The biggest challenge in system conversion is that all the data (inventory, accounts, customers, suppliers, open orders…) needs to be ready and staff fully trained. However, parallel testing and implementation was not financially feasible, so preparations needed to be completed and tested in advance. In addition, GK wanted the new system in place to take full advantage of the December holiday season rush. As closing the warehouse and not shipping the online orders was not an option, the old system was closed at 8pm one night in early November, and the Blue Link system went live the next morning.
Outcomes
As a result of Blue Link, GK is much more efficient with order fulfillment than before. They can now pick multiple orders at the same time with wave picking and the system automatically suggest transfers between inventory locations for both order fulfillment and inventory replenishment. GK's solution is deployed in the cloud giving access from anywhere with enhanced security with less on-site infrastructure support. For GK, the cloud provides better security than they could provide themselves.
To read more about the Golda's Kitchen implementation, and other Blue Link success stories, visit the Blue Link newsroom.
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