"Diamond was not just trying to sell us equipment - they were working with us to do the job we needed done."

Jim Brown
Senior Manager of C-17 Inentory and Receiving Operations,
Boeing

Challenge: When Boeing, the world's leading aircraft manufacturer, won the contract to build the U.S. Airforce's newest transport aircraft, the C-17 Globemaster III, they needed to lower production costs, meet fast-approaching deadlines and attain a 15% internal rate of return on investment within 5 years. To accomplish all this, they planned on increasing production from 12 to 15 aircraft per year without significantly adding employees.

Solution: Diamond Phoenix installed an integrated Carousel Storage and Retrieval System (CS/RS) to deliver parts faster and more accurately, be fully compatible with Boeing's new Warehouse Management System software and include advanced features such as radio frequency scanning updates for simplified project tracking.

Benefits:

• Increased productivity by approximately five times
• Enhanced picking efficiency
• 56,000 square feet of storage space recovered
• Measurable improvements in quality control
• Surpassed all of Boeing's goals

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