Published March 24, 2017
Supply chain software startup SensorThink has released a specialized warehouse execution system (WES) product designed to serve automated distribution centers (DCs) such as those being launched by parent company Tompkins International.
Tompkins, a Raleigh, N.C.-based consultancy, co-founded SensorThink 18 months ago and holds an ownership stake in the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company. Tompkins recently unveiled a plan to create a fourth-party logistics provider (4PL) division called the MonarchFx Alliance, build a network of six highly automated DCs, and manage a team of logistics partners featuring prominent third-party logistics (3PL) providers, software vendors, and a delivery company. MonarchFx plans to start shipping orders by August, and all its fulfillment centers will utilize SensorThink, Tompkins Chairman and CEO Jim Tompkins said.