Case Studies

Innovation for the Innovator: From their early days in the 1920s when they combined porcelain enameling, pigments and modern manufacturing methods, to current operations where they continue to innovate and create new coatings and colors, Ferro has a long history of finding new ways to improve performance. Siggins was asked to assist with their efforts in making their Norcross, Georgia facility into a paperless operation. This proved to be an excellent application for Siggins eWMS™.

Because of acquisitions and steady sales growth, a regional distributor of automotive parts located in the South Central U.S. needed to expand the inventory capacity of several distribution centers. The changes had to provide increased storage capacity of both product and SKU’s, while improving productivity. System changes had to be implemented while maintaining normal shipping operations. To help offset the required Total Investments, changes needed to generate increases in productivity while meeting growth targets.

A national retailer of automotive aftermarket parts needed to expand one of their major regional distribution centers. The facility had to continue to service existing stores, as a new system would be implemented to increase worker productivity, and provide to meet future needs.

To accomplish these goals, the new system layout had to concentrate forward picking, minimize walking, and allow for efficient replenishment. Conveyor had to be able to handle both totes and cartons.