Case Study: Colorbök, Inc. achieves major distribution cost savings with Accellos

Colorbök, Inc., Creates Winning Distribution Strategy with AccellosOne Warehouse Management Systems

Colorbök, Inc., a scrapbook, craft, and hobby products company, was facing rising distribution costs and growing complexity in its Rancho Cucamonga warehouse. The company needed a way to keep control of distribution while reducing paper-based inefficiencies, integrating with Microsoft Dynamics GP, and improving service levels. Colorbök chose Accellos and AccellosOne Warehouse Management Systems, along with existing Accellos tools like vSync for EDI.

Accellos implemented a paperless, RF-enabled warehouse management solution that automated receiving, putaway, picking, replenishment, and shipping, while integrating directly with Microsoft Dynamics GP. The results were significant: Colorbök cut average costs by about $25,000 per month, saved nearly $435,000 in 2009, and achieved a 132.2% ROI in one year. Inventory accuracy improved from 96% to 98.978%, annual inventory time fell from five days to one and a half, and labor costs dropped from $60,276.76 to $15,745.80.

Colorbök, Inc.

Scott Genereaux

IT Director