Eaton Corporation

Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Industry: Automotive and Industrial Products

Company Description: Eaton Corporation is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of a comprehensive line of high-efficiency hydraulic systems and industrial components.

Challenges:

• Legacy system was highly customized
• Current and accurate information was not accessible to customers and service personnel
• Distribution operations needed the ability to accurately pick and ship the smallest orders along with the largest

Solution: QAD Warehousing (Formerly QAD AIM), QAD MFG/PRO

Results:

• Increase average lines shipped per day by 33 percent
• Lower inventory costs through improved accuracy and control
• Ability to select orders by carrier
• Fast response to emergency orders
• Easily balance workload in warehouse
• Much more efficient use of floor space
• Accurate, real-time data for sales and customer support
• Reduced IT costs: no need for local server and middleware to support WMS
• Improved employee safety
• Significantly reduced overtime
• Increased customer satisfaction
• Greater reliability and throughput
• Meet customer requirements for EDI and ASNs