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Our National Fenestration Distribution Network | EVO Products

Ground Service

EVO provides best in class warehousing, distribution, and logistics services, partnering with national warehouse companies to form a distribution network that spans from coast to coast.

Our national fenestration distribution network reaches 99% of the U.S. population within 3-5 days via ground delivery. We deliver supplies for industry leaders such as Amesbury Truth, ADFORS Saint-Gobain, H.B. Fuller, and direct to consumer innovators such as Autoslide.

Distribution Center Location

Tennessee

From Order to Warehouse

The process begins at the client, where EVO places a purchase order via the integrated EVO ERP Order Management System. This system communicates with the client’s systems via an asynchronous Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) interface. As the order is processed for shipping by the client, an Advanced Shipping Notice (ASN) is sent automatically to both EVO and the warehouse.

The Logistics Management System (LMS) helps to manage the logistics process between the production facility and the EVO Warehouse. Later, when an order ships to the customer from the warehouse, the LMS will once again efficiently manage the process.

Arrivals Monitoring

Once the shipment arrives at the EVO Warehouse, the goods are staged in the inbound area, where the original transmitted purchase orders are matched to the received goods. This is typically done by wireless scan. A thorough visual inspection ensures quality control and the stage is set for directed put-away.

Directed Put-Away

Put-away is normally thought of as the process of moving received inventory from the inbound area, kitting area, or production department to a storage bin. The put-away process is also used to relocate inventory within the warehouse and to replenish dedicated

storage bins with inventory from a reserve storage bin. Any time inventory is being placed in a storage bin it is being put away. System directed put-away is when the WMS

chooses the destination storage bin rather than the operator.

The benefits of system directed put-away versus operator directed put-away are:

1. The WMS consistently follows inventory storage rules to improve space utilization and increase storage capacity.

2. The system consistently follows inventory storage rules to make picking more efficient.

3. Warehouse workers do not need to be familiar with all of the products that EVO carries in order for inventory to be placed in the correct bin.

4. It is faster – the operator does not have to look for a bin that contains the same item or search for an open bin. For example:

a. The WMS can determine if the inventory to be put away will fit in the dedicated bin for the item and send the operator there depending on available capacity and/or lot mixing rules

b. The WMS can determine if the inventory to be put away will fit in a partially full bin that contains the same item and send the operator there depending on available capacity, zoning rules, and/or lot mixing rules.

EVO’s warehouse system directed put-away function finds storage bins based on velocity, storage requirements, and usage requirements. Velocity is how often an item in a specific package configuration (most often called package type) is picked to satisfy sales, transfer, kitting, or production orders. Some examples of package types are carton, pallet, bundle, and bag. There are two key words in the above phrase. The first is package configuration; put-away rules are not just by item, but consider the manner in which the item is packaged as well. The second key word is “picked”. The directed put-away function stores inventory in order to make picking more efficient.

ABC Categorization

There are several in-warehouse processes that are required to ensure success in the warehouse. One of the most important is categorization. Good categorization of products into ABC categories is critically important to ensure that high value or high velocity products get the attention needed in terms of replenishment.

EVO’s warehouse systems are able to automatically categorize ABC based on multiple dimensions such as Inventory Value, Item Carrying Cost, Sales (Amount), Sales (Quantity). Based on the categorization, EVO will complete faster cycle counts on A products and/or undertake more frequent replenishment of A and B products. Typical best practice for A-B-C is as follows:

A: Top 20% B: Next 30% C: Bottom 50%

EVO will cycle count goods fairly regularly to ensure that actual on-hand ties with what is recorded in the system. The EVO warehouse management system will allow cycle counting to be as minimal impact as possible so that warehouse operations are not disrupted

Outbound Processes

Once a customer order is received via the Order Management System (via automated PO, the Customer Web Portal, Sales Rep or the Call Center), the EVO WMS will execute a Directed Pick, whereby the operator will be sent to the best location to pick from. Products are then staged to be loaded by truck or by carrier.

Shipments will be consolidated for a route, will be individualized by order or will be grouped by customer. Advanced shipping notices (ASN) will be sent to the customer to alert them on what shipment is on the way and when it should be received.

Reverse Logistics

Customers will send back returned or otherwise damaged goods to the EVO Warehouse after first having received an RMA (Returned Merchandise Notification). Best business practice requires anticipating a certain percentage of sales as returns, and planning for handling that workload in the warehouse.

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