1. We are attempting to replicate the data analysis that produced the numbers on pg. 25 of the RFP, using the files in Order Profiles.zip. Please describe, in detail, the steps that were used to arrive at orders (369,627) and lines (1,057,064) for the Eastern Region DC, using the files found in Order Profiles.zip.
2. In a previous post another party asked if the 317,443 number in the first table on pg. 25 represented picks or actual cartons. The response was "picks." Are we to assume "picks" = "eaches"? "Pick" is a vague term and can be interpreted multiple ways. Also, what is the total number of shipping cartons created from each picking (or what is the average eaches per shipping carton for less-than-full case picking)? We would like to know the total number of cases shipped which = total unbroken cases + total shipping cartons built from each picks.
3. Are historical inventory snapshots available from the current DCs? We would like to better understand inventory history by SKU in order to determine space needs and optimal storage configuration of the new DCs.
4. The RFP mentions (on pg. 46) for the 3PL to "manage and operate either your own Warehouse Management System or AINA’s SAP WM system in the DC". The article from Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies from 1998 indicates that the Charleston DC is (or was) operating under Manhattan Associates' WMS. Are the current DCs still operating under the Manhattan WMS and if so, can the 3PLs entertain the option of using the existing Manhattan system?
5. In a previous answer you mentioned that 54% of inbound volume arrives on corrugated liner slipsheets. Can this product be slipped off the inbounds with a push-pull attachment or must all inbound product be handstacked off the container/trailer, regardless if it's floorloaded or on a slipsheet?
Thank you.
3 comments:
To answer to your question #4.
We are still operating the Charleston facility with PKMS (Manhattan Associates). Also, moving the existing PKMS landscape and its platform can be used as a viable option.
n response to question # 5.
Product can be pushed-pulled from inbounds utilizing proper MHE equipment for placement onto a pallet, rather than removed by hand from the unitized load within the inbound container without damage to the finished goods.
1)Bid on the pallet footprint / volume stated in the RFP
2) Eaches are either units /inner packs. Average eaches in the less than full case shipping carton is 8. Matrix for Wholesale is 85% unbroken cases/ 15% repack cartons and for Retail 90% is unbroken cases/ 10% repack cartons, Ecom is 30% unbroken cases/ 70% repack cartons. Total shipping carton volume based on the 3 business units above is Wholesale 70%,Retail 27% and ecommerce 3%.
3) Bid on the pallet footprint / volume stated in the RFP
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