Case Study: Cox Industries Inc. achieves 35% revenue-per-employee gain and 50% inventory reduction with Epicor LumberTrack (Epicor)

Wood treater uses LumberTrack and business process innovation to enhance partnerships and profitability

Cox Industries Inc., based in Orangeburg, South Carolina, is a manufacturer and distributor of treated outdoor wood products serving residential, commercial, industrial and utility markets across 12 treating plants. Facing growth, profitability and process-improvement goals, the company found its legacy green-screen system could not provide the real-time, integrated platform needed to support strategic initiatives and tighter customer and supply-chain partnerships.

Cox implemented Epicor LumberTrack as the foundation of its technology platform, connecting all locations and enabling production-to-order, real-time inventory and KPI dashboards. The result: support for three times as many customers without significant headcount increases, a 35% rise in revenue per employee (about $550,000/employee), a 50% reduction in inventory even as business doubled (dramatically improving working capital), halved month-end close time, and rapid integration of acquired plants.

Cox Industries Inc.

Matt Yaun

Chief Administrative Officer