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"Activant formed an exclusive relationship with Strategic Pricing Associates, Inc. (SPA) to simplify the task of setting prices at optimal levels," said Kevin Roach, executive vice president and general manager of Activants Wholesale Distribution Group. "SPA has spent more than 15 years and worked with hundreds of distributors to develop its Strategic Pricing module, which we now offer for our leading software solutions for distributors." 

The Strategic Pricing module analyzes a distributor's database for customer and order information and then classifies customers by type and size. The module then recommends how to best price items for the customer base.   Optional features, such as Pricing Structure and Customer SKU services, further enhance the pricing optimization functionality and help enable distributors to more tightly control pricing schedules.  In addition to enabling optimal pricing, the Strategic Pricing module allows distributors to incorporate freight charges into their prices to further ensure that they do not leave money on the table.

*** Cadre Technologies Partners With Tom Zosel Associates to Integrate Labor Management Software with Warehouse Management Software.  Through a partnership with Tom Zosel Associates, Ltd. (TZA), Cadre is integrating TZA’s ProTrack® labor management software with Cadre’s Cadence warehouse management system.  

“Labor management has become a base requirement for running a cost-effective distribution operation because labor costs account for 50 to 65 percent of a company’s total distribution spending,” said Paul Schweet, vice president of TZA. “In fact, we have found that when warehouses are not using labor management software, costs are typically 25 to 40 percent higher.”

*** Integrator DHS was awarded the contract for the implementation of Made4nets best-of-breed WMS, WarehouseExpert, and Topsystem Systemhaus' pick-by-voice top SPEECH-Lydia product, as well as other related technologies. The leading full distribution supplier for the convenience market, Lekkerland, is looking forward to the complete automation of both its Horni Pocernice (8,600 m2) and Kutna Hora (4,400 m2) central warehouses.

The integration of Made4nets warehouse management system wtih pick-by-voice technology will allow warehouse workers to communicate with the WMS using wireless headset to receive and confirm instructions by voice back to WarehouseExpert WMS. This will make it possible to manage huge volumes of data in an almost paperless process chain and to ensure timely deliveries to its customers across the Czech Republic and Slovakia. See the full release.

*** Next View Software has released the latest version of Next View Live ™ which included enhanced cross-platform integration.  Next View Live ™ provides real-time visibility across our customers entire supply chain including events, alerts and notification of shipment delays or interruptions; real-time visibility into any facility anywhere in the world to facilitate true collaboration with suppliers and customers; support for a variety of continuous improvement programs such as Lean for logistics, labor productivity programs and more.

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