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High-Quality Healthcare Extends to the Warehouse With IRMS Implementation at Sutter Health

Posted on: Thursday, 7 February 2008, 09:01 CST

Integrated Warehousing Solutions, LLC, a leading provider of supply chain execution solutions, announced today that Sutter Health has selected the IRMS.net Warehouse Management System for implementation. Sutter Health ($7.3 Billion in sales) is a family of not-for-profit hospitals and physician organizations serving more than 100 communities in Northern California and more than 2 million patients in the most recent fiscal year. Sutter Health doctors and hospitals are regional leaders in pediatric, obstetrical, heart and cancer care.

Sutter Health will use IRMS.net, deployed on Microsoft's SQL Server integrated to their Lawson ERP, to increase warehouse productivity and efficiencies while increasing inventory/asset visibility across the enterprise. Don McMann, vice president of Logistics, states that "We expect a minimum 30% increase in our warehousing facilities with the implementation of the IRMS system." Using radio frequency (RF) and barcode technology, Sutter Health will also increase both inventory and order accuracy to well over 99.9%. Additionally, the IRMS solution will provide Sutter Health with FDA validated Lot Control, expiration date tracking, multiple units of measure disbursement, system-driven replenishment, detailed reporting and analytics. "We are delighted to have Sutter Health join our Life Sciences account offering and look forward to our role in their continued commitment to quality and execution," Carl Brewer, president of Integrated Warehousing Solutions, said.

About Sutter Healthcare

Sutter Health is one of the nation's leading not-for-profit networks of community-based health care providers, delivering high-quality care in more than 100 Northern California communities. It is also the regional leader in infant deliveries, neonatology, orthopedics, pediatrics, and cancer care services. With more than 43,000 employees, Sutter Health supports more than 24 locally run acute care hospitals as well as physician organizations; medical research facilities; region wide home health, hospice and occupational health networks; and long-term care centers. Visit their website at www.sutterhealth.com.

About Integrated Warehousing Solutions

Integrated Warehousing Solutions is a global supplier of industry-leading supply chain execution, distribution and inventory control solutions. Their award-winning IRMS Warehouse Management System delivers the lowest cost-of-ownership, rapidly implemented and easily integrated with all industry-leading enterprise applications.

With the expertise of more than 150 industry and systems experts, Integrated Warehousing Solutions supports a worldwide account base of over 500 sites in more than 20 countries with supply chain solutions deployed in three different languages. Integrated Warehousing Solutions, an operating unit of UPP Business Holdings, Inc., is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, and can be reached at 800-682-2910 or on the web at www.irmswms.com.

Source: Business Wire

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