Helping a company with facility expansion and process automation to support growth

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Leaders of a firm asked Elliott Davis: “Can you help us design our facility expansion to support our growth and automate key processes?”

Context

Premier event rental company located in Northeast U.S.
Existing warehouse lacked sufficient floorspace to support the company's growth
Labor intensive processes and a highly seasonal industry creating high labor costs

Our Approach

Assessed current state facility layout and supported selection of new equipment to automate processes with the highest labor costs
Incorporated existing inventory storage as well as new racking to expand inventory capacity in new warehouse
Utilized lean methodologies to balance space constraints with optimal material flow to create future state
Supported project management efforts through completion of facility expansion

Client Impact

Successfully managed the implementation of $3M+ of capex spend
Design efforts laid the groundwork for implementation of improved inventory management systems and process improvements

Combined efforts contributed to $740,000 year over year reduction in overtime spend

We also helped this customer with inventory management and process improvements.

We Can Help

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