HFS North America Selects RF-SMART to Increase Operational and Service with Mobile Applications in DSD, Warehouse Operations and Eventually Eliminate Paper
HFS North America Selects RF-SMART Mobile Distribution Solution
Notable Foodservice Distributor Implementing Market Leading Mobile Technology from Warehouse Receiving to Direct Store Delivery
Oracle Certified Advantage Partner ICS, Inc. today announced that HFS North America has selected RF-SMART to exponentially increase operational and service performance with mobile applications in their DSD and warehouse operations, and to eventually eliminate paper from their processes.
HFS North America, a customized foodservice distribution services company, provides expertise in tailored services and solutions to meet customer needs. HFS handles the purchase, inventory and daily consolidated distribution of fresh, dry, frozen and refrigerated food and beverage products; and often delivers and stocks product while their customers’ restaurant or store units are closed.
Optimizing these operations across 12 distribution centers and more than 350 trucks is critical to the success of HFS’ effective growth and diversification.
“We recognize that we have to efficiently increase our capacity to meet our objectives for growth, ever-increasing customer service excellence and eventual paperless processes,” said Haywood Solomon, CEO, HFS.
“RF-SMART provides us one mobile solution set automating receiving at our warehouse through delivery to the customers’ store – all integrated with our ERP system,” added Ron Kruse, CFO, HFS. “With this end-to-end supply chain visibility and control, we expect to see immediate, bottom-line advances in our warehouse operations and our delivery speed and efficiency.”
“HFS has an exciting vision for their automated supply chain and we are very pleased that our integrated solution set will be an important element of HFS realizing that vision,” said Adrian Thomas, CEO, ICS. “Our objective is a long-term partnership and we look forward to working closely with the HFS Team to accomplish their goals.”
About HFS North America
HFS North America, headquartered in Lisle, IL, is one of the HAVI Logistics companies servicing North America. HFS provides customized supply chain solutions for customers in a manner that achieves economic success for all. HFS North America’s goal is to be the transparent partner of their customers’ store managers; taking on the back-of-house burdens and freeing up valuable time so managers are able to focus on their business and the selling efforts to their consumers.
About RF-SMART
ICS’ RF-SMART is the premier brand of mobile enterprise solutions for users of Oracle’s JD Edwards World and EnterpriseOne. ICS has attained Oracle’s Certified Advantage Partner (CAP) status – Oracle’s highest partner designation and one achieved by fewer than five percent of Oracle’s more than 19,000 worldwide partners.
Our broad range of solutions includes wireless automated data collection as well as mobile applications for supply chain execution, field service management and construction. RF-SMART combines data collection technologies—including voice, barcodes, RFID and others—with flexible workflows and ERP-specific integration to deliver measurable improvements in productivity, accuracy and cost reduction. Over the course of 27 years, ICS has earned a reputation for providing flexible, powerful solutions that deliver measurable financial and performance benefits. Learn more at www.rfsmart.com.
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