Case Study - DMI
Years ago, at an Avantis Showcase, Steve Kay, Maintenance & Materials Director, formerly at Daishowa Marubeni International (DMI) (now with Footner Forest Products) was introduced to I.M.A. through a presentation workshop.
He liked what he saw and held onto the contact information for future needs. Of particular interest was the Data Scrubbing, Standardization & Enhancement service as well as the Inventory Analysis service.
When DMI started its project aimed at Reducing Inventory Levels and Improving Maintenance Efficiencies, Steve called I.M.A. to discuss how they might help.
He quickly assembled his internal team of MRO Stores, IT, Maintenance and Planning members to work with I.M.A. Together they formatted data using industry nomenclature and a standardized structure. “I.M.A. was excellent to work with. When we realized that we should not have removed manufacturer name and manufacturer part number from our Bearing item descriptions, I.M.A. quickly restored the information to suit our internal needs.”
Spot buy reductions have yielded savings of $393,977; inventory reductions of duplicates, excess and obsolete materials resulted in savings of over $1 million. “It was good value for money… a no-brainer.”
The story of DMI’s project success was recently shared at the Avantis 2004 Customer Conference. Asked if he would recommend I.M.A.’s services to others, Steve declares that he often does so.
When Steve assumed the additional responsibility for Purchasing at his mill, Catalog Management at DMI was out sourced to I.M.A.
