Doug Eckrote
Doug Eckrote
add build capacity center full hills land realized vernon
We were at full capacity in Vernon Hills and there was no more land to add on. We realized we were going to have to build another distribution center to keep up with growth.
address along best hills implement practices vernon
There are bottlenecks in Vernon Hills that we wanted to address in the new facility. Along with new technology, we wanted to implement the best practices in distribution today.
accuracy customer ensure essential factors mission next operations optimize process speed
Speed and accuracy are essential factors we use in evaluating distribution process improvements. Our mission is to optimize our operations to ensure quality, accurate, next day deliveries for customer orders.
closer customers expect means orders sales western
We expect to see sales to our western customers increase. We'll be closer to the customer, which means they should get their orders quicker.