Study In Productivity

Two Companies that Accomplished a Less-than-One-Year ROI

A Case Study in Manufacturing

A Fortune 500 oil and gas services manufacturing facility sought methods to lower the costs associated with material handling and enable more manufacturing capacity. Here is how we changed their stockroom.

We changed their stockroom:

• From:

  • 10,000 Square Feet
  • 8 Pickers
  • 1-Day Turnaround
  • 85% Accuracy

• To:

  • 1,000 Square Feet
  • 1 Picker
  • 1-Hour Turnaround
  • 98% Accuracy

• Benefits:

  • 90% Less Space Required
  • Lower Labor Costs
  • Improved Service & Reputation

Even after business doubled - with the SDS Solution, one picker still handles the demand.

A Case Study in Distribution

A national film and camera retailer experiencing rapid growth and expansion needed a faster, more accurate material-handling system that would fit existing facilities and provide for continual expansion. Here is what our system did for them.

Our system took them:

• From:

  • 160 Stores
  • $200K Annual Shrinkage
  • Out of Space
  • 6 Pickers Picking 53 Lines per Hr., per Person.
  • 88% Accuracy
  • Restock 53 LPH

• To:

  • 608 Stores
  • $2K Annual Shrinkage
  • Condensed into Same Space
  • 5 Pickers
  • 99% Accuracy
  • Restock 350 LPH
  • Picking 380 Lines per Hr., per Person.

• Benefits:

  • Same Pick Space
  • $198K Gain
  • No New Building
  • 380% Business Increase
  • 1 Less Picker
  • 10-Fold Increase
  • Paid for System in 1/5th Time

They accomplished a less-than-one-year reurn on investment.