B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Provides Turnkey Warehouse Management Solution to BEE Group
Rishon Letzion, Israel – December 14, 2010 – B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. (“BOS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BOSC) today announced that it has been selected to provide the BEE Group (“BEE”) with a turnkey warehouse management solution for BEE’s logistics warehouse in Kiryat Malachi. This facility serves as BEE’s central warehouse from which it supplies goods and services to the 180 stores in its retail chain, under the brand names Kfar Hasha’ashuim, Vardinon, Dr. Baby, Sheshet, Naaman, and Hakol B’Dollar.
BOS’ warehouse management solution includes the Company’s BOS ID software platform, as well as wireless infrastructure and hardware from Intermec and Motorola, such as mobile handhelds, vehicle-mounted rugged terminals, and barcode printers. Over 60 warehouse employees can simultaneously use mobile terminals with the BOS ID software for activities such as inventory counting, picking, stock taking, receiving stock from suppliers, and transferring goods from one place in the logistics center to another. The BOS solution integrates seamlessly with BEE’s ERP system, SAP Business One.
The project is expected to generate over $250,000 in revenues for BOS during the first quarter of 2011.
“The biggest challenge for us was that our logistics center contains over 50,000 different items, which must be delivered to our six different retail chains,” said Shmulik Anchel, CEO of BEE. “The solution BOS is providing enables us to optimize numerous activities in our warehouse, and the result is significant cost-savings and better customer service.”
Yuval Viner, BOS CEO, added: “We are very pleased to have been selected for this important turnkey project by BEE, one of Israel’s leading retail groups. The large scale of BEE’s logistics center demonstrates the robustness of our solution, which can be adapted for organizations of any size.”