Streamline. Integrate. Orchestrate. A NORTH AMERICAN LEADER FOR MATERIAL HANDLING SOLUTIONS VARGOsolutions.com
HEADQUARTERS 5555 Frantz Road Dublin, OH 43017 614.876.1163 CINCINNATI 4680 Parkway Drive Suite 201 Mason, OH 45040 614.876.1163 877.876.6384 • VARGOsolutions.com Welcome to VARGO. Founded in 1971 by Julius and Mary Ann Vargo— selling material handling products. Today, we are a 100% employeeowned ESOP company. At VARGO, we pride ourselves on delivering innovative and transformative solutions that drive operational excellence and a competitive advantage for eCommerce, retail, parts and wholesale fulfillment operations. Selecting VARGO as your integrator for material handling equipment, automation, and software technology offers a clear path to enhanced efficiency, reduced costs, and long-term growth. VARGO’s Warehouse Execution System (WES) COFE synchronizes and sequences all work tasks across all automation and resources creating a continuous workflow that generates unbeatable efficiencies and record- breaking results.
WHAT WE DO Our Process: VARGO understands the unique challenges our clients face in managing efficient, scalable, and cost-effective distribution processes. Our solutions empower these organizations to streamline their operations, improve order accuracy, and enhance overall throughput. By leveraging our advanced automation and technology, we enable our clients to respond swiftly to market demands and elevate their customer service levels. Our focus is on partnering with fulfillment operations that prioritize efficiency and adaptability in today’s fast-paced eCommerce environment. VARGO simplifies warehouse and fulfillment operations to reduce customers’ operating costs and increase profitability, flexibility and processing speed. VARGO’s pull-based and waveless picking methodologies and Continuous Order Fulfillment Engine (COFE®) solution make fulfillment a simple, highly effective, low-risk venture. OUR PROCESS DESIGN FINALIZE SCOPE QUALIFY DISCOVER
OUR CLIENTELE SMALL 2,000 Orders/Day 44,000 Units/Week MEDIUM 15,000 Orders/Day 336,000 Units/Week LARGE 125,000+ Orders/Day 2.8 Million Units/Week VARGO serves a diverse customer base spanning North America. We specialize in providing innovative solutions tailored for clients with fulfillment centers, particularly those in the eCommerce, retail, and third-party logistics sectors. Our expertise is centered around optimizing fulfillment operations, especially for businesses that handle high volumes of parcel shipments, including parts and wholesale distributors.
OUR COMPANY CULTURE 100% EMPLOYEE OWNED! Workplace culture is critical for optimum performance—daily. As a 100% employee-owned company, the VARGO team is united in our goal to provide excellence in customer service. Each team member is vested in our clientele’s success. We are highly knowledgeable and provide ongoing training to help our staff access their full potential. VARGO is an industry innovator as a result of our amazing team. VISION Empowering fulfillment to achieve record-breaking results today and into the future. VALUES • Solve what’s possible • Challenge the status quo SOLVE EXECUTE • Execute professionally • Do what is right DELIVER • Deliver as promised • Stand by our word IMPRESS • Leave them impressed • Results that matter Outperform the industry through creative expertise, leading software, smart technology and automated solutions. MISSION
For over 30 years, Indiana Industrial Services (IIS) has specialized in material handling and electrical installations. We can provide turnkey installation services for projects of all sizes, eliminating the need for multiple contractors, reducing costs, and speeding project completion. IIS offers everything you need from racking, shelving, conveyor and pick module installation to electrical services, electrical engineering, system design, lighting, controls and PLC programming. We have the capability to complete your total project requirements. Looking to buy or sell material? IIS maintains a complete inventory of quality new and used material including racking, shelving, conveyor, mezzanines, carts, fans, workstations, and more. All material is under roof in our 80,000 square foot warehouse conveniently located in the Indianapolis area. Indiana Industrial Services can help reduce maintenance costs, improve quality, and maximize system performance. Our Preventative Maintenance Programs and Personalized Plans can help you avoid costly downtime and keep your operation running at peak efficiency. www.indianaindustrial.com
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VARGO provides comprehensive material handling systems integration with a powerful difference. We design, implement and support warehouse and fulfillment software and material handling equipment solutions that dramatically reduce operating costs and increase profitability. COFE® is our Warehouse Execution System (WES), which controls and synchronizes work and creates a highly optimized, continuous workflow. COFE® is a real-time system that responds or reacts immediately to changing requirements and conditions. Coupling VARGO’s process, equipment and technology designs with a software system uniquely designed and engineered to deliver the most efficient workflow produces winning results in efficiency, labor and speed for fulfillment. CUTTING-EDGE SOLUTIONS WHAT IS WES? Have a problem? We have already solved it!
