How It Works

Maximize distribution center performance with insights from your data, analytics, and optimization.

Skustream gathers operational data from existing systems and uses advanced analytics
to recommend optimization changes, improving service levels and working conditions.

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Analyze. Optimize.
Improve. Repeat.

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Review. Transform.
Succeed.

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Monitor. Measure.
Adapt. Thrive.

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Minimize Costs.
Maximize Success.

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Boost warehouse efficiency with advanced data analytics and slotting optimization

Maximize your warehouse’s potential with Skustream’s data analytics and slotting optimization. Our advanced algorithms proactively identify improvement opportunities, boosting productivity and efficiency every single day with an easy-to-use interface and rich visualizations.

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Easy-to-use interface with actionable opportunity reports and rich visualizations

An intuitive interface with actionable opportunity reports and dynamic visualizations, empowering users to make informed decisions effortlessly.

SkuStream empowers you to see the big picture as well as to drill down to the details.

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DC, region, and network-level reporting

Track opportunities, usage and savings achieved at the DC, region or network level for improved visibility, action, and standardization of best practices.

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Integrated, proactive slotting optimization every day

Leveraging QuickSlot functionality, you can allocate the most productive slots to new items right from day one, optimizing their performance immediately.

Additionally, the system enables you to re-slot existing items before they reach the dock, leading to immediate cost savings upon putaway.

Experience true continuous improvement with daily optimization, ensuring that your operations are always evolving and maximizing their potential.

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Plan your DC operations, infrastructure investments, and budgets using data models

With Skustream’s warehouse optimization system, you can create operational models, size facilities based on different equipment, practices, and growth scenarios. Plan your investments and budgets using data-driven models to improve efficiency, productivity, and safety.

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Detailed Requirement Planning

Determine the optimal resources needed for today, tomorrow or compare alternative scenarios. From operating under current conditions or with new rack types, layout changes or even automation, you can now see how your space, equipment, staffing and cost will be affected.

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Conceptual Layout Design

Evaluate alternative layouts and operating strategies for your DC from activity-based zones, different material handling equipment or automated modules.

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Actionable Scenario Modeling

Plan your DC infrastructure for growth with conditions with skustream’s scenario modeling capabilities. Build models with increased SKUs, changes in item velocity, seasonal peaks, new customer orders, varying inventory holding policies and many more.

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Impacts on Activity Drivers

Evaluate the impact of changing practices, equipment or layout setup on productivity, crewing requirements, and operating cost before you make any physical changes. Measure twice, cut once.

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Bring your layout optimization from plan to reality

Streamline product flow, efficient handling, safety, product integrity, robust pallet building and swift fulfillment for thousands of SKUs from generating slot master files, to the execution of From/To listings with Skustream.

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Mass slotting / re-slotting execution

Run slotting optimization for a single item of for thousands of items, in mass, to cut unnecessary fingerprinting, replenishment or travel while considering crushability and stackability sequencing, ergonomics and golden zoning.

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Layout and flow pattern optimization

Develop and implement tactical plans for redesigning your layouts, improving product flow or introducing new material handling equipment with skustream.

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Integrated Execution Tracking

With skustream’s integrated Execution Tracking functionality, you can keep track of items slotted in real time, without anything falling through the cracks during busy shifts. It also allows teams to gradually implement larger, more complex, tactical plans without any disruption to the operation.

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Drive efficiency by analyzing your current operations or simulated models

Whether evaluating seasonal peaks for specific SKU categories, discerning order profiles for different customer types, or identifying demand commonality between customers, it empowers you to pinpoint areas for optimization. These insights not only facilitate proactive adjustments, but also foster adaptability in response to evolving market dynamics, ensuring your warehouse operations remain agile and responsive to customer demands.

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Customizable Dashboards and Reports

See your data on screen through customizable, rich visualizations or get daily, weekly, or monthly reports sent directly to your inbox.

Want to send feedback to other departments like purchasing or merchandising? Create detailed reports and listings sent directly to your inbox or others in your organization.

