INDUSTRY: Furniture & Home Décor
ERP: NetSuite
CHALLENGE
Gumps relied on paper-based picking, manual NetSuite data entry, and spreadsheet-driven inventory counts. These outdated processes capped productivity and created daily frustration across the warehouse floor.
RESULTS
With RF-SMART WMS and Shipping, Gump's doubled the number of orders shipped, significantly reduced order processing time, and transformed inventory counts from a chaotic manual process into a fast, accurate operation.
RF-SMART PRODUCTS USED
RF-SMART Shipping
RF-SMART WMS
$100k Combined Savings
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Reduced Order Processing Time
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“With RF-SMART Shipping, we’ve had teammates double the amount of orders they’ve been able to ship per shift. That was huge for us.”
Leo Moran, Warehouse | Operations Manager
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The Challenge
As Gump's warehouse operations grew, manual processes became the biggest bottleneck in their fulfillment process.
Key issues:
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Paper-based picking: Staff printed pick tickets from NetSuite and navigated the warehouse by paper, then had to re-enter each order individually into NetSuite as an item fulfillment, capping each teammate at roughly 70 picks per day.
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No guided workflows: Without directed picking, the process was slow, error-prone, and difficult to scale as order volume increased.
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Chaotic inventory counts: Creating cycle counts required building spreadsheets and manually locating bins, making the process hectic and labor-intensive.
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Shipping inefficiency: Their previous fulfillment process was slow and caused significant user frustration, with no rules-based automation to guide shippers through each package.
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Restricted system access: Their previous solution limited who could use the software, requiring heavy communication to avoid mistakes and reducing staff autonomy.
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"When we would print a pick ticket from NetSuite, people then had to go around guided by the papers. Once things were picked, we would have to go back into NetSuite by each individual order and then set that into an item fulfillment. That was the most arduous aspect." - Leo Moran, Warehouse Operations Manager, Gump's
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The Solution
Gump's chose RF-SMART WMS and RF-SMART Shipping for NetSuite, creating a unified, end-to-end fulfillment flow and eliminating manual guesswork at every step.
With RF-SMART, Gump's:
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Replaced paper pick tickets with RF-SMART's guided picking solution, eliminating the need to manually enter item fulfillments in NetSuite after each pick.
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Automated shipping workflows using RF-SMART Shipping's Rules Engine, allowing the team to build custom rules that guide shippers through each package.
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Streamlined cycle counting with RF-SMART Stock Counts, replacing spreadsheets with a guided, bin-range-driven process that the system handles automatically.
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Improved staff autonomy through RF-SMART's simple, flexible UI and menu versions, making it easy to onboard new team members and reduce the risk of errors without heavy supervisor oversight.
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"The RF-SMART team was professional, super knowledgeable, and they had a very systematic and logical approach to how we implemented this." - Leo Moran, Warehouse Operations Manager, Gump's
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The Results
Gump's dramatically improved warehouse efficiency by:
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Doubling the number of orders each teammate could ship per shift
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Significantly reducing order processing time, validated by internal time studies comparing before and after RF-SMART Shipping
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"We did a couple of time studies to compare our old process to gauge how much efficiency we gained with RF-SMART Shipping. We were able to see a significant reduction in the amount of time it took to process an order." - Leo Moran, Warehouse Operations Manager, Gump's
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These gains enabled them to:
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Break through the ~70-pick-per-day ceiling that had previously capped individual productivity
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Transform inventory counts from a stressful, all-hands exercise into a fast and accurate routine operation
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Empower warehouse staff with greater autonomy and a simpler day-to-day experience
Most importantly, RF-SMART removed the daily friction caused by paper processes, manual data entry, and restricted system access. By eliminating these operational bottlenecks, RF-SMART has positioned Gump's to scale confidently as they continue to grow their fine goods business.
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"With RF-SMART Shipping, we've had teammates double the amount of orders they've been able to ship per shift. That was huge for us." - Leo Moran, Warehouse Operations Manager, Gump's
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