Operational Cost Reduction

When operational costs rise, adding more people, equipment, or infrastructure is not the answer. Manufacturers and distribution facilities are increasingly expected to do more with less resources. That means finding ways to improve productivity, reduce waste, and prevent avoidable losses without disrupting the operation.

LivePoint® Smart Facilities takes that approach by using RFID technology to improve visibility, accuracy, and efficiency across material movement. By addressing the operational issues that consume time and resources, LivePoint® turns existing capacity into greater performance.

Labor is one of the largest expenses in any facility. Time spent searching for inventory, correcting mistakes, repeating tasks, or investigating misplaced materials can quietly reduce the amount of productive work a team can accomplish.

LivePoint® provides real-time guidance and verification during material movement, helping operators complete tasks correctly the first time. This can reduce unnecessary travel and rework while allowing employees to spend more of their time on productive activities.

LivePoint® customers have reported increasing daily shipping capacity from 70 to 138 truckloads using existing staff, while also reducing forklift fleet requirements by 25%.

Small mistakes can have disproportionately large financial consequences. A misplaced pallet can require additional labor to locate. An incorrect shipment can result in returns, reshipments, or customer service costs. Inventory errors can also create unnecessary write-offs and disrupt production.

Effective error management addresses these problems at the point where they occur.

LivePoint® uses real-time tracking with geofencing along with workflow validation to identify incorrect movements and provide immediate operator feedback. Instead of relying entirely on manual verification, facilities can build absolute accuracy into everyday material-handling processes.

The result is less time spent correcting preventable mistakes and more consistency across receiving, storage, production, staging, and shipping…and more PROFITABILTY!

Inventory that cannot be located, is stored incorrectly, or expires before use, represents tied-up capital and avoidable waste.

LivePoint® improves inventory visibility with Automated tracking of material movement throughout the facility. Its RFID Forklift-based approach can support accurate pickup and drop-off locations while helping organizations manage product rotation for time-sensitive inventory.

LivePoint’s RFID management system therefore becomes more than a way to identify products. It can support better control over where materials are located and how they move through the operation.

Cost reduction does not necessarily mean reducing the resources available to employees. It can mean making those resources more effective.

LivePoint® helps organizations improve the utilization of:

• Labor: Reduce time spent searching, correcting errors, and repeating tasks.
• Forklifts: Increase productivity from existing equipment and operators.
• Inventory: Improve location accuracy and reduce unnecessary losses.
• Warehouse space: Strengthen visibility into where materials are stored and moved.
• Time: Complete material-handling tasks with fewer manual verification steps.
• Operational data: Give leadership greater visibility into facility activity and performance.

This approach to error management helps organizations control costs while maintaining the accuracy and service levels their customers expect.

The financial value of better facility execution can extend well beyond individual error reduction. When employees spend less time looking for products, forklifts complete more productive movements, and inventory is managed more accurately, the entire operation can perform more efficiently.

LivePoint® reports customer results including more than 350,000 truckloads shipped with zero errors, more than 1,200,000 pallets moved with zero errors, and full ROI achieved in around 1 year.

By combining real-time visibility with intelligent workflow support, LivePoint’s RFID forklift-based management system helps organizations identify opportunities to reduce operational waste without requiring a complete overhaul of their existing processes.