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Morrison
Products Reduces Inventory by 14%:
Company
Credits RF Express™ for QAD MFG/PRO®
KINNELON,
N.J. —
(BusinessWire) — May
18, 2003 —
Two years ago, Morrison Products, Inc. chose Eagle
Consulting & Development’s online, real-time automated data
collection and bar coding solution, RF Express for QAD MFG/PRO. In those
two years, inventory levels have dropped 14 percent.
Morrison Products has four plants
across the US manufacturing fans and blowers for the HVAC industry. To
maximize production capacities, production managers require accurate and
immediate inventory visibility, says Anne Holmes, ERP Coordinator for the
Cleveland-based company. Prior to the implementation of RF Express for
MFG/PRO, inventory and finished goods data was written by hand and entered
after the shift, creating as much as a 24-hour lag between production and
inventory update.
“With online, real-time
finished goods reporting, the system automatically updates raw material
and component inventory levels, enabling managers to spot shortages and
order components from another plant before a crisis arises,” Holmes
explains. Today, production and shipping are far more accurate as bar code
scanning allows for item number verification from the plant floor. In
addition, forktruck operators use long-range scanners, which minimize the
number of times they have to get off the vehicles – decreasing injuries
and increasing accuracy.
Such win-win scenarios are good
for both employees and the company: Employees
have greater control, and reduced inventory levels free up cash. “When
inventory levels are high, money is tied up. It isn’t earning any
returns, nor can it be used elsewhere in the company,” Holmes says,
“and that just isn’t good business practice.”
About Eagle
Kinnelon, N.J.-based Eagle Consulting & Development is the leading
provider of online, real-time automated data collection solutions to users
of QAD MFG/PRO enterprise applications worldwide.
Eagle provides "plug-and-go" bar coding and automated
data collection capability for over 700 QAD MFG/PRO customers in 18
countries. For more
information, visit www.eaglecondev.com
or contact Bill Paone at +1-973-838-5006 ext. 119. RF Express™ is a
trademark of Eagle Consulting & Development.
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