Case Study: MSI Surfaces achieves 99% inventory accuracy with Corvus Robotics

MSI Surfaces lifts inventory accuracy to 99% with Corvus Robotics

MSI Surfaces, a major North American distributor of building materials, was struggling with inefficient manual inventory counts across its large distribution centers. This process tied up several employees for weeks, resulted in only 80% inventory accuracy, and frequently led to misplaced items that delayed customer orders. To address these challenges, MSI Surfaces partnered with vendor Corvus Robotics to implement the Corvus One autonomous inventory management system.

The solution from Corvus Robotics involved deploying autonomous drones that fly daily missions without needing infrastructure changes. The Corvus One system provided a searchable visual record of inventory, automatically identifying discrepancies. This implementation dramatically improved operations for MSI Surfaces, lifting inventory accuracy to 99%, reallocating $110,000 in labor per facility, and recovering $1.25 million in previously lost inventory. Cycle counting became 20 times faster, allowing the company to scale the solution across its 8-state distribution network.

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