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Oct 24, 2011

Lucas Systems Introduces Jennifer FoodSelect

Jennifer FoodSelect is the First Solution Designed for Voice Directed Order Selection in Foodservice and Grocery Distribution Centers. Industry-Specific Voice Directed Order Selection, Audit, and Loading System Improves Accuracy and Productivity, Reduces Implementation Time and Cost.

Lucas Systems, Inc.,the largest independent provider of voice-directed warehouse applications, today introduced Jennifer FoodSelect, the first voice-directed solution designed especially for foodservice and grocery distribution centers. Jennifer FoodSelect is being introduced this week at the IFDA Distribution Solutions Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. Ace Endico, a regional foodservice distributor in New York State, is the first customer to install this new Jennifer voice solution, with double-digit improvements in selector productivity and accuracy.

“Jennifer FoodSelect incorporates industry-leading voice technology and best practices that Lucas Systems has developed over ten years of delivering voice-directed warehouse applications for foodservice and grocery DCs,” says Chris Sweeney, SVP of Lucas Systems. “Jennifer FoodSelect maximizes the operational gains possible with voice, adds powerful QC/Audit tools, and includes the most advanced management tools available today, the Engage Management Services Console. Unlike a one-size-fits-all package, Jennifer FoodSelect includes comprehensive configuration capabilities to provide easier, faster implementation without sacrificing flexibility in the future. This new Jennifer solution is designed for foodservice and grocery DCs that need a full-featured voice solution that can extend their existing inventory management, WMS and other warehouse systems.”

Jennifer FoodSelect is tailored to the unique needs of foodservice and grocery DCs. The system supports GS1 data standards for product traceability, and also provides flexible voice- or scan-based data capture for lot numbers, catchweights, or date codes using any industry-standard voice capable mobile computer. This new Jennifer solution inherits key components of the award-winning Jennifer VoicePlus solution that have been pre-configured for food DCs:

  • Voice-directed order selection including two-stage PIR picking and single and dual-pallet case picking. For foodservice DCs, Jennifer FoodSelect includes on-demand case label printing which eliminates selector idle time, reduces paper handling, and adds points to individual productivity rates.
  • Voice-directed truck loading improves overall productivity and reduces dock clutter and congestion. Jennifer FoodSelect generates accurate load maps to improve service and efficiency for truck drivers and customers.
  • The integrated QC/Audit module allows managers to better prioritize audits and focus scarce QC resources on the orders that need to be checked, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of audits.
  • Engage MSC includes route planning and management, robust productivity and process tracking, and system configuration tools in a flexible, user-friendly Web environment.

About Lucas Systems, Inc.
Since 1998, Lucas Systems has delivered more voice-directed warehouse applications on a wider variety of mobile computers than any other company. Customers like Cardinal Health, The Container Store, HD Supply, Kraft Nabisco, OfficeMax, Oriental Trading Company and Rustoleum trust Lucas to deliver solutions that greatly improve worker productivity and accuracy because Lucas truly understands warehouse operations. Jennifer VoicePlus, the Lucas voice solution, creates a conversation with warehouse workers that frees their hands and eyes to focus on the job at hand. Jennifer also provides managers and supervisors with real-time reporting and management tools that help them better manage their operations. Tens of thousands of associates at hundreds of distribution centers work with Jennifer every day.

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