Israeli Retalix Solution Deployed By A Major U.S. Supermarket Chain

Posted on April 7, 2008 
Filed Under Communication & Software

Retalix Retalix, an Israeli global provider of software solutions for retailers and distributors, recently announced that Food Lion LLC, a North-American subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group, has deployed the Retalix Yard Management solution at its 1.8 million sq. ft. headquarters distribution center in Salisbury, N.C.

The Salisbury facility serves more than 300 stores within the company’s geographic footprint. Food Lion will continue to roll out the Retalix solution at its seven other distribution centers. This expansive network serves approximately 1,300 stores in 11 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states.

The Retalix Yard Management system is designed to automate the yard and dock management process through advanced predictive logic and leading-edge optimization algorithms. Using powerful software engines and rich visibility tools, Retalix Yard Management system eliminates operational silos and synchronizes yard and dock activity with distribution center demand in real time.

As part of this and subsequent implementations, Food Lion will use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in tandem with the Retalix solution. Radio frequency identification readers are being installed at the entry and exit points of the company’s distribution centers, and each of the nearly 2,000 trailers in the Food Lion fleet will be affixed with a rugged RFID tag, automating the processing of arrival and departure information.

The Israeli Retalix Yard Management system was designed using the Microsoft.NET platform. The application is part of the recently announced Retalix Transportation Solutions Suite, which was created in 2007 following the acquisition of software solutions developed by BGI. These software solutions of the Israeli company are designed to fulfill the critical transportation requirements of inbound traffic, yard management and dock scheduling for grocers and distributors. Additional offerings include Retalix Traffic Management, which provides comprehensive inbound freight management for planning, procurement, execution, settlement, visibility and supplier control; and Retalix Dock Management, which uses appointment-scheduling functions to optimize resources, predict labor demands, facilitate carrier scheduling via the Web and streamline the flow of goods through the distribution center.

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