Concord Candle
Purity Life
Theis Distribution
Uvex Sports
Acme
Everwin
Gentec International
Test-Rite
Christian Art Gifts
Walter
Canderm
Del Nat Tires
SSA
Curriculum Associates
AGF Mutual Funds
Dosatron
Acorn
Sports Giant
Caribou Coffee
Djangos
SNELL
Associated Logistics Services (ALS)
Blue Circle

Concord Candle
– RADIO BEACON Lite, interfaced with PointForce Winsol, enabled this small giftware manufacturer/distributor to reduce inventory counting time from 4 to 1.5 days, increase picking accuracy to almost 100%, generate EDI advance shipping notices for its main customer (Sears), and issue invoices concurrently with shipments to shorten the billing-payment cycle by two weeks.
“Simply put, RADIO BEACON allows us to do a lot more with perfection.”
... General Manager, Concord Candle
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Purity Life
– Purity Life is a distributor of natural health care products to health food stores, pharmacies and large retailers such as Wal Mart, Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart. Purity Life integrated RADIO BEACON with a new carousel system and an existing modular AS 400 accounting system. They saw picking rates double, receiving times reduced from one week to one day, and picking accuracy jump to 99.8%. Purity Life also takes advantage of RADIO BEACON’s advance replenishment and lot, serial and expiration date tracking functions to ensure product availability and more easily manage product recalls and other product integrity issues.
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Theis Distribution
– Theis is a high-volume “rack jobbing” operation in San Antonio, Texas that supplies pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and other goods to large drugstores and grocery stores. Theis has successfully implemented RADIO BEAON Full and SBT (now ACCPAC Pro) to handle 100-200 orders and 40,000 to 45,000 picks per day with accuracy rates of 99%. They also take advantage of FIFO stock rotation, invoicing through EDI, and more efficient carton labeling processes.
"RADIO BEACON met the functional requirements …at a fraction of the cost of the other ‘big’ systems”
... Wayne Wendellm, COO, Theis Distribution
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Uvex Sports
- A subsidiary of Uvex, one of the world's leading suppliers of protective eyewear for more than 75 years, Uvex Sports, Inc., is the American wholesale distributor of ski goggles, ski helmets, sunglasses, and other UV-protective eyewear under the Uvex brand name.
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Acme
– Acme International Enterprises Inc. is a houseware and home accessories company whose roots date back to the early 1900s. Over its more than 100 year history, this Maplewood, New Jersey-based company has evolved into an importer and distributor of kitchen utensils, decorative magnets, and related products. Today Acme also develops and sells products under licensing from Coca-Cola, Nickelodeon and the National Hot Rod Association. They distribute items like the popular children’s toy SpongeBob SquarePants and Hot Rod magnets.
“With RADIO BEACON we’ve gained complete, integrated visibility across our supply chain with a solution tailor-made to meet our needs and the needs of our customers.”
...Rinaldo Cocito, MIS Director, Acme International
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Everwin
- Ever Win International Corp. manufactures and distributes cellular phones, smart phones and cellular accessories for top tier North American retailers, cell phone carriers and large technology organizations. This California-based organization, in business since 1981, is a vertically-integrated, full service company dedicated to the wireless industry. Aside from its manufacturing and distribution services, Ever Win also sells its customers’ products directly through various e-commerce Web sites and also provides packaging and marketing services.
“After installing the RADIO BEACON warehouse management system in our facility, our order accuracy has become virtually perfect. With our previous paper-based system, mis-shipments were common. Today we don’t have to deal with this issue and our customer service levels have dramatically increased.”
...Chad Treadwell, Vice President of Operations, Ever Win
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Gentec International
- Toronto-based Gentec International (Gentec) is an importer and distributor of brand name optical, photographic imaging, digital imaging, wireless telecom and electronic accessory products.
Gentec provides its customers with products from leading brand name manufacturers including Sony, Roots, Planet Wireless and Optex, among others. The company supplies Canada’s largest retailer organizations as well as smaller independent retailers with photo lenses, digital storage media, mobile phone hands-free sets, batteries, bags, binoculars, tripods and many other accessories, totaling 3,000 unique products.
"RADIO BEACON WMS has not only helped us ensure we maintain high levels of customer satisfaction while being able to efficiently manage our warehouse, but the levels of service Radio Beacon Inc. staff has provided us with is outstanding. Radio Beacon staff are highly knowledgeable, respond quickly, and understand their customers’ business and what they need in order to succeed."
...Margaret Adat, Vice President, Gentec International
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Test-Rite
- When Australian hardware importer/wholesaler Test-Rite Australasia was looking for the right tool to run its warehouse and complete its Microsoft Great Plains solution, RADIO BEACON WMS proved to be a perfect fit.
