Case Study: Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A. achieves real-time product visibility and boosts productivity with Zebra MotionWorks Enterprise

Toyota Material Handling Uses Zebra MotionWorks Enterprise to Boost Productivity

Toyota Material Handling, a large industrial equipment manufacturer in Columbus, Indiana, needed real-time product visibility across a quarter of its 1.3 million sq. ft. plant to support just-in-time delivery and the Toyota Production System principles. The facility’s dense steel structure, loud machinery and complex conveyor and assembly lines made tracking parts and finished trucks (about 180/day) difficult, creating risks of misplacement and workflow disruptions that had to be resolved without disrupting existing systems.

Toyota partnered with Zebra for an on-site MotionWorks Enterprise discovery workshop, a tailored blueprint and a seamless implementation using Zebra MotionWorks Enterprise, 400+ UWB tags and 60 RFID sensors integrated via existing APIs. The deployment automated root-cause analysis of flow disruptions, streamlined workflows, increased employee productivity, improved response times and customer service, and is now being extended to cover broader production, parts delivery and distribution.

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A.

Steven Norman

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A.