Sole Technology Speeds up Customer Shipments
Tompkins Associates Vertically Amps Action Sports Designer, Manufacturer
Raleigh, NC -- At Sole Technology, action sports footwear and apparel are now flying out of the distribution center (DC) into retail stores. Faster and larger shipments are arriving at outlets, eliminating the retailers’ previous hassle of sorting through smaller, incremental shipments.
Sole Technology's new consolidated distribution center.
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The shift to faster, superior order fulfillment is a result of recent improvements in Sole Technology’s global distribution operations. The action sports footwear and apparel company’s newly consolidated DC and advanced equipment are showing a great return on the company’s investment.
With a new mezzanine and high-tech, three-level pick module designed and implemented by Tompkins Associates (Tompkins), Sole Technology is utilizing vertical space. And this “vertical change” doubles the company’s capacity while increasing processing volume and lowering labor costs.
In less than a year, Sole Technology and Tompkins also designed and implemented a brand new 315,000 square-foot DC that allowed the action sports footwear and apparel company to outgrow and move out of their three-facility structure. The new facility also provided the company with the opportunity to redesign its picking processes and upgrade the Warehouse Management System (WMS).
“Tompkins gave us a nudge toward one of our goals for becoming carbon neutral by 2020,” says Roger Lamb, Sole Technology’s Director of Distribution. “Since our new pick module and conveyor routes empty corrugated boxes to their own baler, we have a more simplistic, realistic opportunity for recycling.”
Dan Avila, a partner at Tompkins Associates, has seen a tremendous change at Sole Technology. He says, “By consolidating operations into one facility and implementing the new layout and redesigned pick module, they can better respond to the rapidly-changing customer requirements. Sole Technology, which is already customer-focused, is pleased to see the increased level of customer satisfaction.”
Click here to view the Sole Technology success story (pdf).
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About Tompkins Associates
Tompkins Associates designs and integrates global end-to-end solutions for companies that embrace supply chain excellence. For more than 30 years, Tompkins has evolved with the marketplace to become the leading provider of global supply chain solutions, distribution operations consulting, technology implementation, material handling integration, and benchmarking and best practices. Tompkins works closely with companies to ensure that their supply chains fully support their mission and business plans, as well as future growth. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, NC. For more information, visit www.tompkinsinc.com.  Subscribe to the site feed for instant updates
About Sole Technology
Sole Technology, Inc. is the creator of etnies, éS, Emerica, ThirtyTwo, Altamont and the Sole Technology Institute (STI). Sole Technology is the global supplier of its brands, which are responsible for many of the incredible innovations that have become staples of action sports. As a true industry leader, the company created STI, the world’s first and only biomechanics research organization, to test and develop new technologies to make the highest performing skateboarding footwear. Sole Technology is headquartered in Lake Forest, California with offices worldwide in New York, China, United Kingdom, Spain and European headquarters based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. For more information, visit www.soletechnology.com
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