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Active Item Seasonality

Analyze up to 52 weeks weekly active SKUs, outbound and inbound volumes or inventory on hand and use it to plan ahead.

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Order Profiles, Commonality & Singularity

Many operations in the DC are driven by order sizes: selection travel, partial pallet consolidation and more. Keep them under control with this Skustream’s analytics.

Additionally, automatically integrate demand signals to dynamically optimize your existing fulfillment operation every day from order commonality to singularity logic.

Client Testimonials

“Skustream has proven to be an extremely valuable slotting optimization and execution tool. Weis Markets has been able to leverage its power to realize significant direct labor savings.”

– Chris Sands, Business Analyst, Weis Markets
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“We reduced our process time by 91.2%!

– Alejandro Jimenez, S-Mart Supermarkets
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“We began working together by assessing our operations. The Strategic Opportunity Assessment, done using skustream, found important improvement opportunities which were followed by a reset project in one of our facilities. Now we’re looking forward to rolling out this technology to more UNFI sites and benefit from the data analytics it provides.”

– Emilio Galvan, Director of Slotting and Network Optimization, UNFI
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“I had been a proponent of slotting systems for many years. With a fulfillment optimization system, high impact results can be achieved with minimal disruption.”

– Tom Frederick, Director, Distribution Services, Weis Markets
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“If we had not done what we had done…we would have needed 40+ more people, just to keep our shifts at a reasonable length. The fulfillment optimization system allows us to do a real deep analysis… where should we slot an item vs. just putting it somewhere. It also helps us [if we’re going to re-profile an area], what should the fronts look like, what kind of slots, what heights. It also has a really good dashboard that highlights where the opportunities are so you can see where you have an item in a slot that’s too big or a slot that’s too small. It allows you to keep pushing towards fully optimized…”

– Rick Goodman, Director of Engineering & Analytics, Associated Grocers of Baton Rouge
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“We greatly value Syncontext as a partner and look forward to working together for the years to come!!! Outstanding job…on both the slotting and labor planning side. Both deliver value back to our organization.”

– Rodney Bonds, VP Supply Chain, The Parent Company
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“Skustream has added tremendous value to our new item slotting process, providing standardization and assurance that every item that comes through the building is slotted in its most productive slot type as soon as it arrives on the dock.”

– Bruce Brown, DC Director, Sobeys
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“The results were quite clear. We increased productivity in the warehouse with a much more streamlined process. In fact, we decreased processing times that our customers were seeing despite the massive growth in our e-commerce channel. Overall, it was a really successful project, and it was a pleasure to work with the Syncontext team.”

– Sam Dickstein, Head of Operations, Saje Wellness
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Being born in the cloud has its advantages…

Hassle-free implementation

You provide the data and we do the rest! Guided by your own dedicated deployment specialist, implementation is light on both operational and IT resources.

Connects to any WMS

With multiple data transfer options available, Skustream can connect to any system, whether it’s a top-of-the-line Warehouse Management System, or a home-grown system that “does the job.”

Agile network roll-out

By agile, we mean roll-outs measured in weeks instead of months. And since you’ll want to quickly roll it out to all your sites once you see the benefits, we have a train-the-trainer program available for you to do it yourself.

Low cost of ownership

With your subscription, all you need is a computer, internet connection, and an up-to-date web browser. No servers, no equipment, no maintenance, no costly upgrades, and no additional purchases required.

Gamification

Incentivize users with important feedback regarding achievements and perfomance milestones, and build a custom incentive program to reward consistent usage and results.

Expert training and support

Your dedicated deployment specialist will be available to answer questions, provide training and ensure that you and your team are getting the most out of Skustream.

Don’t stop at the surface

To drive improvements in complex distribution center operations,
back-of-the-napkin calculations and trial-and-error just doesn’t cut it.

For those organizations committed to reaching best-in-class performance in distribution center operations, we’re your ideal partner.

We’re looking for those willing to dive deep into their data, to uncover hidden opportunities for improvement beneath the surface.
If you’re ready to explore every aspect of your operations, let’s collaborate.