Distribution Centers Lose Nearly 3,000 Hours a Year on Unproductive Workflows

EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The warehouse and distribution center is under increasing pressure to reduce cost and increase margins. Recent Intermec (NYSE:IN) research reveals that in the last six months alone, nearly eight out of ten (79%) warehouse managers have been tasked with finding an average 19 percent cost saving from existing operations. Despite this mounting pressure to cut costs and the need to find efficiency gains in every process, managers admit to losing time and money through known inefficient workflows.