Success Story
Company-Wide Real-Time Location System Drives Efficiency at Ford Motor Company
Develop a system to reduce delay in product delivery and excess or obsolete inventory as well as track and locate specific parts and vehicles.
Ford Motor Company
Challenge
Develop a system to reduce delay in product delivery and excess or obsolete inventory as well as track and locate specific parts and vehicles.
Benefits / Outcomes
- More efficient use of labor
- Implementation cost savings of approximately $200,000 to $500,000 per facility
- Fast installation with a call system coming online in a matter of weeks
- Proven reliability with performance approaching Six Sigma ratings
- May reduce the time that vehicles sit on the lot by at least one day
Customer
Ford Motor Company
Solution(s)
Zebra Vehicle and Tracking Management System (VTMS)
Zebra Material Flow Wireless Replenishment
Zebra WherePort, WhereLAN, and WhereCall
Vehicle-Mounted Computer
Mobile Computer