For L’Outil Parfait, a manufacturer of hand tools for building and home improvement professionals, the installation of Reflex WMS in a new mechanized warehouse has been a game-changer, boosting productivity by 50%, halving preparation lead times, cutting the number of preparation errors, and reducing transport costs.
Grenoble, October 19, 2022 – Reflex Logistics Solutions (Hardis Group), a leading provider of logistics execution software, is using its warehouse management system (WMS) to help L’Outil Parfait boost performance across its logistics operations.
L’Outil Parfait manufactures hand tools for building and home improvement professionals. The firm, which has been serving bricklayers, tilers, plasterers, painters, and decorators for over 100 years, operates five production sites in France. It sells its 8,500-strong product line in 80 countries via a global network of more than 5,000 distributors and importers.
A new mechanized logistics platform
Products manufactured at L’Outil Parfait’s various production sites are transported to its logistics platform in La Monnerie-le-Montel, central France, which holds 4,500 items permanently in stock and manages an average of 5,000 order lines each day. In 2018, the firm deployed the Reflex WMS warehouse management system as it looked to optimize its logistics operations and replace its existing application, which was incapable of handling workload peaks.
In 2017, to support its growth, L’Outil Parfait decided to build a new 2,700 sq. m logistics center complete with a BOA Concept mechanized system to automate the order preparation process. The company’s aim was to have all client orders pre-packed in two carton sizes (60 x 40 x 40 cm and 40 x 30 x 25 cm).
“We chose Reflex on account of its scalability and its ability to manage all our processes, both pre- and post-mechanization, as well as the company’s long-term stability and local presence,” said William Seignol, Supply Chain Management Director at L’Outil Parfait.
- A 10% cut in transport costs thanks to the carrier choice aid module
- A 90% reduction in order preparation errors, achieved in large part through the introduction of a weight control system
- A short learning curve for the Android-based application among temporary staff
- Optimized working hours, allowing the company to abolish the existing two-shift working pattern (5 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.) and replace it with a single shift (7 a.m. to 3 p.m.) for all employees.