Case Study: RR Donnelley improves material flow and inventory control with Dematic ASRS and MTC

RR Donnelley - Customer Case Study

RR Donnelley, the second largest printing company in the U.S., needed to improve material handling efficiency and free up production floor space for expansion at its Mattoon, Illinois plant. The challenge was to orchestrate the movement of fork trucks and manage a large volume of work-in-process inventory more effectively. Dematic was selected to provide a Material Tracking and Control System (MTC) and an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS).

Dematic implemented an integrated RF-based MTC to direct fork truck drivers and a high-density ASRS to store 16,000 pallets. This solution minimized unproductive driver movement, provided real-time inventory control, and eliminated expensive reprints. By moving inventory off the production floor into the ASRS, RR Donnelley opened up valuable space for production expansion, significantly reduced expenses, and improved overall material flow. Dematic's complete solution, from software to construction, enabled this success.

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