Company Profile
MOO, Inc. was founded in the United Kingdom in 2006 with a mission of “shaking up the print industry” and offering beautifully designed, high-quality branded items ranging from business cards to notebooks.
In 2009 MOO established a presence in the United States and now has roughly 180 employees based in Rhode Island.
Situation
Originally, MOO’s RI division started with an office in East Providence, RI. Print operations were concentrated at a facility in Lincoln, RI.
In preparation for a planned move in 2023 to a new location in East Providence with triple the floorspace, MOO turned to Polaris MEP for facility layout services.
The facility, formerly used by a jewelry maker, offered MOO an opportunity to improve efficiencies in many areas, especially receiving and warehouse storage.
IMPACTS
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$500,000 retained sales | |
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$175,000 direct savings; $105,000 unnecessary investments avoided | |
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3 new jobs; 2 employee positions retained | |
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$1,185,000 invested in new processes, equipment, and workforce practices |
The extra space configuration new set up processes and additional suggestions are all playing a role in future cost savings and overall efficiency for Supply Chain / Warehouse. A huge benefit to us and very exciting.
Edward Vieira
Inventory Manager, MOO, Inc.
Solution
Polaris MEP Project Manager Ted Kennedy worked with MOO’s team to:
- Analyze storage needs.
- Develop two separate layout designs, one which maximized storage space with no budget limit and one which attempted to meet goals with a constrained budget.
- Generate CAD layouts that would inform future business plans.
- Provide CAD layouts to suppliers for quoting and selection of racking and material handling equipment.
Kennedy’s services included engineering support for project features including a climate-controlled storage room, a “supermarket” approach to pallet and tote storage designed with first-in-first-out inventory valuation method, and a “minimart” on the production floor for line side storage. He also assisted with creating maps for flow lanes and sourcing rack identification signs.
A year later, Kennedy and MOO’s team once more collaborated to ensure the successful set up of the new storage area.
Results
MOO, Inc. Inventory Manager Edward Vieira said that future benefits began to be realized even before the full implementation was completed.
“The extra space configuration, new set-up processes and additional suggestions all played a role in cost savings and overall efficiency for Supply Chain / Warehouse. Ted Kennedy’s knowledge and expertise exceeded our expectations.”
The company estimates its saved more than $280,000 thanks to the MEP facility layout services.