May 03, 2011 10:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Reveals how Sony of Canada achieved significant business results with
voice from Vocollect and RedPrairie
PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vocollect,
a business unit of Intermec,
Inc. (NYSE: IN) and the world leader in voice-centric solutions for
mobile workers, together with productivity solutions provider RedPrairie
Corporation, will host a webinar on May 18 at 2 p.m. EDT featuring
results from Sony of Canada’s deployment of voice for cluster-picking
and cycle-counting in its distribution facilities.
“Voice-enabling our distribution
centers has changed the way we do business and given us a great
competitive advantage”
The webinar will reveal how Sony of Canada achieved significant business
performance improvements, including a 40 percent boost in throughput and
a 20 percent increase in accuracy through an integrated
RedPrairie/Vocollect Voice solution. Webinar participants will learn:
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How extending a warehouse management solution with Vocollect Voice can
offer a competitive advantage -
How to better scale the warehouse operation with extreme business
seasonality requirements -
How greater order fulfillment accuracy was obtained to support company
website operations with parcel shipping - How voice technology reduced the number of associate process steps
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How voice technology can be applied to other areas of the warehouse
operation beyond picking
”We are proud of being the first in the Sony organization to embrace a
voice-centric approach for picking and cycle-counting, and we are
exploring many other ways to further leverage the power of voice in our
distribution operations,” said Rick Courtin, business process manager,
supply chain group, Sony of Canada. “Voice-enabling our distribution
centers has changed the way we do business and given us a great
competitive advantage,” he said.
Mike Levans, Group Editorial Director/Supply Chain Group, Modern
Materials Handling Magazine, will lead and moderate the webinar.
Other participants are:
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Rick Courtin, Business Process Manager, Supply Chain Group, Sony of
Canada Ltd. - Gary Glessner, Vice President – Americas, Vocollect
- Tom Kozenski, Vice President – Product Strategy, RedPrairie Corporation
To register for the The Sweet Sound of Voice Success at Sony of Canada
Hosted by Vocollect and RedPrairie scheduled for
Wednesday, May 18, 2:00 p.m. EDT, visit www.mmh.com/sonycan.
To view the webcast on-demand, 24/7 at any time after the original
broadcast, also visit www.mmh.com/sonycan.
About Vocollect
Vocollect, a business unit of Intermec, Inc.
(NYSE:IN), is the leader in creating and providing voice-centric
solutions for mobile workers in distribution and warehouse environments
worldwide. The speech recognition software and extreme recognition
accuracy of in-vocabulary speech helps customers achieve a higher level
of business performance through voice. Every day over 300,000 workers
worldwide use Vocollect’s comprehensive voice solutions to distribute
more than $ 3 billion in goods from distribution centers and warehouses
to customer locations. A global team of over 2,000 supply chain
reseller and channel partner experts supports Vocollect Voice
offerings. Vocollect VoiceWorld Suite integrates with all major WMS and
ERP systems, including solutions from SAP AG, and supports the
industry’s leading mobile computing devices. For more information, visit www.vocollect.com.
Vocollect®, Vocollect Voice®, Vocollect VoiceWorld
Suite™ and VoiceCatalyst™ are trademarks of Vocollect, Inc. All rights
reserved.
About Intermec
Intermec Inc. (NYSE:IN) develops and
integrates products, services and technologies that identify, track and
manage supply chain assets and information. Core technologies include
rugged mobile computing and data collection systems, bar code printers,
label media, and RFID. The company’s products and services are used by
customers in many industries worldwide to improve the productivity,
quality and responsiveness of business operations. For more information
about Intermec, visit www.intermec.com
or call 800-347-2636.
About RedPrairie Corporation
RedPrairie delivers
productivity solutions to help companies around the world in three
categories – workforce, inventory and transportation. RedPrairie
provides these solutions to manufacturers, distributors and retailers
looking to support business strategies that increase revenue, reduce
costs and create competitive advantage. With over 25 global offices and
solutions that are installed at more than 60,000 customer sites in over
50 countries, companies trust RedPrairie workforce, inventory and
transportation solutions to deliver an increase in productivity – with
the flexibility to adapt as business needs change.
At RedPrairie, we understand today’s operational demands and we’re
committed to delivering solutions that work. We’re committed to
delivering solutions for the real world. For additional information,
call 1.877.733.7724 or visit RedPrairie.com.
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