Logikon completed the project on automation of a warehouse of E5.ru online store

The Logikon company completed the next large-scale project on automation of a warehouse. Implementation of the WMS system of Infor9 Supply Chain Execution was performed by request of X5 Retail Group company which brings to the market the new business the trade on-line integrated into the existing retail network. The warehouse management system was designed to provide accomplishment of orders and to support the unique level of service stated by е5.ru online store. Implementation of the project is performed rapidly – 4 months. Quantity of SKU 400000. For the new project company management of X5 selected Infor9 which reliably proved in world practices of implementation of projects with the developed online sales. Infor9 recognized as the solution which as much as possible conforms to requirements of business. For benefit of a product also successful experience of the previous implementations of this network affected: the Infor system works at all operating 16 warehouses X5.

Selecting integrator, priorities were placed for benefit of core competencies of Logikon company: strategic consulting, pilot project team and unique implementation methodology. Were mentioned by the most important criteria such as high qualification of all participants of the working group. Experts of Logikon offered the best world practice of implementation in terms of relevance, to availability, terms and economic effect. The implementation team of Logikon took the responsibility for implementation of the difficult project thanks to existence of wide experience of implementation of successful projects in this industry with similar tasks. The implementation methodology was highly appreciated also.

As a result of system implementation of Infor9 Supply Chain Execution it was succeeded to create the following results: the transparency of order fulfillment and its relevant status for the end customer, 100% the accuracy and maximum speed of order processing are provided at high turnover of a warehouse. Thanks to a new solution the buyer of e5.ru online store in real time has an opportunity to control all stages of accomplishment of the request: the goods are ordered, reserved, completed, packed, shipped from a warehouse, came to shop. Data are transferred to online store from warehouse management system Inforv9. In the course of implementation a system was customized so that it was succeeded to provide at the same time 100% processing accuracy on condition of the maximum speed of shipment. The feature of the project consists in creation of unique processes which allowed to minimize time necessary for accomplishment of each transaction and at the expense of it to increase processing speed. Conventional processes were changed and sales opportunity of each stage "one click" appeared. Thanks to it the client of online store receives the order in the shortest possible time.

Comments of project managers:

Alexey Shuvayev, director of Logikon: "In return I can note that about myself I call this project "the project of the met expectations". Nevertheless for Infor WM in the territory of Russia implementation of the project with such automation object and in such terms was rather unprecedented. And the project success very strongly depended on three factors - competences of specialists of the company integrator, competence of specialists of customer company and functionality and reliability of the most software product. Today it is possible to say that all three expectations were completely met with confidence. The product from Infor company completely confirmed the excellent qualities including capability to function on the Linux platform, specialists of Integrator and especially the Customer brilliantly coped with the tasks set for them. There is a wish to note the high level of project management in Retail Group X5 company, three independent software products and three groups of specialists of implementation at the same time participated in the embodiment of the project! Coordinate and direct to the necessary point all their efforts moreover to the marked terms, was very difficult task with which specialists of X5 of Retail Group coped perfectly well. This fact serves as one more podverzhdeniye of reputation of Retail Group X5 company as one of market leaders of retail in Russia. Therefore the Logikon company is very proud that it was selected by such Customer and did not bring him".

Anton Kovalenko, head of department of information technologies of department of remote and service trade of X5 Retail Group: "Existence of successful implementations on projects of automation trade online (the truth, foreign) was the main selection term of a system, in addition to the solution of key tasks of our company. Existence of a number of successful projects of Logikon company was an additional guarantor of reliability of integrator. The Logikon company completely met our expectations in respect of observance of deadlines of the project and quality of its implementation. From the moment of completion of implementation there passed only several months, but already now it is possible to speak about results. We are happy with the speed of assembly of orders, accuracy of works and effective management of processes. Volumes of shipments in the presence of the available number of staff of a warehouse, us completely satisfies. A system created qualitatively new level of business. Joint work with experts of Logikon showed the high level of their qualification and we are grateful to them for partnership".