“All in all, Test-Rite is very pleased with Radio Beacon Australia and the RADIO BEACON product...It has far exceeded our expectations and given us the efficiencies we need to continue to be competitive and continue to grow.”
... Mark Hawkins, General Manager, Administration and Business Development, Test-Rite
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Christian Art Gifts
- Created in February of 2003, the Lombard, Illinois-based Christian Art Gifts Inc. is a distributor of books, journals, book-marks, cards and other unique gift items.The company ships its products to aproximately 1,000 retailers around the world.
"Being able to confidently promise our customers that the products they receive will be the same products they ordered has made a significant difference to our company. The RADIO BEACON WMS has not only helped us increase our customer service levels but we can now better manage our warehouse"
...Heinrich Johnsen, President, Christian Art Gifts
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Walter
- The J. Walter Company Ltd. (Walter) first opened its doors as an importer and distributor of industrial utilities in Canada in 1952. Since then, the company has grown into a world-leading supplier of metalworking products for the mining, gas and oil development, aircraft and automotive manufacturing, pharmaceutical and construction industries.
“Automating our warehouse with RADIO BEACON WMS has helped us restructure our warehouse operations and improve them significantly. We have seen great benefits in productivity and efficiency- so much so that the system paid for itself within one year.”
…Guy Jeannot, Warehouse Supervisor, J. Walter Company Ltd.
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Canderm
- Canderm Pharma, a leading Canadian distributor of skin care products turned to Radio Beacon to improve order processing time, inventory accuracy, and data visibility. Replacing their old paper-based system with Radio Beacon V3.4, Canderm was able to increase productivity without a corresponding increase in resources. Seamless data transfer between Radio Beacon and Platinum for Windows resulted in enhanced customer service and better customer response times. Order picking times have been reduced, volume is up and Canderm boasts an accuracy rate of over 99 percent.
“Given all that Radio Beacon offers, I could not imagine returning to the old system. I believe Radio Beacon has proven itself, and I for one am certainly satisfied. We are a growing company confident that Radio Beacon will fulfill our needs for many years to come. With Radio Beacon, we are ready to face the challenges of a very competitive business now and down the road.”
... Brian Moore, Logistics Manger, Canderm Pharma
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Del Nat Tires
- Del-Nat Tire Corporation is the largest privately owned distributor of private brand tires in the world, marketing passenger, light truck, medium truck, OTR, farm and industrial tires to its stockholders under the Delta, National and Akuret brand names.
“With RADIO BEACON WMS we’ve gained access to a critical business tool that helps us consistently meet customer expectations, accurately track inventory and provide our staff with a simpler and more efficient way of completing the task of picking/loading inventory. RADIO BEACON is a tremendous asset to our organization,”
...Glen Tosco, Information Technology Manager, Del-Nat Tire Corporation.
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SSA
- SSA supplies forms and publications to 3500 administrative offices across the U.S. RADIO BEACON manages the three SSA warehouses in Woodlawn, Maryland. Since the system’s installation, the SSA has reduced regular order processing times from 30-45 days to 3 days, emergency order processing time from 7 days to same day, and receiving times from 5 days to 1 day. They have also increased picking rates by 300%, eliminated a vast backlog of orders, and reduced warehouse space and temporary/contract staff for significant cost savings.
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Curriculum Associates
- Curriculum is a publisher of teaching aids and supplementary classroom materials. It integrated RADIO BEACON with its proprietary order-entry system to manage the substantial increase in order volumes the company had experienced over the previous five years. With the addition of a new warehouse, a substantially redesigned existing warehouse, and the installation of conveyor belts, their new system enabled Curriculum Associates to ship 50% of their orders the same day and over 80% of orders the next day. They were also able to count inventory without requiring a shutdown of the operations, and easily transfer goods between the two warehouses.
"The RADIO BEACON system not only meets or needs today, but can be configured to meet our needs tomorrow as we continue to grow."
... Anthony Giordano, Director of Operations, Curriculum Associates.
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AGF Mutual Funds
– AGF’s literature distribution center in Toronto, Ontario mails out application forms, prospectuses, and seminar kits to dealers throughout Canada. With RADIO BEACON Lite and a UNIX-based Oracle financial system, AGF increased order volumes by 33%, reduced delivery time for high-priority orders from 3 days to same day, and achieved close to 100% picking accuracy.
"RADIO BEACON gives you the ability to do more with less."
... Brian Campbell, Project Manage, AGF Mutual Funds
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Dosatron
- Dosatron International, Inc. (Dosatron) is a manufacturer and distributor of chemical dispensers known as Dosatron Units. The versatile Dosatron chemical dispensers are used by customers for such tasks as dispensing medication to livestock, sanitization, fertilizing soil, controlling pest problems, washing vehicles or metering out chemicals used in industrial manufacturing processes.
