Cross-Industry
Applications
Case Studies
Illinois Power
Lincoln Electric
Schneider Electric
Helping Our Customers Meet Their Customers’ Fulfillment Demands
Diverse companies in manufacturing, industrial technology, logistics management, utilities and other industries face increasing pressures to upgrade their warehouse operations. Those supporting OEMs must stay track vendor managed and multi-client inventories and support same-day shipping capabilities. Others must put in place better controls to protect high-value products. Many more must capture, track and communicate detailed, real-time information throughout the supply chain network. To reduce risks and avoid jarring disruptions to their day-to-day business, these companies are turning to Catalyst to help them modernize their distribution center systems and processes.

For example, Catalyst improves inventory management and the picking of high-value products for global manufacturing companies. We’ve helped these customers implement seamless WMS/ERP interfaces as well as strategies for migrating from paper-based to RF-based processes. For third-party logistics firms, our solutions provide the custom documentation and labels to support the internal business processes of multiple end-customers – all from a single distribution facility.

Catalyst solutions are designed to comply with all applicable standards for labeling, EDI and documentation and to facilitate CPFR (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment) across the supply chain. With our unmatched expertise in warehouse operations at complex, parts manufacturing/distribution facilities, Catalyst has the products and services to make needed technology upgrades relatively painless and low risk.
Supporting Capabilities
Catalyst products and services are designed to add value to the supply chain by delivering reliable, results-driven performance focused on customers’ specific business goals. Key product functionality for cross-industry applications includes:
Compliance Labeling and Consolidation
AIAG compliance labeling minimizes the risk of rework through mishandled items. Order consolidation maximizes picking efficiency for multiple orders with the same destination.
Standard MHE Interfaces
Includes pick-to-light, voice, conveyor sortation and fluid unload.
Optimized Labor Management
Catalyst Complete supports a variety of picking technologies from paper and RF to voice systems, allowing the right tool to be selected for the right job.
To further ensure consistent performance, Catalyst also offers a wide range of services that enable our customers to optimize the lifetime value of their technology investments. Our Performance Improvement Consultants work closely with our customers to ensure that efficient processes and critical underpinnings to support a lean enterprise are in place. Our Integration Services group uses a proven methodology to implement and integrate lean processes and lean systems on-time and on-budget. Finally, our customers can rely on Catalyst’s Maintenance and IT Support Services to help manage their IT infrastructure while standing by 24 x 7 x 365 to keep their supply chain ready for the next challenge.
Results
Reduced labor costs by 30% (Illinois Power)
Redesigned warehouse to support paperless picking and improved productivity by 30% (Lincoln Electric)
Enabled customer to realize a 99.7% delivery fulfillment rate (Schneider Electric)
 

 



 
 
 
 
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