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ClosetMaid Gets The Job Done With LXE
November 23, 2009
•Case Study: ClosetMaid Gets The Job Done With LXE
By LXE
CLOSETMAID, a division of Emerson Electric, is a leading manufacturer of home storage and organization products. The company ships its products to retailers and installing dealers in the home building industry from distribution centers in Chino, California; Ocala, Florida; Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania; and McAllen, Texas. The Ocala and Chino facilities are also manufacturing sites, and there are two additional manufacturing facilities in Grantsville, Maryland and Reynosa, Mexico. The company depends on LXE products to track merchandise and, in turn, maintain efficiencies throughout the supply chain.
For manufacturers, keeping close track of products and maintaining a steady order-processing stream is essential to ensuring delivery to customers on a timely basis and, in turn, retaining a competitive edge. ClosetMaid is no exception—and with multiple manufacturing and distribution facilities handling thousands and thousands of orders daily, getting the job done would be even more challenging were it not for a longstanding partnership with LXE.
PRODUCTS NEEDED TO OPERATE 24/7
The nature of ClosetMaid's business necessitates that the
company equip its facilities with highly reliable, durable
equipment. "At times, we're operating 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, and at times, we're running three shifts five days
a week," says Karen Schultz, computer operations manager.
"But whatever our hours, we need technology that works
properly and doesn't malfunction—because if we can't scan
product, we can't ship it, and if we can't ship it, we can't serve
our customers." LXE's products offer the high degree of
reliability and durability the company requires to maintain
peak performance in its manufacturing facilities and
distribution centers alike, she notes.
•Case Study: ClosetMaid Gets The Job Done With LXE
