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Porche gears up for faster parts distribution

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Porche Cars North America Inc.'s adoption of Logility's WarehousePRO as its warehouse management system (WMS) has enabled it to enhance its customer and dealer service. The new WMS has enabled Porche to considerably improve its orderpicking accuracy and has also enabled Porche to allocate allocate personnel for other tasks. The WMS has enabled the company to ship special parts to the customer in the same day and has led to a reduction in back orders. Porch has provided real-time parts availability to its dealers and has also cut its shipping mistakes. The new WMS has enabled Porche to reduce its lost sales as a result of back-orders.

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Its WarehousePRO WMS enables Porche North America Inc to improve its customer and dealer service

Use of materials & supplies, Data warehousing software, Porche Cars North America Inc., Logility Inc.

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Impact monitor reduces lift truck damage

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Media Recovery Inc.'s Shockswitch impact monitor trims down damages in lift trucks and other materials handling equipment. Shockswitch units can be configured to set off an alarm and record the time, date and lift number. A Value City Furniture distribution facility found that using Shockswitch led to a 39% decrease in the cost of damages. Dave Johnson, maintenance and training supervisor for Schottenstein's Value City Furniture unit, stated that the firm used Shockswitch in program that was based upon safety concerns.

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Its Shockswitch impact monitor trims down damages in lift trucks and other materials handling equipment

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals, Electronic Test & Measuring NEC, Measuring instruments, Media Recovery Inc.

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Narrow Aisle lift trucks: operator friendly and more

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The Electric Motor Narrow Aisle truck model has ergonomic features for a more comfortable and less-fatiguing operator movement. The new model, equipped with electronic and speed sensitive steering, is designed for narrow aisle applications and multicontrol operations. Other features include operator-accessed maintenance diagnostics, programmability of functions, automatic adjustment of travel or load-lowering speeds based on load weight and automated accountability of an operator.

Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing, Trucks, Pickup, Pickup trucks

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