The Challenge
Fulfillment Speed: Lost or misplaced inventory disrupted workflow–pickers unable to locate goods, replenishments weren’t on time, and outbound orders delayed
On-Time In-Full (OTIF) penalties: Delayed orders led to contractual penalties from clients and providers
Time, Labor, and MHE Costs: Missing pallets took on average 6-8 hours to locate (sometimes up to a full day), disrupting the workflow of up to 20 production employees and leading to unnecessary labor and MHE costs
Storage Space Utilization: Occupied storage locations were often 20-50% full, preventing current customers from expanding or new customers from being added to the warehouse.
The Solution
Implemented the Corvus One Autonomous Inventory Management System to more accurately and efficiently track and store material for multi-client buildings in Georgia and New Jersey.
Inventory Discrepancies Corrected Daily: Scheduled lights-out flights are performed nightly off-shift, ensuring any inventory discrepancies flagged by the Corvus One system are corrected pre-shift the next morning, allowing production and inbound teams to focus on their tasks without having to search for inventory. Implementation
The Impact
Minimized OTIF penalties: Improved fulfillment speed while significantly reduced contractual penalties for delayed shipments
Increased Labor Productivity: Production and inbound teams no longer spend time searching for inventory, eliminating unproductive labor and time costs
Lowered Auditing & Cycle Counting Labor Costs: Skilled employees redeployed to other departments
Reduced MHE Equipment Usage: Fewer forklifts and cherry pickers needed for operations, lowering equipment costs and reducing emissions
Improved Space Utilization: Consolidated pallet positions, passing cost savings to customers while opening up more storage space for client expansion or new business
“I like the Corvus Robotics drones because they are out of sight, out of mind. They’re doing things that there’s really not a lot of value to an individual on, but to the business, it’s priceless.”
Austin Feagins
VP of Distribution
Company Overview
Staci Americas is a third-party logistics (3PL) provider whose services include warehousing, order fulfillment, transportation and returns management. The company is part of Staci Group, a European omnichannel fulfillment provider and bpostgroup company with 78 facilities across the U.S., seven European countries and Asia.
