NEWSLETTER

MHSNJ
MATERIAL HANDLING SOCIETY
NEW JERSEY, INC.
Phone/Fax: (732) 477-5112
Internet: http://www.mhsnj.com
E-mail: info@mhsnj.com
Material Handling Society
New Jersey
NEWSLETTER
OCTOBER 2009
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Loehmann’s Distribution Center — October 21, 2009
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
wi t h h i g h e r s p e e d , a c c u r a c y, a n d t h r o u g h p u t .
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.
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.
Highlights of this tour will be:
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400,000+ square feet of warehouse and distribution operations
Receiving of boxed and hanging goods.
QA rocesses and breakdown of garments to hangers.
Picking, Put away, and Staging processes
Value Added Services of Price Ticketing and Security Tagging
Miles of GOH Rail and Powered Conveyor Systems
High Speed Sortation of Hanging and Flat Product Utilizing SDI
Sortation Equipment
350 Staff Members handling over 17 Million units with nearly
perfect accuracy
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.
Dinner Topic: Achieve More.
With Lean Ergonomic Six Sigma
Presented by EORM, INC
2009-2010
OFFICERS
MHSNJ PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
October, 2009
President
DAVE LODWIG
Conveyco Technologies
(610) 346-8979
Executive Vice President
FRED GERSTLER
New Pak, Inc.
(908) 754-8900
Vice President
ALLISON CLANCY
CORE Group
(732) 951-8800
Secretary
ANNE STRAUSS-WIEDER
A. Strauss-Wieder, Inc.
(908) 654-5144
Treasurer
KARL METZ
PTL Systems, Inc.
(732) 889-9282
DIRECTORS
JONATHAN FRANKFORT
MMS Medical Supply Company
(201) 223-4602
DONALD CRONIN
Alternative Technologies, Inc.
(908) 876-1771
STEVE GARVEY
Intelligrated
(732) 740-6278
RICK GEIGER
NJ Department of Labor
(609) 984-2537
TIM LORENZ
Michael C. Fina
(718) 609-8123
STEVE O’REILLY
Lifetime Brands, Inc.
(609) 373-1881
PETER ROESSLE
Raymond of New Jersey
(908) 624-9570
JOHN YACKA
Bed Bath & Beyond
(908) 688-0888
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
CHUCK KRONER
LAWRENCE SHEMESH
CARLTON JOHNSON
CARL GUBKIN
WILLIAM M. OSTERMEYER
HARRY BALDEO
Dear Members and Friends:
I would like to thank everyone who turned out last week for the September kickoff meeting,
on the water, in Point Pleasant. It was one of the nicest locations we have attended in a long
time. Everyone enjoyed themselves while hearing from John Donnelly, from the New Jersey
Governor’s Office of Economic Growth. We learned about several incentive programs the
State is offering to help New Jersey businesses grow. John took ample time answering
questions, allowing members to voice their concerns and possible remedies to help change
the course of our current business climate . A special thanks needs to go out to everyone
involved for all their hard work in putting together this special program.
Speaking of special thanks, an extra special THANK YOU needs to go to Chuck Kroner. We
celebrated Chuck’s career with MHSNJ at the September meeting. Over the past thirty plus
years, Chuck had served as President in 1980 and was instrumental in helping the society
become independent from the national organization which, at the time, was failing. Chuck
has dedicated most of his free time, since retiring, to the Society as its Administrator.
Chuck’s hard work and dedication to detail made every tour a success with flawless
execution. Chuck will still handle some administrative details, but will no longer attend
meetings. Chuck we will miss your insight, experience and the knowledge that you brought
to each event.
I would like to bring you up to date on several changes on the Board of Directors. We
welcome Jonathan Frankfort with MMS Medical who recently replaced Don Craig. We also
lost the talents of both Fernando Gonzalez and Frank Tricarico, two gentlemen that worked
hard to make our society better. I would like to thank Don, Fernando & Frank for the
positive impact they offered our society and wish them the best. But, with every negative
there is a positive. The two openings on the board are an opportunity for any member that has
benefited from our society and would be interested in serving on our Board of Directors. This
is a great way to become more active in the society. I personally found that the more I gave,
the more I gained. Please contact me or any of the officers and directors if you, or someone
you know, is interested.
Finally, I would like to talk about our next program at Loehmann’s Distribution Center. You
all know Loehmann’s but you may not be aware of how they get all those garments to their
stores. You will see a unique “Garment on Hanger” handling system plus many other
Impressive technologies. After the tour we will be offered a short discussion with the
operations managers. At the dinner portion of the program, we will discuss ergonomics in
the distribution center presented by EORM, a consultant on ergonomics and environmental
sustainability. This is a new topic so come out and learn how to save your company money
and lost time from preventable injuries. I’ll look forward to seeing you in the Meadowlands.
MHSNJ SCHEDULE
2009 / 2010
Dave Lodwig
PROGRAM CALENDAR
October 21, 2009
Loehmann's Distribution Center
Rutherford, NJ
March 24, 2010
Hyundai Parts Distribution Center
Cranbury, NJ
December 2, 2009(**)
CVS Distribution Center - Lumberton, NJ
(**) please note venue date change
May 12, 2010
Hall's Refrigerated Distribution Center
South Plainfield, NJ
January 20, 2010
Tour Approval Pending
June 9, 2010
MHSNJ Classic - Annual Scholarship
Fundraiser - Hackettstown, NJ
Achieve More. With Lean Ergonomic Six Sigma
The 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.
