Allied Mechanical has a commitment to excellence in the manufacturing of precision products used in the commercial, government, and aerospace markets. In fact, their commitment to excellence is one of the highlights of their mission statement. With 130 employees and running two shifts in this quality-driven company, having any down time due to missing and misplaced tools seemed to be a hurdle too challenging to overcome. "We needed to find a way to reduce the amount of perishable tooling and eliminate the waste," states Mark Slater, president of Allied Mechanical. Much like Lamont, employees would search for hours in the junk looking for the right tool. This and other factors presented a challenge.
Getting rid of the waste and creating a leaner inventory was a plan in which Robert Page, president of Nu-Tech Industrial Sales, was far too familiar. After all, his company specializes in inventory management of tools and MRO. Robert knows first hand that down time due to lost tools equates simply to higher costs. There is the cost of the tool itself if the tool is never found as well as the cost of the lost labor and down production time spent searching for the tool.
Through detailed consulting with Allied Mechanical, Robert knew improvement was needed to rise above these cost challenges that so many manufacturers like Allied Mechanical face. He understood that controlling these escalating costs was a priority for his client in addition to eliminating the "Sanford-and-Son" style of inventory management currently being used.
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