HFS North America Selects RF-SMART Mobile Distribution Solution

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Tue Jul 7, 2009 8:04am EDT

Notable Foodservice Distributor Implementing Market Leading Mobile Technology
from Warehouse Receiving to Direct Store Delivery
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
Oracle Certified Advantage Partner ICS, Inc. today announced that HFS North
America has selected RF-SMART to exponentially increase operational and service
performance with mobile applications in their DSD and warehouse operations, and
to eventually eliminate paper from their processes. 

HFS North America, a customized foodservice distribution services company,
provides expertise in tailored services and solutions to meet customer needs.
HFS handles the purchase, inventory and daily consolidated distribution of
fresh, dry, frozen and refrigerated food and beverage products; and often
delivers and stocks product while their customers` restaurant or store units are
closed. 

Optimizing these operations across 12 distribution centers and more than 350
trucks is critical to the success of HFS` effective growth and diversification. 

"We recognize that we have to efficiently increase our capacity to meet our
objectives for growth, ever-increasing customer service excellence and eventual
paperless processes," said Haywood Solomon, CEO, HFS. 

"RF-SMART provides us one mobile solution set automating receiving at our
warehouse through delivery to the customers` store - all integrated with our ERP
system," added Ron Kruse, CFO, HFS. "With this end-to-end supply chain
visibility and control, we expect to see immediate, bottom-line advances in our
warehouse operations and our delivery speed and efficiency." 

"HFS has an exciting vision for their automated supply chain and we are very
pleased that our integrated solution set will be an important element of HFS
realizing that vision," said Adrian Thomas, CEO, ICS. "Our objective is a
long-term partnership and we look forward to working closely with the HFS Team
to accomplish their goals." 

About HFS North America

HFS North America, headquartered in Lisle, IL, is one of the HAVI Logistics
companies servicing North America. HFS provides customized supply chain
solutions for customers in a manner that achieves economic success for all. HFS
North America`s goal is to be the transparent partner of their customers` store
managers; taking on the back-of-house burdens and freeing up valuable time so
managers are able to focus on their business and the selling efforts to their
consumers. 

About RF-SMART

ICS` RF-SMART is the premier brand of mobile enterprise solutions for users of
Oracle`s JD Edwards World and EnterpriseOne. ICS has attained Oracle`s Certified
Advantage Partner (CAP) status - Oracle`s highest partner designation and one
achieved by fewer than five percent of Oracle`s more than 19,000 worldwide
partners. 

Our broad range of solutions includes wireless automated data collection as well
as mobile applications for supply chain execution, field service management and
construction. RF-SMART combines data collection technologies-including voice,
barcodes, RFID and others-with flexible workflows and ERP-specific integration
to deliver measurable improvements in productivity, accuracy and cost reduction.
Over the course of 27 years, ICS has earned a reputation for providing flexible,
powerful solutions that deliver measurable financial and performance benefits.
Learn more at www.rfsmart.com. 

Oracle and JD Edwards are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates.






ICS, Jacksonville
Janet Sneden, Communications Director, 904-399-8500, Ext. 2652
Janet.sneden@ICSfl.com



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