New spare parts warehouse at Orly first to be implemented
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
PARIS - RedPrairie Holding Inc., a productivity solutions provider, is pleased to announce that Air France Industries has selected the RedPrairie Warehouse Management solution to be implemented in its spare parts warehouses.
The deployment is part of Air France’s Project GLOBE (Global Logistics Operations Bring Excellence) which aims to create a modern, global logistics network with KLM. The first site to be implemented with the system will be a new spare parts warehouse at Orly airport. This 4,300 sq m warehouse, dedicated to the storage of aeronautical spare parts and consumable materials, houses over 45,000 SKU’s. From February 2010 it will serve three aircraft maintenance hangars 24 hours 7 days a week.
During planning it was found that the IT tools traditionally used in Air France warehouses met neither performance expectations nor the demands of the latest management procedures. Equipping Air France with automated systems would also help to mitigate a reduction in storage space of around 40%.
"This WMS will address critical issues such as optimising space, inventory and warehouse processes while improving service quality and working conditions for employees," explains Pierre Bosse, Senior VP Components & Services at Air France Industries.
From a list of 11 vendors the RedPrairie solution was eventually selected after several rigorous workshops and reference site visits.
"RedPrairie has responded well to our problem. They were always available to listen and their solution is able to meet our business needs while remaining as close as possible to the standard software," explains Pierre Bosse.
Martin Hiscox, Vice Chairman of the Board, Managing Director and President International, RedPrairie said, "One of RedPrairie’s strengths is our ability to respond to large-scale projects for international companies so we are delighted to help Air France Industries in its pursuit of continuous improvement and customer satisfaction."
About Air France
Air France Industries and KLM Engineering & Maintenance, which joined forces following the Air France KLM merger, are one of the world-leading multi-product MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) providers with a joint workforce of 14,000, offering comprehensive repair capability, integration expertise, component pool operational support and a powerful logistics network. Together they provide technical support to more than 1,230 aircrafts of over 150 major international airlines.
ABOUT REDPRAIRIE
RedPrairie delivers productivity solutions to help companies around the world in three categories – workforce, inventory and transportation. RedPrairie provides these solutions to manufacturers, distributors and retailers looking to support business strategies that increase revenue, reduce costs and create competitive advantage.
With over 20 global offices and solutions that are installed at more than 34,000 customer sites in over 40 countries, companies trust RedPrairie workforce, inventory and transportation solutions to deliver an increase in productivity – with the flexibility to adapt as business needs change.
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For more information please contact:
Kari Janavitz
262.317.2526
Kari.Janavitz@RedPrairie.com
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