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Unit 4: Data Mining Classification

3. Real-time visibility into warehouse inventory Levels. notes
4. Unit items shipped per day up from 50 to 200.

the challenge
Hideaway managed 8,000 square-foot warehouse using a paper based system. All the
assembly items required to make final products i.e. beds are done in the warehouse. Lots
of subassembly items come into the warehouse required to assemble the end items. The
real challenge is the lack of system since most of the picking and receiving of assembly
items are done using Microsoft Office, in which manual logs were kept noting the location
and movement of goods throughout the facility. When it came time to provide reports for
the senior management team, the reports were built manually on an excel spreadsheet- a
laborious and potentially error prone process. This cumbersome process results into late
orders and deteriorating customer service levels. A system is needed to streamline the
logistics situation and improve the bottom-line profits.
the solution
Naxtor warehouse management solution (WMS) was selected to solve Company
challenges.
“Several systems were explored during the initial search for a perfect fit,” explains Von,
Managing Director. “We are not a large company and the cost /benefit analysis couldn’t
justify a huge investment, so cost played a considerable role in our decision to go ahead
with Naxtor WMS”.

With the implementation of Naxtor WMS, Hideaway immediately saw an increase in
productivity, processing picking and receiving of assembly items were done in half the time
it had taken previously. Warehouse staffs were equipped with wireless handhelds to pick
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