WINZER feeds its need for speed

摘要

For Dallas-Based Winzer Corp., strong growth despite a slumping general economy was a mixed blessing. "As we grew 12% a year, the only way to keep pace with the increase in orders was to throw more bodies into the distribution center. Unfortunately, you could see the diminishing returns," explains John Carney, president of the $40 million a year fastener distributor. For every increase of 50 orders a day, Winzer added a new orderpicker, recalls Jeff Wolfe, director of operations. While that kept pace with the order rate, it didn't do much for profits. That put Winzer at a crossroads. Moving to a larger facility was a possibility since space was tight in the 64,000 square foot facility. But Carney decided to stay put and make better use of the space.