Category: Press Release

HILLIARD, Ohio (November 24, 2021) — VARGO^®, a leading material-handling systems integrator and provider of warehouse execution software (WES) for fulfillment operations, was selected by Old Navy to design a Ship From Store (SFS) solution for its store in Dallas, Texas, which will mimic Gap’s large fulfillment center features.

“In the Dallas, Texas store, we implemented VARGO^®’s full-featured warehouse execution software  solution with only a few features activated to enable a micro fulfillment center in the store. Store employees are filling orders using the same user interfaces and functions as the large volume fulfillment centers making for a unified fulfillment engine for our client,” said Art Eldred, VARGO^® client executive-system sales. “Employees pick product from the floor to ship store inventory from the closest possible geography to Old Navy’s customers”

Micro fulfillment sites preposition inventory across various sites to meet demand closer to the demand center, lowering order cycle times and transit expenses. VARGO^®’s SFS solution creates a micro fulfillment site inside a store, mitigating the expenses of transportation and inventory carrying from a large distribution center located farther away from destinations. Creating micro fulfillment centers in existing stores also taps into the available labor markets, helping to mitigate labor concerns.

The solution includes VARGO^®’s Continuous Order Fulfillment Engine (COFE^®), a Warehouse Execution System (WES) that works in real time to organize, sequence and synchronize all warehouse resources — equipment, people and processes. COFE^® is a waveless WES that enables continuous flow picking to minimize order cycle times, maximize efficiency and eliminate waves and buffers.

“VARGO^®’s solutions are flexible and help retailers scale with expected and unexpected changes,” Eldred said. “SFS allows for quick fulfillment of e-commerce orders for both pickup and delivery.”

HILLIARD, Ohio, November 29, 2021 — VARGO^®, a leading provider of material-handling systems integration, warehouse execution software, and equipment solutions for major fulfillment and distribution centers, has hired Paige Marvin as the senior director of solution delivery.

In this role, Paige partners with customers and collaborates with internal VARGO^® resources to design and implement solutions to support clients. She is responsible for all aspects of solution delivery from planning to meeting client delivery requirements.

Previously, she worked at American Eagle Outfitters for 20 years. Most recently, she was a senior director of associate product technology where she leveraged complex software solutions to ensure accurate and efficient fulfillment of customer and store orders.

“Paige brings a great deal of experience in leading cross-functional teams of software and hardware technologists,” said Bart Cera, president and COO at VARGO^®. “Paige’s experience in solving problems within complex supply chain environments makes her an excellent addition to the VARGO^® team.”

Paige graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Arts in history and received her MBA from Kansas State.

Paige currently lives in Lawrence, Kansas with her husband, Wayne, and son, Gordon. (ZIP Code 66049).

VARGO^® welcomes 14 new employees

HILLIARD, Ohio, November 12, 2021 — VARGO^®, a leading provider of material-handling systems integration, warehouse execution software, and equipment solutions for major fulfillment and distribution centers, has announced the hiring of 14 new employees. Fueled by recent e-commerce growth and demand for its industry-leading e-commerce solutions, the company also has announced plans to expand its tech center and company headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.

“While the e-commerce fulfillment industry has underwent significant changes in response to spikes in consumer demand and labor shortages, many of these changes toward high-speed and high-accuracy delivery were already underway, but only accelerated by the pandemic,” said Bart Cera, VARGO^® president and COO. “For years, VARGO^® has been establishing relationships and developing software, advanced automation and robotic solutions, which have positioned us strongly in the market today.”

The company’s recent growth is driven by VARGO^®’s industry-leading e-commerce solutions and its ability to evaluate and integrate newer technologies using a holistic, agnostic approach. VARGO^®’s COFE^® (Continuous Order Fulfillment Engine) was the first and remains the most advanced Warehouse Execution System (WES.) COFE^® excels in complex e-commerce distribution environments through its ability to synchronize and sequence all the work necessary, in real-time, across all fulfillment resources (people, process and technologies.)

Just this year, VARGO^®’s COFE^® WES enabled one major clothing e-fulfillment facility with the capacity to process 1 million units a day. This allows companies to compete with the “Amazon effect” of same-day order fulfillment and speed to door. In addition, as a material handling equipment supplier, VARGO^® has existing partnerships with companies, enabling the use of robots and artificial intelligence to supplement or replace repetitive tasks in the fulfillment operation, to optimize client sites with automation that addresses labor shortages.

