Case Study: a national manufacturing firm cuts $2M in annual costs with Millwood’s pallet recycling and vendor managed inventory program

National Manufacturing Firm cuts $2M in annual costs with Millwood

The customer, a national manufacturing firm in the building materials industry, was facing high disposal fees and significant wood waste from discarding pallets, which contradicted their net-zero goal. They engaged the vendor, Millwood, Inc., to implement a vendor managed inventory and pallet recycling program.

Millwood, Inc. analyzed the root cause and provided a more durable, reusable pallet specification. They established a dedicated repair-and-return facility less than 10 miles from the customer's location. This solution saved the customer an estimated $2 million annually, repurposed 96,000 pallets per year, and kept 4,800 cubic yards of wood waste out of landfills.