Developing material tracking process to improve scheduling and inventory control accuracy

Author: Maria Gibbs

Handheld inventory tracking device with cardboard boxes in the background

Smoker Craft is a manufacturer of custom aluminum, fiberglass, and pontoon boats based in New Paris, Indiana. The company was experiencing inaccuracies in their parts inventory which led to difficulties in custom order scheduling. The warehouse staff had to conduct numerous manual inventory reconciliations to capture inventory system inaccuracies and schedulers ended up spending hours developing manual spreadsheets to organize available parts for production.

Industry Labs analyzed the warehouse processes, researched the technology, and developed a holistic solution for implementation. This project resulted in a 90% estimated reduction in scheduling man hours.

This project was completed in collaboration with enFocus.