ARB is Australia’s largest manufacturer and distributor of 4×4 accessories. Since its founding in 1975, ARB has secured its status as a market leader in its space. It has factories in Melbourne and Thailand and an export network that extends across more than 100 countries. ARB’s philosophy—quality, reliability, and practicality above all else—has driven it to grow into the company it is today.
To maintain its promise of high-quality and reliable products, ARB needed a new system to optimize its supply chain processes. The company was already using Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, and it wanted to introduce advanced warehousing processes to achieve a more sustainable supply chain, reduce errors, and increase visibility into inventory.
ARB needed a flexible solution that could support its complex inventory stock handling needs and ongoing process improvement programs. The company was also looking for a system that could not only improve its home base in Australia but also extend to international divisions. Being a large, vertically integrated company, ARB’s solution needed to work across its manufacturing, distribution, and retail operations.
ARB selected Cloud Inventory to enhance its ERP and transform its warehouse processes. Cloud Inventory’s platform had the flexibility to grow alongside ARB, so it would be able support the company no matter what the future brought.
ARB now has efficient cycle-counting processes to achieve a more accurate, real-time view of its inventory. The company used cycle counting for its distribution centers, which are location controlled, and its retail outlets, which are not. These processes were later extended to ARB’s U.S. and Middle Eastern operations.
Additionally, ARB used Cloud Inventory as a multifaceted solution for picking and receipting by order and container. It used pallet build and putaway apps to optimize the flow of inventory in the warehouse. ARB also used Cloud Inventory applications for kitting items, serializing items scanning, and validation.
ARB’s warehouse is now running more efficiently than ever before. Inventory is more accurate, and picking and putaway errors have been significantly reduced. ARB also has a more productive way to execute and record business processes at every point in its supply chain. For ARB, improved efficiency at every point means one important thing: a better customer experience. At the end of the day, Cloud Inventory helps ARB keep its promise of quality, reliability, and practicality to its customers.
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