The Genesee Group

Engine Plant Bottle Neck

The Experienced Supply Chain Partner You’ve Been Looking For

Problem Description

One of our customers did not have adequate space in their facility to warehouse the number of sub assemblies (engines) required to maintain their balanced production line. This bottleneck threatened their production up-time because material was not staged in the right place at the right time. They needed a solution fast.

Genesee’s Solution:

Within 24-hours, we:

Secured

  • A warehouse within a 10 minute radius
  • Logistical machinery

Developed a FIFO

  • Receiving,
  • Staging and
  • Picking Program

 Reported Real-Time Metrics

  • Inbound,
  • Outbound and
  • Inventory Balance

Customer Results:

  • Eliminated customer space bottleneck,
  • Created customer floor space for stamping dies

Provided:

  • 25,000 SF space
  • 24-hour service
  • Inspection services eliminating troublesome non-conformances,
  • Sequencing
  • Significant production throughput increase