Case Study: VAR Installs 1,800 Mobile Printers And Handhelds For Snack Foods Manufacturer

Direct store delivery (DSD) installations abound. If you're one of the lucky VARs already landing these sales, you know how lucrative a market this is. If you're not, perhaps you should consider investigating how your company can offer DSD solutions. For a good example of a successful DSD implementation, look no further than a recent installation at Snyder's of Hanover. Snyder's of Hanover, one of the largest manufacturers of pretzels and salted snacks in the United States, uses JD Edwards (JDE) as its ERP (enterprise resource planning) system. In the past, Snyder's delivery drivers used MS-DOS-based handheld terminals to keep track of units sold. The terminals had no bar code scanners, which meant that drivers had to key in all product information and quantities using a keypad. Used with permission from Business Solutions magazine