Until the $10 million, 233,000-sq. ft. Wisconsin facility implemented a warehouse management system, it couldn’t grow the business.
At Jelly Belly Candy Co.’s year-old distribution center in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., manager Charles Ruhland is confident his team will meet the fulfillment challenge. After all, the facility came on line with a warehouse management system (WMS) that worked smoothly in its first sales season last year, and additional improvements should enhance this season’s performance. Automatic inventory tracking, attribute tracking and a customer management system already are in place, and many more automation improvements are in the works.