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© Copyright 2014 DiCentral. All rights reserved. Kevin Collins, Director Product Marketing, SmartTurn Best Practices – Slotting Affordable Enterprise-Class Inventory and Warehouse Management Software Smart Anytime Simple Anybody Safe Any Warehouse Real-Time Low TCO Fast TTV Intuitive Best Practice Unlimited Users Secure Reliable No Risk Subscription Model

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Kevin Collins, Director Product Marketing, SmartTurn

Best Practices – Slotting

Affordable Enterprise-Class Inventory and Warehouse Management Software

Smart Anytime

Simple Anybody

Safe Any Warehouse

Real-TimeLow TCOFast TTV

Intuitive Best Practice

Unlimited Users

Secure Reliable

No Risk Subscription Model

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Best Practices IntroSlotting

Agenda

SmartTurn Background

Product DemoQ & A

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Company Background

Software-as-a-ServiceJim Burleigh, CEO(ex VP Products & Marketing of Salesforce.com, Remedy, Oracle)

Technology ExcellenceMiguel Pinilla, CTO(ex VP Engineering, Informative, Navis LLC., Stanford PhD)

Sales ExecutionMike Pyle, Sales VP (Citrix, Stanford AB, 8-YR SaaS)

MarketingJim Bell, Marketing VP (ex VP Electric Cloud, Actuate Corp., Kellogg MBA)

Chairman of the BoardJohn Dillon, Chairman(original CEO of Salesforce.com, Navis, Hyperion)

Founded in 2004 as a division of Navis, (acquired by Zebra: Nasdaq ZBRA)

Spun off December 2007 Quality investors: NEA and Emergence CapitalSeasoned executive team Deep engineering talentStrong supply chain domain knowledgeLeader in Software as a Service WMSHeadquartered in San Francisco, CA

SmartTurn Inc. Domain Experience

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What is a Best Practice Series?

Tools – Leading SaaS Application, Webinars, eBook, Blog

Pain Points – Tips, Recommendations, Guidance

Experience – Seasoned, Professional SmartTurn Team

Leadership – Trusted Advisor, Facilitator

Preparation – Help You to Engage, Plan and Execute

Access – SmartTurn Forum, Community Sharing, Test Drive

A series of Best Practices for Inventory ManagementSolutions (IMS) & Warehouse Management Software (WMS)

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Slotting for Efficient Warehouse Operations

Slotting BenefitsSlotting TechniquesSlotting StrategiesCustomer ExamplesDeveloping Your Own Slotting Strategy

What You Will Learn From This Series

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Reduces Damage“Heavy” item placementFragile/glass/sensitive itemplacement

Optimizes SpaceCube UtilizationFewer Pallets

The Benefits of Slotting

Improve EfficienciesReduce extra handling with fewer touchesIncrease inventory turnsIncrease Putaway Performance

Fewer on-off fork activitiesIncreased efficienciesFull pallets, cases, masters, etccan now fit

Increase Replenishment PerformanceStocker doesn’t need to guesswhether product/pallet will fit

Increase Picker PerformanceOptimize pallet building, packingReduce travel timeReduce injuryReduce hourly labor

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Slotting Techniques

Slotting 101 – BasicsWhere do you Slot Each Item?× Fixed Method (Least Efficient) –

• Find the first empty slot • Slot without Analyzing:

• Workflow• Labor

Spreadsheet/Database (Better)-• Help you Sort• Dig through Data

Manual – Software (Best) -• Slot by Physical Characteristic,

Unit of Measure, Weekly Velocity

• You Control/Monitor/Approve• Optimize Picking/Putaway

31% - Efficient Slotting Plan Minimizes Picking Travel Times

51% - Using Software / Database to help Slotting Plans.

Majority – Do not use Forecast Data to Support Slotting Plans.

