RF-SMART Podcast: Taking Inventory

On this episode of Take Five with Taking Inventory, Industrial Networking Solutions’ Warehouse Managers Josh Azores and Jacob Axtell share how RF-SMART Image Capture has improved their productivity, from the warehouse floor to their accountants’ desks.

What You’ll Learn:

• Benefits of Image Capture
• How Image Capture can improve your accounting practices
• How INS was able to digitize their packing slips for easy access

Additional Resources:

Learn more about Industrial Networking Solutions: INS Website

Another Image Capture Customer Story: TWG Supply

Who You'll Hear:

Abby Bennett, Content Marketing Specialist @ RF-SMART

Jacob Axtell, Warehouse Manager @ Industrial Networking Solutions

Josh Azores, Warehouse Manager @ Industrial Networking Solutions

On this episode of Taking Inventory, we highlight the career stories of two teammates at RF-SMART, Jodi Nuszkowski and Haleigh Thomas. Listen to hear how their careers were changed through RF-SMART’s Career Rockwall, allowing them to expand their impact at the company by experiencing multiple roles within the company. Additionally, Jodi and Haleigh share how they have ramped up their impact as leaders of the RF-SMART Women’s Development Program.

What You’ll Learn:

• How the RF-SMART Career Rockwall works

• Sales Executive and Director of Business Development career stories

• How RF-SMART benefits promote a healthy work-life balance

• Details of RF-SMART’s Women’s Development program

Additional Resources:

View open roles at RF-SMART: RF-SMART Careers

Previous Employee Spotlight episode: Team Members Share How Their Lives Have Been Changed

First episode of Taking Inventory: “What Starts Right, Stays Right” Counting Best Practices for NetSuite

Who You'll Hear:

Abby Bennett, Content Marketing Specialist @ RF-SMART

Jodi Nuszkowski, Director of Business Development @ RF-SMART

Haleigh Thomas, Oracle Cloud Sales Executive @ RF-SMART

On this episode of Take Five with Taking Inventory, Ryan Ferguson, Smoky Mountain Knife Works Distribution Vice President, shares how RF-SMART Shipping’s Consolidation feature has saved their fulfillment process time and money.

What You’ll Learn:

• Overview of RF-SMART Shipping’s Consolidation feature

• How Consolidation improved Smoky Mountain Knife Works’ fulfillments

Additional Resources:

Read up on RF-SMART’s shipping solution: RF-SMART Shipping for NetSuite

SMKW Taking Inventory Episode: How We Started Shipping 3x Faster ft. Smoky Mountain Knife Works

RF-SMART Customer Story: Smoky Mountain Knife Works

Check out Smoky Mountain Knife Works’ products: SMKW Website

Who You'll Hear:

Abby Bennett, Podcast Host & Content Marketing Specialist @ RF-SMART

Matthew Thomas, Strategic Account Executive @ RF-SMART

Ryan Ferguson, Distribution Center Vice President @ Smoky Mountain Knife Works

On this episode of Take Five with Taking Inventory, RF-SMART Sales Executive, Wayne Wilmoth, shares an overview of upcoming FDA regulations and how they will impact warehouses with serialized inventory.

What You’ll Learn:

• Overview of upcoming FDA regulations

• How RF-SMART WMS can help users navigate lot/serial tracking

• Steps to prepare for this change

Additional Resources:

Read up on how RF-SMART handles serialization: NetSuite Serialized Inventory

Learn more about these regulations: Medical Device Tracking Requirements

Who You'll Hear:

Sarah Archer, Senior Podcast & Digital Media Host @ RF-SMART

Wayne Wilmoth, Sales Executive @ RF-SMART

Maverick Beverage Company is known for their outstanding beverage distribution practices for both fine wines and craft spirits. With warehousing locations in five different states, they reviewed their eight-year plan to begin conceptualizing a new Florida distribution center. They leaned on the RF-SMART software team to help improve their process as they took on this new location. Listen to learn how they were able to build upon their current product success and configure a new location to extend their company reach.

What You’ll Learn:

• The steps Maverick Beverage took when planning their new distribution center

• Challenges in the new warehouse and how they found success

• How their technology stack impacted their new warehouse success

• How Maverick Beverage leveraged an eight-year plan to prepare for and execute a new location

Additional Resources:

Read up on RF-SMART for NetSuite: RF-SMART for NetSuite

WMS Implementation Steps: From Evaluation to Go-Live: Read the Blog

Learn More about Maverick Beverage Company: Maverick Beverage Company website

Who You'll Hear:

Sarah Archer, Senior Podcast & Digital Media Host @ RF-SMART

Tony Pierce, Vice President of Operations @ Maverick Beverage Company

Robert Camacho, Executive Vice President @ Maverick Beverage Company

Smoky Mountain Knife Works (SMKW) is the world’s largest knife showplace, with more than 1.5 million visitors to their retail showroom in Sevierville, Tennessee. Just down the road, their 100,000 sq ft warehouse sees hundreds, if not thousands, of orders a day. To accommodate their continually growing business, SMKW knew they could no longer rely on their home-grown AS400 inventory system.

After implementing NetSuite, they turned to RF-SMART after learning their original WMS choice could not accommodate their order volume. More recently, SMKW has added RF-SMART Shipping to their tech arsenal, replacing their slow former shipping system. Hear how SMKW has implemented automation such as Pick Manager, Conveyors, and RF-SMART Shipping to make their warehouse more efficient.