With this increased demand, VARGO^® has added new resources across many areas of its operations, including software, engineering, logistics and business analysts. Today, VARGO^® is excited to welcome the following new hires and internal promotions:

• Kelly Cahill, IT project manager and SCRUM master
• Vincent Chanthasene, project manager
• Keegan Doyle, promoted to technical support team lead
• Drew Eldred, implementation lead
• Brent Hasseman, software support specialist
• Geoffrey Heider, software support specialist
• Kit Hodges, software engineer
• Steve Hooper, senior project engineer
• Austin McNutt, DevOps analyst
• Deepali Paliwal, software business analyst
• Mamie-Kay Ramsay, project administrator
• Dave Rupnow, site manager
• Destiny Stallcup, business analyst
• Mark Torch, software support specialist
• Connor Vokac, mechanical engineer

Columbus, Ohio – VARGO^®, a leading provider of material-handling systems integration, warehouse execution software and equipment solutions for major fulfillment and distribution centers, has announced plans to expand its operations in the Columbus Region, investing approximately $4 million and creating 24 new jobs. Hiring for software, engineering, logistics and business analysts will begin in Q4 2021.

VARGO^® plans to move its Dublin Tech Center and Hilliard operations to a new location at 5555 Frantz Road in Dublin. When determining where to expand, VARGO^® evaluated numerous options to further expand its presence including in Austin, but decided to do so in Dublin. The company’s recent growth is partially driven by the pandemic’s impact on e-commerce and VARGO^®’s industry-leading e-commerce solutions. In response, VARGO^® is preparing to meet this increased forecasted demand for its technology solutions by expanding its key operations into a collaborative, tech-savvy office environment in Dublin.

“Consolidating our team in Central Ohio will enhance internal communication, facilitate more idea generation and promote teamwork, and Dublin was the perfect place for that comradery and collaboration to happen,” said VARGO^® President and COO Bart Cera. “Since establishing operations in the Columbus region 50 years ago, VARGO^® has found ongoing success in part because of the Columbus market’s long-time strength in the technology and logistics sectors. VARGO^® will continue to tap into the Region’s strong history of innovation in those sectors as we scale our operations even further.”

As digitization takes hold and customer expectations evolve, logistics companies face unprecedented change. However, VARGO^®’s real-time solutions continue to solve complex distribution challenges for its customers. In fact, VARGO^® is the only company that offers COFE^® (Continuous Order Fulfillment Engine), which was the first and remains the most advanced Warehouse Execution System. COFE^® excels in complex e-commerce distribution environments through its ability to synchronize and sequence all the work necessary, in real-time, across all the fulfillment work resources (people, process and technologies). The company also has operations in Mason, OH, Berkeley, CA, and Austin, TX.

“VARGO^® uses cutting edge technical solutions to improve material handling operations for retailers, manufacturers, wholesale and e-commerce distributors,” said Economic Development Administrator Eric Meyer. “Its expansion and consolidation in Dublin helps grow the city’s presence in information technology and logistics. We welcome them to their new headquarters in the city and know they will thrive here along with our growing tech cluster.”

Technology operations in the Columbus Region are deep and diverse, spanning industries such as logistics, finance and more. The Columbus Region is a global logistics hub that supports some of the world’s largest brands and top logistics service providers, making it a critical link in industrial and consumer supply chains. The Region’s location gives companies access to more of the U.S. population and employment base than any other major metro, providing unmatched accessibility. Within a day’s drive, you can reach 151 million people and 42,100 headquarters – that’s 46 percent of the country’s population base and 48 percent of headquarter operations.

“With innovative Central Ohio-based technology companies like VARGO^®, we will continue to see a generational opportunity to build upon successful expansions like this project and especially in the e-commerce and warehousing industries as they evolve and grow,” said JobsOhio President and CEO J.P. Nauseef.

Kindred announced a partnership agreement with VARGO^® to incorporate its artificial intelligence (AI) pick and place robotic solutions with VARGO^®’s warehouse execution system (WES) to enhance both parties’ solutions for retail and e-commerce fulfillment. Kindred has been working with Hilliard, Ohio-based VARGO^® since 2017 and partnered on e-commerce fulfillment system design and integration for Gap Inc. Gap has deployed more than 100 Kindred SORT robotic systems in combination with VARGO^®’s WES.