Keep Crucial Inventory on Hand & Business Running
AEROSPACE COMPANY
19.08.2025
CHALLENGE
The Satellite Division of a large aerospace company had experienced 7 shutdowns in the previous 12 months – downtime the company could not afford.
SOLUTION
House the division’s tool inventory in a Landwell Systems Remote Locker Station, provided through a Distributor Placement Program. The RDS sends an automatic purchase order notice to the distributor whenever any item stocked in any Landwell Systems machine is running low. The distributor then restocks the machine before any stock-outs can occur, and the distributor provides the Landwell Systems Locker to the aerospace company.
RESULT
- The plant has completely eliminated shutdowns in the 40 months since.
- Tool usage and expenses for items in the Landwell Systems Remote Locker Stations (RDS) have dropped from $40,000 to $32,000 per month – a savings of $96,000 a year!
- The company is also saving over $81,000 each year by no longer issuing over 40 purchase orders each month (at a cost of $170 each) for items now supplied by the Landwell Systems. One blanket order with pre-negotiated pricing and terms from the distributor covers everything.
- Receiving costs have been eliminated since the distributor now stocks the Remote Locker Stations.
- Obsolete tool costs for items provided by the distributor (previously at about 10%) have been eliminated.
- Operators no longer walk 50 yards to the tool crib since tools are dispensed at their cell.
- Supervisors during the 2nd and 3rd shifts no longer have to spend their time issuing tools.
- Accounting personnel no longer must manually assign costs to the correct job and department number, as this information is now provided by the distributor.