Realtime Customer Integration Driving Quality and Inventory Accuracy

FLEXLogistics at Linwood have been providing a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI Hub) model for a leading global Electronics manufacturer for a number of years. Although this operations solution met the immediate needs of inbound raw material supply to manufacturing, it required a reduction in order fulfillment cycle and greater materials visibility. Using our extensive experience of the clients operational needs, FLEXLogistics entered into a joint project to evaluate the material flows and excessive inventories in the supply chain pipeline. This major project initiative required extensive redevelopments in our core IT connectivity and key business processes. The resultant solution provided our customer with a reduction in the need for their internal warehouse storage of inbound materials in support of build to order (BTO) manufacturing. In addition it eliminated the previous requirement for duplicate keying of data entry on both SAP and our own ATLAS WMS inventory system. This enabled 'real time' transactional based visibility of all materials (static and in transit). Read More ... (PDF)

Depot Profile - Linwood

Flextronics Logistics (Express Cargo Forwarding) provides best in class warehousing and logistics services for some of the major blue chip electronics OEM's in the central belt of Scotland, thus enabling our clients to outsource non-core competences and concentrate on their own specialised markets. The Flextronics Logistics (Linwood) facility is located: 10 minutes from Glasgow Airport 60 minutes from Prestwick Airport 30 minutes from Clydeport container shipping 20 minutes from Glasgow city centre The custom built 188,000 sq ft facility offers 20,000 pallet storage in a narrow aisle configuration and 1,600 small box locations in a high value restricted access store. The 9.1 acre site has the capacity to offer trailer parking for up to 50 vehicles within a secure compound, covered by CCTV and guarded access control. Flextronics Logistics in Linwood have currently set aside 50,000 sq ft of capacity for new business and approximately 8,000 sq ft for kitting and value added services. These areas are available on flexible terms should you wish to utilise our services. Read More ...

In The Spotlight Wireless Scanning

FLEXLogistics Raheen, manages the receipt, storage and issue of product for 135+ customers with approximately 20,000 unique part numbers. In order to meet this business requirement and consistently meet the best in class quality and inventory standards, FLEXLogistics had to transform its operation from a pallet in, pallet out front flushing process (issue and pick) to a pallet in carton out back flushing process (pick and issue). It was identified that a key component in the success of this transformation would be the introduction of a paperless RF scanner based picking process. With this in mind, FLEXLogistics developed a selection criterion and embarked on a lengthy period of research and testing. Once completed FLEXLogistics Raheen decided upon the Psion Teklogix 7535 range of scanners. The Psion 7535 is a rugged handheld scanner designed to specifically perform in such environments as warehouses. The Psion 7535 scanners and supporting infrastructure were installed by www.heaveyrf.com. Heavey RF currently support over 130 handheld units, wireless infrastructure and wireless security for FLEXLogistics in both Limerick and Dublin and have worked with FLEXLogistics on developing new methodologies for delivering mission critical data to the right place at the right time. Read More ... (PDF)

Customer Specific Data Capture

FLEXLogistics Raheen, the largest VMI hub in Europe manages the receipt of product for 135+ vendors many with specific information capture requirements upon receipt and issue. The capture of this information is a key customer requirement (used for tracking and billing purposes). With this requirement in mind, FLEXLogistics developed FlexInstruct. FlexInstruct is a RF scanner based application which incorporates visual aids to assist receiving operators when capturing customer specific information. The FLEXLogistics receiving process is 100% scanner based which ensures that FlexInstruct is available at the point of use. Read More ... (PDF)

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