VAI Rolls Out S2K Enterprise for Food Distribution Upgrades

RONKONKOMA, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.) (www.vai.net), a leader in enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions for the distribution, manufacturing, retail and service industries, and an IBM Premier Business partner, announced today that it has upgraded its S2K Enterprise for Food Distribution software in a continued effort to provide customers with outstanding service and top-of-the-line technology solutions. This powerful food ERP and distribution software gives distributors the ability to manage the supply chain and customer relationships more efficiently than ever before.

S2K for Food Distribution includes the following features and enhancements:

Streamlined Warehouse Management System (WMS) Functionality: With VAI’s streamlined WMS application, process picking by case or by pallet label is now available. WMS allows users to not only set up a receiving schedule, but also to pre-process product and distribute pallet labels based on the relevant Ti-Hi. Inventory can be committed at the time of scheduling a route, rather than at the time of a customer order. This provides businesses with real-time, on-hand inventory counts.
Efficient Unit of Work Management: S2K for Food allows managers to release employee workload units in waves. This permits supervisors to direct a manageable workload to staff and facilitate efficient inventory picking via ‘Unit of Work’ creation. Once released to the warehouse, managers can assign these units of work to pickers based on inventory location and the vehicle, such as a pallet, used to pick the product — greatly streamlining the movements of warehouse staff.
Fresh In, Fresh Out Control: S2K’s on-demand replenishment Date Control feature is an invaluable function for food distributors. Date Control parameters direct employees to pick products that have earlier expiration dates, flushing out older products first — a vital component used for perishable food items that will save distributors money in potentially spoiled product.
Advanced Receiving Options: In the modern warehouse, the ability to schedule cargo receiving in an appointment calendar provides managers with the capacity to control product and employee movements seamlessly. For this reason, S2K for Food includes a tool to manage and schedule specifically the cargo received, on what date and at what dock, while staff stand by with pre-generated pallet tags, ready to put away the product. This no-surprise feature is an excellent tool for running a streamlined operation.
Improved Manufacturing Capabilities: VAI’s integrated suite of manufacturing applications now comes equipped with enhanced capabilities for creating and scanning labels such as produce carton labels, bar codes, lot number, product weight and production or product expiration date. With VAI’s intuitive software, manufacturers now have the power to scan each type of label, thereby helping even the most complex shop floor run smoothly.

Ira Dannenberg, Project Director, VAI, said, “VAI is dedicated to providing its customers with practical new technologies designed to enhance their overall business performance. As a leader in the mid-range market, VAI specializes in creating powerful ERP solutions for customers across a variety of industries. After listening to the needs of our valued customers in the food market, VAI immediately began searching for new ways to enhance and perfect our S2K Enterprise for Food Distribution product. I am confident that we have successfully accomplished this task with these significant upgrades designed to streamline operations and maximize business profit margins.”

About VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.)

VAI is an award-winning software developer and an IBM Premier Business Partner. Designed for the mid-range market, S2K Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software Suite is used by a wide variety of mid-sized companies worldwide, with a number of clients in the manufacturing, distribution, retail, food and related service industries. Advanced applications such as Warehouse Management Systems, EDI, CRM and e-Business provide companies the power to leverage their information technology investment. VAI is headquartered in Ronkonkoma, New York, with branch offices in Miami, Orlando, Chicago and Oroville, California. For more information, please contact Diane Dady at 800-824-7776, ext. 236 or visit www.vai.net.

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