Case Study: Michelman achieves real-time inventory accuracy and one-day physical inventory with RF-SMART

Michelman Increases their Competitive Edge with RF-SMART

Michelman, a global manufacturer of chemicals and coatings, faced significant supply‑chain challenges from manual inventory processes that created long lag times, stock inaccuracies, and costly physical counts. To address this while upgrading to JD Edwards 9.0, Michelman selected RF-SMART’s automated data collection (ADC) solution to provide seamless integration and real‑time inventory visibility.

RF-SMART implemented handheld barcoding and real‑time updates into JD Edwards, eliminating inventory status lag, improving pick validation and returns processing, and enabling cycle counting. As a result, Michelman completed its annual physical inventory in one day instead of two, sustained double‑digit growth for 15 months without adding shipping/receiving staff, and realized labor and downtime savings worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Michelman

Steve Mowchan

IT Business Analyst