Central Pet`s Selection of Warehouse Control Systems from QC Software in Food Logistics Magazine

Released on: October 15, 2008, 7:46 am

Press Release Author: Thomas R. Cutler

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: Central Pet's Selection of Warehouse Control Systems from QC
Software in Food Logistics Magazine

Press Release Body: In the current issue of Food Logistics magazine, manufacturing
journalist, Thomas R. Cutler, profiled how Central Pet, a national pet food
distributor, was ready to automate its manual warehouse operations. The entire
article can be read at
http://www.foodlogistics.com/print/Food-Logistics/Gaining-Control-Of-The-Warehouse/1$2247.

With pet food and supply sales soaring, the company decided to meet its logistical
challenges by installing an automated picking solution.

"What we had been using was inefficient, pretty much pushing a cart down an
aisle--no scanners, no pick-to-light, no pick-to-voice," says Jeff May, operations
manager for Central Pet, which is a business unit of Walnut Creek, CA-based Central
Garden and Pet Co.

Central Pet turned to TriFactor LLC, a materials handling systems integrator based
in Jacksonville, FL, to develop an interface between the conveyor control system and
Central Pet's WCS (warehouse control system) to get them to "talk" to one another.

Jerry Lovell, TriFactor's senior electrical project engineer, worked with the
information technology department at Central Pet to make the modifications necessary
to get the information in and out of the system.

"There was no conveyor system in place at Central Pet--they were picking with order
sheets and pallets, taking the order by hand and bringing it all the way up to
shipping," says Lovell. "We created a new system that allowed them be more efficient
and more organized. It was a big change for Central Pet. The system allowed them to
cut the amount of time people had to work."


Introducing a WCS with a WMS (warehouse management system) often results in an
overlap of functionality between systems.

"The WCS is more focused on the activities within the warehouse relating to order
fulfillment and shipping. Determining the best place to perform each distinct level
of activity will avoid any conflict," says Jerry List, vice president of QC Software
Inc., a warehouse controls provider in Cincinnati. "However, there are still areas
of functional overlap. Each must be considered carefully for optimum system
performance."

"The challenge at Central Pet was not symptomatic of other projects we have worked
on because most already have a conveyor system in place," says Lovell. "We chose QC
Software's WCS for Central Pet-- knew their WCS capabilities and how their software
worked. It's very platform-independent, works well with different types of systems
and is very cost efficient. TriFactor has used it for six or seven previous clients
and I was confidant bringing them onboard for this project."

QC Software's List acknowledges that when it is the right technology application
there are numerous immediate benefits.



QC Software (www.qcsoftware.com) is the leading provider of Tier 1 warehouse control
systems to the warehousing and distribution industries. Since 1996, QC Software,
utilizing state of the art technology combined with extensive research, development,
and rigorous testing, has developed the QC Enterprise suite of products. Designed
to be modular in nature, easily configurable, and platform independent, this highly
scalable solution satisfies the needs of any size warehouse.


QC Software, Inc.
www.qcsoftware.com
Jerry List
JerryList@qcsoftware.com
(513) 469-1424



Web Site: http://www.qcsoftware.com

Contact Details: QC Software
11800 Conrey Rd.
Suite 150
Cincinnati, OH 45249
513-469-1424

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