该配送中心依赖于能够进行批次跟踪和先进先出（FIFO）轮换的新仓库管理系统（Catalyst），这对于管理有限保质期的食品都是必不可少的。结果是由于产品旋转错误而使空间利用率提高了15％，减少了异地存储，提高了劳动效率，并减少了90％的支出。根据刘易斯自己的会计，订单履行流程现在与公司的制造系统一样强大。
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