– Supply Chain Consortium– March 2007 Survey

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Slotting Strategies

Strategies• Slot by Velocity

• Fast Movers closest to dock area or slotted in front of Aisle or Pick/Pack area

• Slot by Fit• Weight, Cube, Height, Commodity, Vendor

• Balancing Slots1. Leave room for emergency items (2% - 5%) per zone, aisle or group

2. Keep rack height consistent to avoid confusion

3. Separate items based on a category – bags, cans, glass, chemicals, liquid, etc.

4. Use standard naming convention

5. Slot and re-slot when needed - don’t wait until it’s too late

6. Slot when no activity is taking place

7. Keep your aisles and zones balanced

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Customer ExamplesSlot Naming

Warehouse, Zone, Aisle, Bin, Position, Level

Example #1 (Best):Zone: 1Aisle: ALocation/Bin: 0Position/Level: 01Level/Position: A

1A-001-A

Example #2 (Good):Aisle: 1Location: 15Level: 04

11504

Example #3 (Poor):Zone/Aisle/Location/Bin: BINPosition/Level: 05

BIN05

You can also swap numbers with alphabet characters or vice versa

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Developing Your Own Strategy

Prioritize, Evaluate, Implement Consult with Professionals

SmartTurn Customer ExperienceManagersTechnology/Integration Company’s

o CMAC, Ryzex, MSA Systems

Invest in TechnologyWMS application that supports any slotnaming conventionWMS app that allows picking polices byslot identifier

Know your ProductsKnow your product velocityReview trends and forecastsSeasonal, advertising, market

Analyze your LocationsKnow your warehouse layoutOptimal picking pathRack typesCongested areas

Create A Slotting Plan

Useful TipsEfficient Slotting requires monitoring,changes, reorganization and tweakingHistorical trends or forecasted demand willrequire item slot changesWatch for huge spikes in demand that will lastfor an “inventory turn”Prepare for advertising, marketing,seasonality, sales forceIdentify slow movers, remove them fromprime locations –move them before peakSlot & re-slot before the holidays

Resize locations when needed– items should always fit in thelocationAsk for feedback from pickers,operations staff, receivers

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Product DemoFor a FREE test Drive visit: SmartTurn Test Drive

Affordable Enterprise-Class Inventory and Warehouse Management Software

SmartAnytime

SimpleAnybody

Safe Any Warehouse

Real-timeLow TCOFast TTV

IntuitiveBest practice

Unlimited Users

SecureReliable

No risk subscription model

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Recap: Benefits of SlottingImmediate & Long Term Benefits of Slotting

1. Increase Efficiencies• Minimize picker travel time• Minimize breakdown on dock• Reduce product handling - fewer touches.• Increase Key Performance Indicators – KPI’s

• Inventory turns, picks per hour, cycle times

2. Reduce Damages• Correctly slotted items will fit in the location, build better pallets.

3. Optimization• Space utilization, fewer pallets/boards• Reduces labor

4. Improved Worker & Health Safety• Heavy item placement, less bending• (Reduce worker compensation claims and premiums)

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SaaS WMS vs. Traditional Licensed WMS

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SmartTurn Customers and Industry Pundits

on SmartTurn

on SmartTurn

“SmartTurn will shake up the WMS Industry.Enterprise-class functionalityLowest TCOPerfect for small, medium business”

Steve Banker, ARC Analyst

Prior to SmartTurn we lost a lot of tradediscounts with our old system….in the orderof $40,000 a month!

- Carlos Rubio, Director of Finance for Grayling Industries

“ ”“SmartTurn has been a true pioneerin this space…..users of on-demandwarehouse applications are twice as likely to have the ability to quickly change ormodify business processes in theirsoftware”

Ian Hobkirk, Aberdeen Analyst

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1 281-218-4892Question & Answer Session

For a copy of the Q&A and this Presentation visit:SmartTurn Forums

All questions and answers are posted anonymously to our forum at: www.smartturn.com/forums.

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