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Agility Systems extends J D Edwards System for Healthcare Distributor

Agility Systems has won a major contract to supply specialist software solutions to the UK offices of Henry Schein, Inc., a Fortune 500 company and the largest distributor of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined European and North American markets.

The new advanced system, which will be implemented gradually during the next three to four months, will facilitate Henry Schein’s ongoing initiative to streamline management of its warehousing and distribution operations.

Henry Schein’s customers include dental practices and laboratories, physician practices, and animal health clinics, as well as government and other institutions. The company, which has its main UK Distribution Centre in Gillingham, currently serves 80% of office-based dental practices in the U.S. and Canada, as well as approximately 230,000 office-based dental, medical, and animal health practices in 17 additional countries worldwide, including Australia, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Software from Agility

The Agility Systems software purchased by Henry Schein covers all elements of warehousing, from goods into the warehouse and goods receipt, to put away, picking analysis and replenishment, and will ultimately support and enhance the company’s existing J D Edwards warehousing software with additional RF Data Collection capabilities.

Agility Systems specialises in ERP systems integration and has extensive knowledge of warehouse efficiency, logistics and information management. Established in 1995, the firm implements these solutions to a wide range of clients all over the world.

It also supplies warehouse optimisation solutions, efficiency monitoring and full transaction controls. Agility also specialises in supply chain execution over multiple ERP systems including INFOR 21, Movex and BPCS.

Implementation

Implementation of the new software into Henry Schein’s warehousing facilities has already begun, with Phase Two expected to begin within the next few weeks.

Simon Storey, General Manager of Agility Systems, said: “The new system helps address the goals set by Henry Schein, providing an improved level of data accuracy that will improve management efficiency of the company’s busy Gillingham plant.”

Rob Morris, Vice President, Operations, for Henry Schein UK and Western Europe, said: “We are pleased to implement Agility’s software solution as part of our ongoing effort to improve the efficiency of our warehouse operations, and expect that this will result in improvement in our location level accuracy in particular.”