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Beverage distributor Trinks counts on voice picking
(January 2012)
Founded in 1735 in Berlin, Germany, beverage supplier Trinks has had a long time to figure out how to do distribution. But even long-standing processes need a change from time to time.
For example, take the picking process used at the Gosler, Germany-based company's regional distribution facilities. Trinks maintains 16 DCs within Germany from which it supplies some 7,000 customers—including restaurants, bars, and convenience stores—with beer, soft drinks, juices, and water. Up until 2006, the company used paper lists to pick orders, but it was becoming increasingly clear that paper could not provide the kind of performance it desired.
"Our workers had to pick up the paper to see the next item they needed to select, but it is hard to pick up a beverage case while holding papers," says Pascal Brettin, the logistics director at Trinks' distribution center in Niederbrechen.
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topVOX again in Food Logistics’s FL100
(December 15, 2011)
For the eighth year in a row, Food Logistics has identified the top 100 technology and solution providers to the food industry.
The FL100 is a listing of software, hardware and IT service providers that focus on the unique technology needs of the food distribution business.
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topVOX continues its course to success in Japan
(November 21, 2011)
Accurate and efficient picking processes are of highest priority for logistics experts worldwide. After all satisfied customers play an important part in the success of any business. And that’s why logistics experts rely on voice-controlled picking with topSPEECH-Lydia®. This also applies for many business enterprises in Japan.
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Molinos Rio de la Plata implemented the voice solution of topVOX
(October 26, 2011)
Molinos Rio de la Plata, Argentina's largest and oldest packaged food company, recently implemented the voice solution of topVOX Corp. at several of their distribution centers in Argentina. Keys to the decision to select topVOX were that topVOX integrates directly with Molinos' SAP WMS and employs a a speaker-independent system, so operators are trained and operational in a matter of minutes.
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IFDA 2011 - Review
(October 31, 2011)
Foodservice and convenience distributors of every size found relevant, timely content at this conference! The topVOX booth attracted many supplier logistics executives looking to find a state-of-the-art voice solution to increase their productivity and accuracy with a rapid ROI!
Interview Warehouse & Logistics News
(July 18, 2011)
topVOX’s wide-ranging portfolio of speech-controlled picking systems offers the logical step towards the implementation of these technologies to optimise picking productivity. These come as a plug and play system, with standardised interfaces to the common WMS/ERP systems. topVOX opens the door for operations of all sizes, including small web-based retailers, to use Voice technology to make picking processes more effective and productive. Andreas Finken, President of topVOX US, spoke to Warehouse & Logistics News.
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CeBiT Australia: topVOX scores with voice process optimization
(June 2011)
Modern logistics strategies call for flexible and effective work processes in intralogistics. With this in mind, more and more experts worldwide are counting on advanced technologies to give their staff optimal support.
With the Voice-Suite topSPEECH-Lydia® topVOX , the IT specialist for logistic applications, , provides a noticeably higher performance in voice-directed applications. At this year’s CeBIT in Australia, visitors were particularly won over by the features of the Voice-Suite. The most renowned guest at the fair was the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Guido Westerwelle.
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The ins and outs of visibility
(June 2011)
Whoever said information is everything could have been talking about the business of logistics and distribution management. Just ask any company that has invested in tracking and tracing technology. These systems, which typically combine data capture technology with sophisticated software, take the guesswork out of determining the whereabouts of items—whether they're inside a DC or somewhere in a far-flung global distribution network. Almost without exception, companies that use this technology say it has allowed them to take service and performance to the next level.
What follows is a look at two companies that have implemented visibility systems and the advantages they've gained. The first, Cooper-Booth Wholesale Co., is using an integrated system to track items within the four walls of its DC. The second, Perfect Pallets, is using track and trace technology to keep tabs on assets scattered throughout the United States and Canada.
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