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JDA ICON 2019 Recap

JDA ICON 2019 Recap – Whether or not you were able to attend JDA ICON and DEVCON 2019, this recap offers up some ideas to spark internal discussions for your team.

Keys to Smooth Integration with WMS Implementations

Open Sky Group announces that it will present “Keys to Smooth Integration with WMS Implementations” at JDA ICON 2019 with client, TVS Supply Chain Solutions North America (TVS), a leading third-party logistics provider. The two are currently partnering to implement and integrate JDA Warehouse Management and JDA Warehouse Labor Management.

Workforce Management Solutions – 5 things you need to know

In general, workforce management solutions are software that helps in managing a workforce with features ranging from forecasting and budgeting to long-range staffing and employee engagement. Some specialize in the type of workforce each manages such as call centers, service and field management and retail store environments. Today, we’re talking about workforce management software as applied to the warehouse.

Awarded 2018 JDA Selling Partner of the Year, North America

Open Sky Group is pleased to announce its award of 2018 Selling Partner of the Year, North America from JDA Software. Open Sky Group was further recognized by JDA as a Finalist for the award of 2018 Selling Partner of the Year, APAC, based on the global work of its joint venture, Open Sky Group Pty. Ltd., founded in partnership with Australian-based FourPL.

Fun – The Seventh Core Value

We define the core value of fun as “a genuine passion for life, enjoyable to work with and having an interesting life outside of work.” On the surface, there doesn’t appear to be any business benefit from employees having fun.

Mastery – The Sixth Core Value

We define our core value of Mastery as “an expert today or could be in five years, never stops learning, attention to detail and consistency.” While it would be great to simply hire people who already know everything they need, the reality is that we live in a world of constant change. We are not as concerned about someone already having skills. We are concerned about hiring people who can master new skills as needed.

Creativity – The Fifth Core Value

We define the core value of Creativity as “innovative, problem-solving, adaptable and flexible as to how problems are solved.” When we survey clients, we overwhelmingly get positive feedback on our creativity as individuals and as a company in solving their toughest problems.

Open Sky Group Reports 282% Increase in 2018 Bookings

Open Sky Group, global specialists in JDA Software, announces a record-breaking 282% increase in sales bookings in 2018. The company, specializing in WMS, Labor and TMS software implementations and upgrades, added fourteen new clients, including DiversiTech(R) Corporation, and increased its global headcount by 71% in 2018. The company attributes this strong upward trend to a growing reputation for its unique approach to software implementations and upgrades as well as its longstanding partnership with JDA.

Candor – The Fourth Core Value

We define this core value of Candor as “frankness, not afraid to ask questions respectfully and the ability to hold others accountable.” None of our other core values (Attitude, Autonomy, Creativity, Caring, Mastery and Fun) could work as well without a healthy dose of candor from time to time.

Open Sky Group Named to FL100+ for Fourth Time

Open Sky Group is honored to announce its inclusion in the “FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers” 2018 Listing. It’s the company’s fourth naming to this annual listing that serves as a resource of software and technology providers whose products and services are critical for companies in the global food and beverage supply chain.

Caring – The Third Core Value

Caring. We define this core value as “Eager to help others, attention to detail, consistency, protecting the brand, willing to take ownership of issues.” In the very early days of Open Sky Group when I was on the road consulting, one of my favorite customers once told me

Autonomy – The Second Core Value

Our next core value is autonomy. We define this core value as “little to no management required, intuitively prioritizes, holds self-accountable.” There is a very practical reason we value autonomy at Open Sky Group as well as some nice side effects of having this in our core values.

Warehouse Replenishment – The Best Approach (Part 1)

If you have a warehouse that performs case or each picking, you’re likely performing some kind of warehouse replenishment. The decision to use a particular method or mix of methods is generally driven by two factors – priorities and restrictions.

Attitude – The First Core Value

At Open Sky Group, we say that we can teach you all the skills needed to do your job and be successful. We can even share our experiences with you to pass on our hard-earned lessons and wisdom. The one thing we can never teach anyone is a positive attitude.

Named to Great Supply Chain Partners 2018 by SupplyChainBrain

Open Sky Group is honored to announce its inclusion in the “Top 100 Great Supply Chain Partners 2018.” It’s the company’s sixth time being named to the annual list that is based on customer nominations and compiled and published each year by SupplyChainBrain magazine.

Core Values – A note from Open Sky Group CEO

At Open Sky Group we take core values seriously because they truly resonate with our corporate culture. Our people routinely embrace these values and often those values come up during discussions to help guide us to a resolution. This likely has something to do with the way we created them.

Open Sky Group Recent Promotions

Recent promotions at Open Sky Group include Jeremy Hudson, Susan Estes, Mike Bennett and Jeremy Carson to Senior Supply Chain Consultant and Gordon Clark to Senior Infrastructure Architect.

WMS Systems Integration – Keys to Success (Part 2)

WMS systems integration projects can be where a WMS Implementation experiences delays. As there is at least one integration with every WMS Implementation, it’s important to plan carefully and make sure you’ve got team members with integration experience.

WMS Systems Integration – Keys to Success (Part 1)

WMS Systems Integration There is at least one integration with every Warehouse Management System (WMS) Implementation project. It’s important to plan carefully and make sure you’ve got team members with

WMS Implementation Teams – Getting The Right Mix (Part 2)

In this post, we’ll conclude our attempt to educate our readers on what we think a typical WMS implementation team will look like. Part 1 outlined the first two major roles and this second part will covers the remaining roles. Again, your team might look a little different if you are only going to implement one facility vs. multiple facilities, or if you are a 3PL planning on doing many diverse roll outs as you onboard new customers. Even if your goals are different than the situations we describe, we think you’ll find some useful ideas and tips.

Product Dimension and Weight Data – Does My WMS Need It?

We’re not sure we’ve ever implemented a Warehouse Management System (WMS) without a lengthy discussion of product dimension and weight data for inventory. This article will include some of our common findings and outcomes of those lengthy discussions. But first, the answer to our title question is simple; you must capture the minimum product dimension and weight data necessary to support your processes. Or said another way; it depends (now, does that answer truly surprise you?). Let’s explore further.

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