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Challenge:<\/strong>
\nAfter a Michigan-based automotive plastics manufacturing company grew by more than 300 percent in just three years, the manufacturer suddenly found itself saddled with 23 different locations, each with different systems, hardware, and processes.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t go on,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said a company product manager. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Developing reports was a nightmare. Identifying efficient manufacturing facilities from inefficient ones was nearly impossible. There were times when one of our factories was buried with work while others were sitting well under capacity.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Solution:<\/strong>
\nTo bring all of its locations onto a single system, the company implemented a robust enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that could manage production on a companywide basis. Then they integrated a data capture system\u00e2\u20ac\u201danchored by Zebra\u00c2\u00ae printers<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u201dto manage the flow of data in and out of the system.<\/p>\n

Application:<\/strong>
\nZebra printers manage every aspect of the production process, from outputting inventory labels upon receipt of raw materials to WIP tags on unfinished products on the manufacturing floor. Even at the end of the production line, Zebra printers produce shipping labels that are in compliance with the stringent specifications of their customers.<\/p>\n

Results:<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153With bar code labeling, we can keep accurate track of inventory levels in real-time, we can pinpoint the location of every item in our warehouse, and our production lines run with remarkable efficiency,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said the project manager. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve saved an enormous number of man-hours, our production lines are operating with a much greater capacity, and our customers are thrilled with our faster turnaround times.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Like many manufacturing plants, our operations run at full capacity, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he added. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We produce thousands of labels every day. In some of our acquired companies, we have seen other partners come in and implement inferior hardware or less expensive ribbon solutions to save a dollar or two. Not only were they getting inferior print quality, but they were also killing their printers by cranking up the burn temperature in an attempt to replicate the high-quality image produced by our Zebra printers.When operated with high-quality ribbon and media, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve found that these printers last forever.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Challenge: After a Michigan-based automotive plastics manufacturing company grew by more than 300 percent in just three years, the manufacturer suddenly found itself saddled with 23 different locations, each with different systems, hardware, and processes. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t go on,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said a company product manager. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Developing reports was a nightmare. 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