INTEGRATED SYSTEMS VARGO is a full-service, turnkey systems integrator. We provide an unequaled combination of engineering knowledge, warehouse management and fulfillment software design, and material handling systems expertise. Our full suite of services and products include: • Facility Design • Equipment Selection • Equipment Integration • Storage • Installation • Commissioning & Support Our solutions result in net higher profits for customers’ eCommerce by: • Optimizing order picking, packing and shipping • Enabling highly accurate tracking and handling of returns • Consolidating storage areas to maximize available space • Allowing for fast, efficient processing of merchandise for shipment • Minimizing order processing times • Developing optimal systems and building configurations • Reducing handling to increase efficiency and limit product damage • Reducing difficult exception handling processes
Libiao Robotics is a globally renowned inventor and manufacturer for T-sort intelligent sorting robots and AirRob robotic bin-to-person system, headquartered in Singapore. AirRob Bin-to-Person system can remarkably achieve high efficiency and best flexibility simultaneously. It can easily support up to 600 totes presentation per hour per workstation, or more than 20,000 totes per hour as a system. AirRob’s installation can be quickly accomplished as it has minimal special requirements for the bins, racks and infrastructures. Moreover, AirRob can operate sustainably with a wide temperature range from -4°F to 130°F. AirRob Bin-to-Person System With more than 100 invention patents, more than 60,000 Libiao robots have been in operation across 20 countries. AirRob Project References • AirRob Demo • AirRob Lab • Skechers Project • Uniqlo Project • Walmart Project • SIG Project • Olive Young Project • HK Airport Project Concept Design I WMS/MES Integration I Solution Proposal I Throughput Simulation I Installation I Compliance I Training I Spare Parts Service I Maintenance Service I 24/7 Support Libiao’s Lab Center— opening in New Jersey, Q1 2025 YOU'RE WELCOME TO VISIT OUR NEW JERSEY SHOWROOM www.libiaorobot.com/en [email protected]
TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT Reduction in Labor Costs and Streamlined Workflows Our solutions have helped organizations you recognize reduce labor expenses by simplifying and automating complex workflows, resulting in dramatic reductions in order cycle times and overall operational efficiency. PEAK DAILY THROUGHPUT 45.5% GAP INC. 300k Units 550k Units Pre COFE Post COFE FTE REDUCTION 16.7% TORRID 150 FTE 125 FTE Pre COFE Post COFE PEAK DAILY THROUGHPUT 205.5% TORRID 90k Units 275k Units Pre COFE Post COFE NETWORK THROUGHPUT 410% GAP INC. 1M Units/Day 5.1M Units/Day Pre COFE Post COFE NETWORK CYCLE TIME 70.5% GAP INC. 80 Hours 23.6 Hours Pre COFE Post COFE ECOM CYCLE TIMES 81.2% ULTA BEAUTY 10-12 Hours 1-3 Hours Pre COFE Post COFE DOCK TO STOCK 76.7% ULTA BEAUTY 24-36 Hours 6-8 Hours Pre COFE Post COFE ECOM CYCLE TIMES 77.9% TORRID 6.8 Hours 1.5 Hours Pre COFE Post COFE
GETTING YOUR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL At VARGO, our approach starts and ends with you. Our experienced engineers draw on a wide array of automation technologies—without exclusive ties to any single provider—so we can recommend the exact solution your operation needs to thrive. Why settle for “good enough” when you can achieve next-level fulfillment performance? Contact us today to explore how VARGO can help you streamline processes, reduce costs, and deliver results that exceed your highest expectations. Let’s redefine what’s possible for your fulfillment operation—together. Are you ready to unlock the full potential of your fulfillment operation—no matter how “leading class” it may already seem? At VARGO, we specialize in designing, optimizing, and implementing cutting-edge fulfillment automation that pushes your business to the next level. We excel where the effort is highest—managing tens of thousands of SKUs daily, from inventory to pick-pack-ship. With COFE® Warehouse Execution Systems (WES) as the automated conductor, we seamlessly orchestrate both manual workflows and advanced automated technologies—like Autonomous Mobile Robotics, goods-to-person picking solutions, item sorters, conveyors, and more—to drive unprecedented efficiency and accuracy. Discover a few of our proven deployment models: 1. Streamlined Item Consolidation • Ideal for e-commerce, general merchandise, parts distribution, and “difficult-to-sort” products • Productive up to 250k units/day 2. Waveless Item Sortation to Retail & E-Commerce • Perfect for apparel, accessories, and footwear fulfillment • Efficiently manages up to 1 million units on a peak day, with order cycle times under 1 hour 3. Continuous Flow for Small-Format Retail • Processes by merchandise category, creating store-friendly cartons for easy putaway • Works seamlessly in both manual and automated environments 4. Customized Pull-Based Solutions • Tailored fulfillment processes using lean technologies to reduce buffers and optimize labor and automation • Get the most efficient, scalable solution for your specific needs 877.876.6384 • VARGOsolutions.com
Speedrack Premier Turnkey Solutions Turnkey Warehouse Storage Solutions that Deliver Results Speedrack Products Group, in collaboration with Vargo, delivered a customized turnkey warehouse storage solution for ULTA Beauty's Bolingbrook, IL, facility. This seamless service integrated design, materials, installation, and project management into one efficient process, highlighting the power of partnership and delivering proven results to save time and money. Features Solutions Engineered and installed cutting-edge warehouse storage solutions including Pallet Racks, Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) Racks, and Pushback Systems. Designed specialized areas like fragrance and aerosol rooms, complete with pallet supports, wire decking, fire baffles, and other essential accessories. • • Navigated Bolingbrook's union-regulated environment with second-shift strategies, saving over $250,000 in labor costs. Partnered with a local installer to eliminate travel-related expenses, delivering an additional $90,000 in savings for Vargo and ULTA. Single-source provider ensured every element was completed on schedule, allowing ULTA full project completion with an aggressive eight-week timeline, without compromising quality or safety, finishing two weeks ahead of schedule and significantly under budget. Customized storage including fragrance and aerosol rooms, as well VNA Racks, mean ULTA's warehouse is effectively equipped for its unique product storage needs. • • • • 616-887-0002 www.speedrack.net Contact our sales team to learn more.
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