TAMPA, FL, October 21, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jagged Peak, Inc. (OTC BB: JGPK), a premier provider of e-commerce and supply chain software and fulfillment services has announced plans to open two additional distribution centers specializing in high velocity, same day fulfillment of direct to customer orders. The fulfillment centers are scheduled for deployment by the end of January 2010 and will be located on the U.S. eastern seaboard. The expanded multi-distribution center network will enable Jagged Peak to achieve next-day order delivery to 85%+ of U.S. households using lowest cost UPS ground service.
"This optimized solution allows our clients to significantly reduce freight transportation costs while enhancing customer satisfaction," said Jagged Peak Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Vincent Fabrizzi. "At the end of the day, order fulfillment, regardless of whether it's shipping a single item package to an end consumer or a truckload of goods to a major retail customer, is all about transactional profitability and delivering orders on the date you promised. At Jagged Peak, we understand when a client outsources their fulfillment to us, that's exactly what they're hiring us for - to deliver the right product at the right place at the right time in the right condition at a profit."
Jagged Peak utilizes a highly automated and standardized order flow that is supported by their EDGE technology framework. The fully integrated back office EDGE systems (OMS, IMS, WMS,TMS) allows Jagged Peak to manage inventory availability (ATP) across multiple facilities and deliver fully executable, frictionless orders to the optimal warehouse location in a real-time environment. Orders are on the warehouse floor and ready for same-day fulfillment production within 8 seconds from the time the customer submits their order.
"Companies like Zappo's and Netflix have made fulfillment excellence a key attribute of their company's brand and reputation by providing outstanding shopping experiences and high speed order delivery." Jagged Peak Chief Operations Officer, Daniel Furlong comments. "We're able to match these benchmarked service capabilities by expanding our fulfillment network to support the most demanding clients and complex fulfillment programs."
About Jagged Peak
Jagged Peak provides manufacturers with supply chain order management, fulfillment logistics and e-commerce solutions.Whether a company simply needs to set up an online retail store or wants to deploy a complete end-to-end, web-to-ship solution; when it's time to establish an online, Jagged Peak is the obvious answer. For more information visit the website: www.jaggedpeak.com.
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