Eaton Corporation Reduces Cost Per Line Item in Warehouse by 40% Using Robocom's...

Eaton Corporation Reduces Cost Per Line Item in Warehouse by 40% Using
Robocom's Warehouse Management Solutions

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. and MARKHAM, Ontario, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Robocom
Systems International, a provider of Supply Chain Execution Software announced
today that Eaton Corporation has reduced its cost per line item by 40% using
Robocom's warehouse management solutions (WMS). In a case study on the use of
Robocom's WMS, Eaton Corporation's Hydraulics Division Distribution Center has
reduced line item cost by 40%, improved shipping productivity by 700% and
consolidated 13 warehouses into a single facility.

Keith Byrne, IT Analyst for Eaton Corporation explains, "Our goal was to
consolidate all of our facilities into one distribution point in order to
reduce costs and streamline our operations, employ best practices to maximize
our processes, and implement state-of-the-art technology to support our growth
strategy."

Since implementing Robocom's WMS, Eaton has dramatically improved its
productivity and efficiency while significantly reducing the cost of its
distribution operations. "Today we are shipping in one week what we used to do
in one month, and we are accomplishing this with fewer people," says Byrne.
Eaton's results include reducing the return by customers of faulty component
parts by over 98%, achieving a 99% inventory accuracy rate based on dollar
amount, reducing its costs per line item from $4.00 to $2.44, cutting the
order fulfillment process from 24 hours to 45 minutes, and now are able to
ship 32,000 line items per week versus less than 5,000 line items per week
before implementing Robocom's WMS.

"Robocom continues to be keenly focused on the needs of the business leaders
responsible for the day-to-day results in warehousing and distribution center
operations," said Fred Radcliffe, Robocom President. "The results achieved by
Eaton demonstrate the value our software delivers and the importance of our
focus. Our team continues to deliver the tools that operating managers need to
realize the cost savings that are being demanded of them in today's tough
economic environment."

For a copy of the Eaton Case Study as well as other customer results go to:
www.robocom.com

About Robocom - Robocom is a leading supplier of supply chain execution
software and services, founded in 1982, with offices in New York, Toronto,
Minneapolis and Europe. Robocom's products include industry-specific Warehouse
Management Systems, Transportation Management System, Voice Picking and Labor
Management System. We enhance, implement and support robust and efficient
software that performs as predicted and yields the positive business results
your enterprise demands. www.robocom.com

SOURCE Robocom Systems International

Kathleen Poulos, +1-631-861-2045, kpoulos@robocom.com