«Companies are realizing that their supply chain can be a competitive advantage. Automation is one strategy that can help a company improve its service quality and provide faster order fulfillment times.»

«Automated systems can capture an electronic recording of every product movement thereby creating an electronic chain of custody.»

«The logistics solutions Siemens developed for Saks? DC worked well because we tailored them to their individual needs. Complex design tasks, like this project, require thorough preparation, so we started the support process right from the earliest stages - helping Saks to define their project objectives. We employed proven procedural models for proposed-system data analysis, and then prepared performance specifications to compare potential solutions, both in terms of investment and operational costs. For Saks, it made more logistics and financial sense to construct the building around the material handling solutions that we were arriving at through our analysis process.»

«Conveyors then become reusable assets. Modular 'plug and convey' designs allow conveyor sections to be moved and reconfigured to another location or building and into a different application.»