Case Study: Scherer Brothers Lumber achieves lean, data‑driven operations and 96.2% on‑time delivery with Information Builders' WebFOCUS

Scherer Bros. Lumber Builds Its Operation With WebFOCUS

Scherer Bros. Lumber Co., a third‑generation, family‑owned Minneapolis supplier of lumber and residential construction materials, needed to adopt lean principles across purchasing, planning, order entry, delivery, and customer service. Leadership sought better retail‑side reporting and performance management to balance delivery loads across multiple yards, eliminate customer data errors, and gain forward‑looking visibility to improve staffing, inventory and sales decisions.

Information Builders deployed WebFOCUS with Active Technologies and a JD Edwards adapter to unify disparate data sources, power guided ad‑hoc reports, and integrate Google Maps/GPS for delivery planning. The solution enabled forecasting within 5% three months out, raised on‑time and complete deliveries to 96.2%, balanced route loads across three yards, and replaced manual reporting with searchable, automated reports—saving days of effort and giving Scherer Bros. a lean, more competitive operation.

Scherer Brothers Lumber

Mark Scherer

Chief Operating Officer