Anthony DiIeso, OTR, CPE
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.
Christopher Ulriksen, CSP
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.
MATERIAL HANDLING SOCIETY NEW JERSEY, INC.
PLEASE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
October 2009
Walter Jaeggle
Walter was born and raised in New Jersey and graduated from Union High School in 1979. He received his
Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1984. Walter held various
Accounting positions at New Jersey Credit Union League, Wakefern Food Corporation and Kenrich Petrochemicals between the
years of 1984 - 1988. After that, Walter became an Accounting Supervisor at Mac Products. Then in 1989 he accepted a position
with Ultimate Corp overseeing International reporting of foreign subsidiaries. In July of 1989 he purchased UCASCO Products,
a Cargo Securement and Industrial Supply Corporation. As President of UCASCO Products, Walter oversaw the daily operations,
sales, and manufacturing. In 1994 Walter started, Madeit Corp. specializing in invalid/wheelchair securement systems. Madeit also
became a commercial real estate holding corporation which is still in existence today.
On August 1, Walter merged his company with New Pak, Inc., bringing with him his years of experience and knowledge.
Walters’s chief responsibilities will be to enhance New Pak’s broad product line and sales.
MHSNJ Vice President of Membership, Allison Clancy, presents
membership plaques to 2 of our recent members, Vincent Solano and
Walter Jaeggle. Missing is David Horowitz of SWK Technologies.
Membership Update…
MHS Directory to be released October 1, 2009.
Dear Fellow Material Handling Professionals:
By now you should have received and paid for your 2009 membership dues.
If not, then perhaps we do not have a correct address for you. Please contact us at 732-477-5112 to update your current contact
information.
The MHS 2009 Directory will be released October 1, 2009, and only those paid members will be included in the directory. In
addition, only those paid members will be eligible to receive the updated directory.
Given the current economic issues we have experienced this year, it is important to continue to stay connected to those within
our profession. I encourage everyone to stay current with your dues, so that we may not only include you and your company in
the directory, but also allow you the opportunity to receive this new issue.
In addition, if you or a colleague knows of anyone in our industry interested in joining MHSNJ, please encourage them to visit
our website at www.mhsnj.com and sign up.
Student Membership
I am pleased to announce a newly created membership category for Students, effective immediately. The new Student
membership rate will be $25 for annual dues. Simply complete the MSHNJ application form found on line at www.mhsnj.com
and provide us with a copy of your current photo student identification. This is a great opportunity for students to become
more involved with the Society as they begin to move into our profession upon graduation.
I look forward to seeing everyone at the October meeting.
Allison Clancy, Vice President and Membership Chair
Wednesday October 21, 2009
Registration At Loehmann’s.…..……….…..3:30 PM
Tour Begins………………….…..……….…..4:00 PM
Reception at Restaurant……..……..……….5:00 PM
Program begins……..…………………..…...6:00 PM
Dinner Meeting is at the Landmark Restaurant
26 Route 17 South East Rutherford NJ
DIRECTIONS TO LOEHMANN”S DISTRIBUTION CENTER
299 Thomas E Dunn Memorial Hwy, Rutherford, NJ 07070
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
DIRECTIONS FROM LOEHMANN’S TO THE LANDMARK RESTAURANT
26 Route 17 South East Rutherford NJ 201-438-3939
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Turn right out of Loehmann's parking lot
Take exit for Route 17 north
Exit at Paterson Plank Road
Left turn at the light at the top of the ramp
Cross over highway and follow sign for U-turn to Route 17 south
See entrance to Landmark 50 feet past underpass on right
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Please register the following people for the Dinner Meeting on Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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Pre-registration:
Registration at Door:
Members: $50.00
Members: $60.00
Make Checks Payable to: MHSNJ
Non-Members $60.00
Non-Members $70.00
Mail to: 3614 Kennedy Road
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
For Credit Card Payments go to website: www.mhsnj.com and register using PayPal
All major Credit Cards accepted including VISA, MASTERCARD, and AMEX
CALL-IN/FAX
REGISTRATIONS
and
QUESTIONS:
Chuck Kroner
(732) 477-5112
MHSNJ SCHOLARSHIP HONOR
ROLL
“DIAMOND” SPONSORS”
Frazier Industrial
A.J. Jersey, Inc.
Power Battery Co.
Conover/Bioshine
PTL Systems, Inc.
Gauer Metal Products
Michael C. Fina
Raymond of NJ
Alternative Technologies
Warehouse Structures
The Modern Group
“TITANIUM” SPONSORS”
Intelligrated
“PLATINUM” SPONSORS
Dematic Corp
Lifetime Brands
“CLASSIC GOLD” SPONSORS
Carl & Carolie Johnson
New Pak, Inc.
Envista Corp.
Conveyco Technologies
Norris, McNaughton, Marcus
MHSJN Executive Vice President Fred Gerstler
presents John G. Donnelly, New Jersey Office of
Economic Growth, with a plaque in honor of being
our featured speaker for the September Meeting at
the Lobster Shanty in Point Pleasant Beach.
Many thanks to our own Chuck Kroner
After more than 35 years of dedicated service to the
MHSNJ, most recently as your Administrator, Chuck
decided to assume a modified role but remains a vital
asset to the Society. Allison Clancy emcees.
Above: Chuck receives a prized gift — The MHSNJ Clock
Below: The Past MHSNJ Presidents who worked with Chuck,
join Allison in honoring him for his years of tireless service.