This site was facing productivity and efficiency issues. Although they had another staffing service as a backup, they were not producing the results they were hoping for. The client hoped our team could help support this site to get back on track.
Our client, a leading retailer of housewares and home furnishings, was experiencing inconsistent quality of packaging and gift wrapping.
Turnover is a problem that plagues all employers. But turnover in the manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment sections can be even more costly.
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A Fortune 100 American sports merchandise corporation engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories.
This Fortune 100 eCommerce DC opened their Elwood facility in 2007 as a co-managed operation with SIMOS as the sole 3PL operator. At the time, SIMOS was the only facility as a 3PL provider operating Gate to Gate in their eCommerce network.
A Fortune 1,000 upscale casual wear retailer had exceeded peak capacity in their automated direct-to-consumer distribution center. A new automated distribution center would not be ready for their next peak season. To avoid providing a negative customer experience, and maintain output quality and expected delivery dates, the client sought a vendor who would be able to provide training, staffing and quality output.
SIMOS implemented a fourth shift staffed with six SIMOS supervisors and 94 SIMOS employees across the facility. SIMOS developed departmental SOP’s for all work processes within the facility and incorporated them into our pre-training and continuous training programs. The SIMOS Engineering team worked with the customer’s management team to obtain visibility of freight available on the yard.