Gilt Groupe Fulfillment Center - Johnson Stephens Consulting

A UPS video spotlighting the new Gilt Groupe Direct to Customer Fulfillment Center in Louisville, KY implemented in 2010-11. Chris Halkyard, Chief Supply Chain Officer, and Pat Ringston, Director of Operations, are key Gilt supply chain executives appearing in this video.

Key discussion points:

1. Gilt Groupe background information and business situation
2. How UPS provided logistics solutions to Gilt
3. Gilt’s decision to be located 6 miles away from the UPS Hub World Port

A 303,000 sq.ft. build was acquired by Gilt.  JSC determined a hybrid pick solution, consisting of Kiva, three level pick module, and conveyance, was best suited for the facility. This solution provided the ability to scale the building vertically, which allowed Gilt to achieve a 99.9% fill rate. The new design resulted in significant cost reductions for the operation’s outgoing parcel costs. This cost reduction justified the project. Because of the automation and layout that the solution provided, Gilt’s operation attained remarkable labor productivity gains.  These gains were further increased by a Phase II LMS project with JSC.

Visit our Gilt Case Study to learn more about how JSC assisted Gilt in the efforts to build a fulfillment center.