“With the implementation of RADIO BEACON WMS we have been able to deliver high performance and easy to use productivity tools to our warehouse staff. The efficiency, accuracy and productivity increases we’ve seen with the RADIO BEACON WMS have shown us that this software can not only streamline our warehouse operations but also deliver greater visibility into our supply chain enabling us to make better business decisions.”
…Peter Temko, General Manager, Dosatron International, Inc.
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Acorn
– Acorn is a manufacturer and distributor of socks, slippers, boots, mittens, scarves and blankets to retailers across North America including Eddie Bauer, Talbots, L.L. Bean, and Land’s End. Acorn needed a system that would enhance productivity during the pre-Christmas rush season that accounts for more than 80% of Acorn’s sales. RADIO BEACON helped Acorn manage large quantities of raw materials in their manufacturing operations, more efficiently pick and pack their own and private label merchandise, and minimize the learning curve for temporary staff brought on to handle the Christmas rush.
“In the past, we had no real measurement. We could not tell what orders and which products a picker was handling. Now, with RADIO BEACON, everything is measurable. Our supervisor on the first floor knows exactly what's happening on every floor. It's like having an extra set of eyes."
.... Rick Dryer, Information Systems Officer, Acorn Products
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Sports Giant
- Sports Giant is a multi-channel sports specialty group that owns and operates HockeyGiant.com as well as four HockeyGiant steres. The California-based company began in 2000 as an Internet-only retailer, but has since evolved into a multi-channel operation.
"We watned a system that we could rely on that would fundamentally change our business in the areas of inventory control and order fulfillment. We found that with RADIO BEACON. It does what it is supposed to do and it does it in a way that is eary to manage and use"
...Sam Simkin, CFO and COO, Sports Giant
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Caribou Coffee
- Founded in 1992, Caribou Coffee has grown to be the second-largest specialty coffee company in the US. Thanks to its passion for great coffee, Caribou Coffee has expanded quickly, aceraging annual grwoth of 30 percent. The company's rapid progression has made the automation and management of its warehouse a high priority.
"With the implementation of RADIO BEACON WMS, our warehouse staff have powerful but easy-to-use productivity tools which allow them to be more effective in their jobs."
...Jon Christensen, Director of Distribution and Contract Services, Caribou Coffee Company Inc.
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Djangos
- Djangos.com needed a system for their Portland, Oregon fulfilllment and distribution center to manage their inventory and provide them with the horsepower to keep up with the order processing demands of a web based business. After an extensive search, RADIO BEACON proved to be the system that could fulfill Djangos.com's WMS needs.
"RADIO BEACON has helped to reduce the receiving process and related costs significantly."
...Tony Vitoff, Director of Distribution and Fulfillment, Djangos.com
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SNELL
- Consistent with its focus on customer satisfaction, SNELL was most impressed with the Radio Beacon features designed to increase customer satisfaction. Radio Beacon lets SNELL customers modify orders, track and trace shipments and even accommodate those who plan their stock requirements over the long-term by scheduling orders for non-immediate delivery.
“We have a lot of interest from customers and suppliers alike in technology and in how we improve our processes. Things are running extremely well in our warehouse and we wanted to share this success with those who benefit most, our customers. Like our customers, we consider Radio Beacon a partner in our success...We want them to see what Radio Beacon has helped us achieve”
...Bruce Toetu’u, Functional Coordinator, SNELL Packaging and Stationary
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Associated Logistics Services (ALS)
- Ferrero Rocher, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Italian-based confectionary company Ferrero International, has 220 retail customers including Wal Mart, Shopper’s Drug Mart and Zellers. Ferrero Rocher sought out a 3PL provider that could ensure a fully integrated supply chain management solution. They chose ALS, whose RADIO BEACON-managed 3PL operations provided the automation capabilities Ferrero Rocher needed: real-time, 24/7 Web-based warehouse visibility and reporting, and EDI advance ship notice generation for its corporate customers.
“Our entire warehouse team enthusiastically supports our RADIO BEACON system. It’s exceptional accuracy and quick learning curve has made it an indispensable component of our warehouse operations.”
... Bill Gurd
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Blue Circle
– RADIO BEACON, integrated with Best Software’s MAS 500, helped transform this Melbourne, Australia-based third-party logistics provider into a total e-commerce solution for the fashion industry. Today 80% to 90% of Blue Circle’s clients take advantage of RADIO BEACON’s Web Dispatch tool feature to directly enter orders into the 3PL’s system and check orders’ picking status. Blue Circle profits from effortless, seamless billing: billing transactions are immediately generated by RADIO BEACON for every line picked, and invoices are generated by Enterprise Suite at the end of every week for each client served.
“A process that would have taken many man hours before Blue Circle installed Radio Beacon and Best’s MAS 500 now only takes minutes.”
... Graeme Parker
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