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About

DPI's track record and goal for each customer is to:

  • Reduce the cost of order fulfillment by 50 to 70%.
  • Increase customer order accuracy to 100%.
  • Reduce the order fulfillment cycle.
  • Maximize warehouse space.
  • Provide total Order tracking visibility.
  • Provide solutions with an 18 month or less ROI.

DPI History



Founded in 1981 by four experienced material handling professionals, DPI has grown to become a leader in the analysis, planning, engineering, implementation and support of Order Fulfillment Solutions for major companies in the United States and the world. Today, DPI is dramatically increasing accuracy, on-time delivery and reducing the cost of Order Fulfillment (usually by 50 to 70%), one company at a time.

DPI developed its material handling expertise by focusing on supermarket distribution, candy and tobacco wholesale, food service distribution and the convenience market. DPI has since expanded that experience to include successful distribution projects in such areas as direct marketing, catalog, internet, retailers, wholesaling, publishing, beauty/personal care, office products, pharmaceuticals, scientific products, auto parts, Third Party Logistics, music and furniture.

DPI was founded on the cutting edge of material handling technology, and that discipline continues today. To complement and drive various cutting edge technologies, we developed Direct ConneX® Order Management and Control Software because Order Management is at the center of an overall efficient and productive Order Fulfillment Solution. Think of Direct ConneX® as the “brains” that drives the appropriate equipment and technology. We want our clients to understand that we are passionate about our business and experts at Order Fulfillment.

At DPI, 60 percent of our staff consists of highly experienced engineers, with an average of 13 years of hands-on distribution and material handling experience. It is this team, joined by a veteran group of project and site managers that, to date, have completed over 450 successful implementations.

DPI's Key Features and Benefits

  • DPI has the best analysts in the business. Each successful Order Fulfillment Solution is a product of our Analysis Team working within our Design & Build process. This team is made up of experienced mathematician and material handling experts with extensive distribution operations experience.
  • DPI has a long history of concept development. There is no substitute for experience in the development of the skills required to plan effective system designs and efficient distribution center operations. Experience is most certainly the best single ingredient to prevent costly mistakes or missed opportunities.
  • DPI has Direct ConneX® Order Fulfillment and Control Software Direct ConneX® is a functionality rich suite of core execution software modules designed to bridge an Enterprise Resources Plan (ERP) and/or Warehouse Management System (WMS) with the machine-level components and devices and to dramatically enhance the overall system/solution productivity of any system deploying a variety of automated technologies within a distribution center / warehouse operation.
  • DPI is firmly grounded in material handling technology. A sound understanding of available technology is required to select the most efficient and cost effective equipment and controls to satisfy the needs of the Order Fulfillment Solution.
  • DPI's staff has the skills and engineering expertise required. The DPI staff has the proven technical skills, disciplined engineering practices and project management experience to bring large and complex systems to completion on time and within budget.