Student Team:
Maya Mileski – MSE Industrial and Operations Engineering
Michael T. Kirk – Master of Business Administration
Oscar Roden – MSE Industrial and Operations Engineering
Project Sponsors:
Cooper Barth – Champion, Plant Manager
Joshua Worthington – Supervisor, Continuous Improvement Manager
Faculty Advisors:
Izak Duenyas – Ross School of Business
Dave Ostreicher – College of Engineering
Emerson’s Stafford facility faces challenges in its warehousing process due to a legacy system reliant on paper tags and outdated inventory tracking. These bottlenecks contribute to material waste, increased costs, and delayed production. The Tauber team will develop a streamlined material movement strategy leveraging barcode technology, optimized storage layouts, and real-time inventory visualization to enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs.
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