What You'll Learn:

• Why SMKW chose RF-SMART Shipping

• SMKW’s innovative picking, packing, and shipping procedure

• How SMKW was able to ship more than 3,000 packages three times faster during their peak

Additional Resources:

Listen to Matt Thomas’s Podcast Episode: What Starts Right, Stays Right

Read up on RF-SMART Shipping: RF-SMART Shipping

3 Things you Need to Know when Looking for a Shipping Solution: Read the Blog

Learn More about SMKW: SMKW Website

Who You'll Hear:

Sarah Archer, Senior Podcast & Digital Media Host @ RF-SMART

Ryan Ferguson, Distribution Center VP @ Smoky Mountain Knife Works

Matt Thomas, Sr. Strategic Account Executive @ RF-SMART

FYiDoctors, an RF-SMART and NetSuite customer, is using automated storage retrieval systems (ASRS) known as vertical lift modules (VLM) to bring their goods directly to their pickers. Leveraging the RF-SMART Automation Module and Pick Planner, FYiDoctors is seeing reduced picking times, more accurate orders, and quicker fulfillment within their warehouse.

Join RF-SMART expert, Tony Wolf, and FYiDoctors warehouse manager, Demijan Savija, as they discuss the latest warehouse automation technology and best practices for using it in your own facility!

What You'll Learn:

• Why FYI Doctors chose to leverage automation in their warehouse

• Why FYI Doctors chose a Kardex RemstarVLM

• How you can integrate automation into your warehouse

Additional Resources:

Listen to the Podcast: Thinking Bigger with Automation ft. Gem Products

Read up on Automation: RF-SMART Automation

Read the Case Study: The FYiDoctors Story

Learn More about FYiDoctors: FYiDoctors Website

Who You'll Hear:

Sarah Archer, Senior Podcast & Digital Media Host @ RF-SMART

Tony Wolf, Product Manager @ RF-SMART

Demijan Savija, Warehouse Manager @ FYiDoctors

Slate Rock FR chose RF-SMART WMS to streamline their supply chain processes and get life-saving products for first responders out the door. However, they were still left with a shipping solution that was slow, antiquated, and expensive. After implementing RF-SMART Shipping, Slate Rock FR was able to leverage the no-code rules engine and automated rate shopping to create a shipping process that meets the needs of their multi-faceted shipping requirements and reducing shipping costs by $4,000 a week.

Designed with ease of use and configurability in mind, RF-SMART Shipping utilizes the smartest automation on the market for optimal performance. In a matter of seconds, just scan your sales order or tote, use a calculated weight or a quick scan to weigh the shipment, scan the barcode to select the box size, and print the label!

What You'll Learn:

• Why Slate Rock FR chose RF-SMART Shipping
• The rules and processes that Slate Rock FR has put into place that is saving them time and money
• What makes RF-SMART Shipping fast, configurable, and easy to use

Additional Resources:

Watch the Video: RF-SMART Shipping for NetSuite

Read the Case Study: The Feetures Story

Learn More about Slate Rock FR: Slate Rock FR Website

Who You'll Hear:

Sarah Archer, Senior Podcast & Digital Media Host @ RF-SMART

Kevin Gaul, Product Manager @ RF-SMART

Kayla Hill, Warehouse Manager @ Slate Rock FR

When TWG Supply chose NetSuite, they knew they would need a WMS. However, they were told all inventory management systems are “apples to apples.” After a failed implementation of a different WMS, TWG chose RF-SMART to support their growing inventory needs.

Now that TWG is live with RF-SMART, they have chosen to utilize image capture to attach images to inbound and outbound inventory records. This advanced workflow recently kept TWG from needing to file a $7,000 claim after a customer reported their inventory being delivered incorrectly.

What You'll Learn:

• Why did TWG choose NetSuite and RF-SMART?

• Tips from a customer on comparing WMS systems and the benefits of RF-SMART

• How TWG is using image capture to prevent damage claims

Additional Resources:

Download the Resource: WMS Pricing Guide & Worksheet

Find your ROI: ROI Calculator

Learn More about TWG Supply: TWG Website

Who You'll Hear:

Sarah Archer, Senior Podcast & Digital Media Host @ RF-SMART

Kate Williams, Strategic Account Executive @ RF-SMART

Bill Tyler, Director of Operations, TWG Supply

Whether you are an established customer or beginning implementation, RF-SMART offers complete care for your hardware needs. Our Hardware Professional Services (HPS) offerings include multiple packages that can help to maintain or deploy hardware so that you don’t have to!

Join us as we discuss how utilizing a Hardware Professional Services package can eliminate the need for you IT team to manage and update devices. In this episode, we’ll dig into why we started offering this service and share success stories from customers.

What You'll Learn:

• What is Hardware Professional Services?

• Some of the most popular features and packages

• Updates on HPS features to come

Additional Resources:

Learn More about Hardware Professional Services: Hardware Professional Services Website

Watch the Overview Video: Hardware Professional Services

Explore Help Articles: RF-SMART Knowledge Base (Customers Only)

Who You'll Hear:

Sarah Archer, Senior Podcast & Digital Media Host @ RF-SMART

James Seely, Hardware Technical Services Manager @ RF-SMART

Jon Anacker, AVP of Hardware Sales & Services @ RF-SMART