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Blount's Distribution Center (DC) in Kansas City, Missouri was already familiar with the benefits of SAP Warehouse Management (WM) and SAP Console RF terminal transactions. The company sought to improve the efficiency and productivity of its operations and overcome operational efficiency challenges. Blount's large-volume orders, extreme seasonal variations and customer-compliance packing requirements as well as further issues surrounding system delivery locks, limited the efficiencies of the existing warehousing and shipping processes during some picking and packing activities.

The recent consolidation of three different warehouses put the DC under additional pressure to meet Blount's shipping schedules and quality objectives. Both internal processes and order fulfillment processes needed to be improved and meet growing business needs. Blount turned to Catalyst's SAP and warehouse expertise to fine-tune system performance, streamline business processes, improve user productivity and promote employee accountability.

In this case study you will learn how Catalyst’s expertise in SAP and process improvement was integral in helping Blount:

• Decrease order fulfillment time
• Increase pick process visibility
• Remove pack station bottleneck
• Eliminate pack station disorder
• Reduce packing and shipping errors
• Increase inventory accuracy