Case Study: Major Brands achieves 99.9% picking accuracy and significant efficiency gains with Körber AG's K.Motion Warehouse Advantage

Driving efficiency and accuracy in warehouse management

Major Brands, Missouri’s highest-volume distributor of premium spirits, faced growing pains as pen-and-paper processes became inadequate for tracking thousands of products across a 100,000 sq. ft. St. Louis distribution center that serves more than 10,000 customers and delivers roughly 40,000 bottles and 30,000 cases daily. To modernize operations, Major Brands turned to Körber AG’s K.Motion Warehouse Advantage (Körber WMS) to replace manual workflows and gain real‑time control of inventory, labor and truck-loading activities.

Körber AG worked collaboratively with Major Brands on an upgrade and implementation that let the customer build infrastructure and migrate data, while adding App Station capabilities for ongoing functionality. The Körber solution delivered measurable gains: shipping and picking accuracy rose to over 99.9%, inbound freight handling improved by 20%, replenishment efficiency improved by 30%, and overall throughput was maintained or improved despite higher volumes — reducing total cost of ownership and enabling continued growth.

Major Brands

Randy Simpson

Director of Operations