We are pleased to announce our next program will be held at the Loehmann's Distribution Center in Rutherford, New Jersey on Wednesday, October 21st.
About Loehmann's
Loehmann's Distribution Center supplies floor ready goods to their 60+ stores in 16 states. Over the past few year, Loehmann's management has made the decision to install SDI high speed sorters and convert their historically labor intensive operation into a one with higher speed, accuracy, and throughput.
Over the past few years, Loehmann's unit volumes have increase by 44% (2002-2008), yet the company was able to continue to operation from the same building and avoid expensive moving costs and upheaval. Because of the dramatically increased speed of merchandise flow, they avoided the exhaustion of the DC's capacity, which consultants had predicted would occur in 2006.
Despite a 40% increase in labor costs across the period, cost per unit rose only 12%. There has been a significant reduction in head count. In 2000, there were 400 employees handling 12 million items and in 2008, just 350 staff members were handling over 17 million items and with nearly perfect accuracy.
Highlights of this tour will be:
- 400,000+ square feet of warehouse and distribution operations
- Receiving of boxed and hanging goods.
- QA rocesses and breakdown of garments to hangers.
- Picking, Putaway, and Staging processes
- Value Added Services of Price Ticketing and Security Tagging
- Miles of GOH Rail and Powered Conveyor Systems
- High Speed Soration of Hanging and Flat Product Utilizing SDI Sortation Equipment
- 350 Staff Members handling over 17 Million units with nearly perfect accuracy
Today, more than 87 years after opening its first off-price apparel store in Brooklyn, NY, Loehmann’s continues to distinguish itself as a preeminent, upscale, off-price specialty retailer for name brand designer fashions.
Couture and designer fashions plus current, in-season merchandise and frequent new arrivals, all at prices 30% to 65% less than department store prices, still serve as hallmark features of Loehmann’s, attracting generations of fashion-savvy women and men to a shopping experience unlike any other.
Loehmann’s carries a wide spectrum of looks favored by customers with classic to contemporary lifestyles. Store departments include ladies sportswear, dresses, career and casual collections; shoes, accessories including handbags and jewelry plus men’s, juniors and children’s.
Loehmann’s continues to feature its famous “Back Room” where shoppers are privy to a select yet ever changing and surprising array of high end designer and couture clothing at lower prices. With an exclusive selection of colors and sizes represented, the thrill of “getting a deal” on something special and unique is as exciting today as it was when Frieda Loehmann started the Company in 1921.
Now, more than 60 stores strong in 16 states, the stores are filled with collections from today’s top designer names such as Calvin Klein, Diane Von Furstenberg, Kenneth Cole, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Nicole Miller, Anne Klein, Donna Karan, Michael Kors and more! Loehmann’s has grown to include a large flagship store in Manhattan and one in Beverly Hills, as well as a “Size Search” in-store service that helps find and ship appropriate sized items to customers; plus, in select large stores, free personal shopping service.
SDI Industries is a leading specialist in the provision of integrated materials handling solutions for retail, wholesale, fulfilment and e-commerce distribution operations.
of this month's program, as well as supporting our society.
Dinner Program
Achieve More. With Lean Ergonomic Six SigmaThe current economy and competitive pressures continuously drive the need for organizations to reduce costs, the value of implementing Lean principles coupled with workplace ergonomic improvements and Six Sigma is becoming increasingly evident. Resource constraints faced by most organizations make it essential to prioritize improvement opportunities so that available energy is focused on solving the problems that have the most impact to business and productivity with a bi-product of health and safety.
Lean, ergonomics, and Six Sigma can produce significant benefits to companies that are seriously committed to a scalable and sustainable approach to reduce costs. The use of the DMAIC process of Defining, Measuring, Analyzing, Improving and Controlling, when performing ergonomic business case analyses allows organizations to control ergonomic risk factors and the impact ergonomic solutions have on risk reduction, efficiency and company metrics.
Review of a series of case studies will outline an effective process and toolset resulting in 50-75% reduction in ergonomic risk factors and 30-80% improvement in operational efficiency.
Speakers
Mr. DiIeso is a Board Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) and Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR) who has over 10 years of experience in the field of occupational ergonomics in rehabilitation, workers compensation and lean manufacturing. He is currently a Senior EHS Consultant with Environmental and Occupational Risk Management, Inc. (EORM®). As a consultant he is experienced in developing, deploying and managing corporate wide ergonomics programs; implementing effective engineering solutions; designing return to work programs, fitness for duty programs and physical demands analysis; utilizing qualitative and quantitative ergonomic risk assessments to focus on implementing engineering solutions for risk reduction and increasing efficiencies. His expertise lies in the areas of human anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and job/process redesign. Key accomplishments include:
- Successfully developed, deployed and managed return to work and ergonomic programs and initiatives. Program results have included: reduction in Workers Compensation costs, ergonomic risk factors and an increase is productivity.
- Achieved risk reduction and efficiency gains while working with design teams, engineers, management, medical personnel and employees in fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Ulriksen is a Certified Safety Professional with over 10 years of experience in environmental health and safety matters in the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. Prior to joining Environmental and Occupational Risk Management, Inc. (EORM®) as a Principal Consultant, Mr. Ulriksen had a 5 year tenure as the EHS Manager for Laureate Pharma in Princeton and Totowa, NJ. His experience ranges from the development of cost-effective training and OSHA compliance programs to performance-based program management. Mr. Ulriksen is a member of the AIHA, NSC and ASSE.
Environmental and Occupational Risk Management, Inc. (EORM®)
EORM is a national, multi-disciplinary environmental, health, safety and sustainability management and technical consulting firm, founded in 1990 and incorporated in the State of California in 1992. The Company’s headquarters are located in San Jose, California with multiple offices strategically located to serve clients in major markets through-out the United States and select projects internationally. We feel that the best way to service our clients in a timely, efficient and cost effective manner is to have expertise as local as possible. Supporting our office locations are field offices comprised of experienced consultants working from a home office or a key client site. Our team of 125 experts has provided professional consulting services all over the US and globally for many fortune 500 companies. EORM is both ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001-certified.
TOUR LOCATION
Loehmann's Distribution Center
299 Thomas E Dunn Memorial Hwy
Loehmann's DC is on the left (Red A)
From the Turnpike/Route 3 West:
- NJTPK Exit 16W (Giants Stadium)
- Route 3 West for 2.5 Miles
- Exit for Route 17 North SERVICE ROAD
- At the end of the ramp, make a right onto Rutherford Ave/Thomas E Dunn Hwy
- Drive 1/4 mile and make a sharp left into the Loehmann's parking lot
- Park in the right hand lot as you enter the property.
Tour Begins………………….…..……….…..4:00 PM
Reception at Restaurant….……..……….5:00 PM
Program begins……..………>………..…...6:00 PM
DINNER LOCATION
26 Rt. 17 South
East Rutherford, N.J. 07073
(201) 438-3939
REGISTRATION
Please pre-register to allow us to adequately plan our programs and dinners.
Please note: Walk-in day of programs registrations are subject to availability and are subject to an additional charge.
MEMBER PRE-REGISTRATION RATE - $50.00
NON-MEMBER PRE-REGISTRATION RATE - $60.00
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