Kingfield Heath

Kingfield Heath is a wholesale distributor of office supplies to dealers and resellers across Ireland and the UK. The company supplies more than 20,000 products -- from stationery to office furniture to janitorial supplies -- from nine warehouses.

Problem

As the result of a merger, Kingfield Heath was unable to support a new business strategy with its current physical and technical infrastructure.

Solution

Kingfield Heath deployed a centralized warehouse management system called MLS, developed by Progress partner Fujitsu Services, to improve productivity, reduce costs, enhance customer service, and better support its dealers.

Results

• Reduced costs: The company freed up cash flow by reducing inventories by nearly 20% while reducing warehouse labor costs by almost 33%.
• Improved productivity: By consolidating activities from 17 regional warehouses in the UK to 8 regional warehouses and a single centralized megawarehouse distribution center, the company has improved productivity and can focus on centralizing inventory to drive down costs.
• Improved efficiency: Kingfield Heath has already exceeded design specifications for picking inventory during peak periods by over 50% without the need for additional investments in IT and without any unscheduled downtime.