[February 19, 2008] Sterling Commerce introduces slotting engine for Sterling Warehouse Management Tweet (Telecomworldwire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Sterling Commerce, a solutions provider and a subsidiary of US communications holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE:T), announced on Monday (18 February) the availability of a new slotting engine with Sterling Warehouse Management. According to the company, Sterling WMS provides managers with planning, execution and measurement tools. The addition of the slotting engine adds another tool that will help companies increase revenue growth through improvements in order fulfillment volumes without adding staff or space, and respond to changes in product volumes and seasonality to maximise product placement and picking productivity. The slotting engine is expected to enable companies to: optimise the sequence in which slotting tasks are executed to help ensure their successful completion; plan the labour required to execute the slotting tasks with the ability to execute only a subset of the slotting tasks in the event labour is not available to complete all the tasks; and determine return on investment and payback for alternative scenarios before moves are executed. The engine comes through a partnership with Optricity, a provider of slotting solutions that offers advanced optimisation engines to enhance return on supply chain investment. No financial details were disclosed. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]