THE CHALLENGE
Distribution centers, while an out-of-sight process for the consumer, is a pivotal contributor to customer satisfaction and profitability, especially with the rise of the eCommerce market. Most retailers are struggling to get merchandise to their customers quickly and economically.
Labor shortage coupled with high turnover, OSHA mandated safety checklist compliance, avoidable damages, and most importantly inflated fleets, can all take a big bite out of DC operational costs and hurt operational goals.
Usage Based
Equipment Access
Control
OSHA Compliant
Safety Checklist
Collision and
Impact Alerts
Streamlined Operator Procedures
Maintaining streamlined maintenance and vehicle operation procedures can be difficult to achieve when faced with a constantly rotating staff. This can introduce a new set of costs and challenges for distribution centers. Taking proactive steps to avoid accidents and support maintenance efforts can save you thousands on maintenance and operator costs.
Usage-Based Maintenance Schedules
Servicing vehicles based off of actual usage helps avoid over or under servicing vehicles, eliminating the guesswork especially for someone who may be unfamiliar with that vehicle.
Equipment Access Control
Limiting who has access to equipment prevents unnecessary damages and injuries caused by untrained or unauthorized users.
OSHA Compliant Safety Checklist
Enforcing a safety checklist to be completed before using equipment empowers operators to be more aware of the equipment they are operating while eliminating the risk of operating a damaged vehicle.
Supported Vehicle Health and Safety
Protecting your fleet means protecting your entire distribution operation. Without a properly operating fleet, deadlines would be missed, schedules would be impacted and your entire fleet operation would suffer. Taking proactive steps to ensure your fleet is always operating at its best will support you in your operational goals.
Collision and Impact Reports
Catching damages quicker can significantly reduce the long term effects they will have on equipment. Daily system checks detect unscheduled maintenance needs, instantly notifying technicians so damages can be quickly addressed and equipment downtime is reduced.
Daily Equipment Vital Checks
Your equipment operates best when its vitals are properly maintained. Knowing up-to-date equipment stats like fluid, fuel and tire pressure levels allow you to be more informed about the status of your equipment’s health so you can make adjustments to promote longer equipment lifetimes.
Uptime and Usage Reports
The more your equipment is used the more maintenance it will need. Having greater insight into actual usage and uptimes prevents unnecessary runtimes, reducing the amount of necessary maintenance overall.
Optimized Equipment & Personnel Operations
How you utilize your staff and equipment will determine the probability of meeting your operational and financial goals. If your personnel and fleet are not being utilized properly in the right places, delays can occur, deadlines can be missed and costs will increase.
Fleet Right Sizing
Nothing hurts your bottom line more than having more equipment than is actually necessary. By digging into usage reports, you can determine the optimized number of vehicles to satisfy your operational goals, eliminating those that are unnecessary.
GPS Task Tracking
Optimized processes require proper planning. Using GPS data to determine typical task times and patterns allows you to more effectively distribute your personnel and equipment to keep operations running smoothly.
Automatic Hour Meter Readings
Let your maintenance staff focus solely on maintenance needs. By eliminating manual hour meter data collection, your maintenance personnel can be reallocated to other areas that demand more immediate attention.