Roche Diagnostics
"The shipping lanes are really an integral part of the system that enables us to keep our operation running at maximum capacity."
— Chris Upwards, Manager Process Engineering
Project Objectives
In April 2008, the Indianapolis Roche Diagnostics Operations (RDO) compared its warehousing practices to best practices in the warehousing industry. The analysis revealed opportunities to improve business processes and efficiencies by standardizing across all warehouses.
"One of our challenges that we knew up front was that we didn't want to add bricks and mortar so we knew we had to implement a new system over the existing system."
— John Leonard, Director of Supply Chain Projects.
Key Technologies
Results
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Increased carton pack rates by 30%
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Reduced operating costs
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Access to increased carton level detail and statistics
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Provided the ability to manage peak demand throughout the year
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Positioned the operation for future growth
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