Material Handling Information - Case Studies - DuPont
Case Studies - Industrial Products Application
DuPont
Application
DuPont -- Circleville, OH.
Four film manufacturing processes and a new distribution center.
Key Customer Benefits
99.6% inventory accuracy.
Able to eliminate annual physical inventory.
Decrease in shipping errors.
Increased capacity for throughput units.
Warehouse Management System Requirements
Separate, but integrated with current systems.
Bar-code based, real-time data-collection.
Production of shipping documents.
Immediate implementation under a strict timeline.
Components
Warehouse Rx® Warehouse Management System (WMS)
Radio frequency data communication system.
Base station for wireless components.
Laser scanners.
Material Flow Process
Problems
One distribution center used by four processing operations one mile away.
Fully customized software too costly and time consuming.
Need to produce shipping documents.
Integrate with the current host system.
Three-month deadline.
Solutions
Warehouse Rx® not only tracks inventory with 99.6% accuracy, but also produces bill of lading, export documentation and other shipping information in a format already used by DuPont.
Radio frequency communication linked operators in facilities up to a mile away.
Daifuku America ensured 100% satisfaction and met the strict deadline.
Intuitive and easy to learn, employees quickly adapted to the new system.
