Energy Manufacturing
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700 Hydraulic SKU’s
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12-15 Independent Suppliers
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HQ in Monticello, Iowa
Energy Manufacturing, headquartered in Monticello, Iowa, is a manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders and fluid power components. Before ShelfAware, Energy personnel was managing over 700 hydraulic seal SKU’s spread across 12-15 independent suppliers.
Supply Chain Management
The Challenge
Energy was struggling with many of the common issues seen in traditional supply chain management – not having the right part when needed, delays from the seal manufacturers, allocating significant labor hours to the procurement of lower dollar volume items, spending significant dollars on expedited freight, etc. Energy had a desire to streamline and automate their seal supply chain, and that’s when ShelfAware entered the picture.

Deployment
Immediate Results
ShelfAware went live at Energy in January 2017 and consolidated Energy’s seal supply chain to a single seal supplier, O-ring Sales & Service out of Kansas City. Since deployment, immediate results were seen in the following areas:
- Eliminated production delays due to missing seals or stock outs
- Eliminated the need for manual purchase orders
- Eliminated restrictive minimum order requirements
- Created full supply chain visibility from the shelf to the vendor
