Industry
Telecoms
Products
Modems & Set Top Boxes
Background
This company is supplying CPE equipment. Products were being collected and scrapped.
Goal
Collect the Product and maximise the return on the activity.

Challenges

Multiple Channels: Limited Data available
Diverse Supply Chain: No Manufacturing data available
Several Outsource Partners: Limited Data available
Diverse Product portfolio: Several Products out of scope.
Limited Data Correlation.
Complex Reverse Logistics
Complex Regulatory Environment.
Complex Reporting Structures.

Tech. Reqs:

All Shipments needed barcoded paperwork.
Customer requires Automated Output file.
Customer requires Complex Reports.
Customer requires these reports to be sent daily, weekly, monthly.
The Cartolytics Platform required Penetration Testing to be complete by a certified 3rd Party Test House.

Solution:

Required data outputs are scoped giving a detailed requirement. All processes were mapped detailing data inputs & required data outputs. All products profiled, all channels profiled and all service providers profiled. The service centre was the only source of data, so this was the phase 1 of the project. We built an inbound shipment station, a receiving station, a cosmetic inspection station, a test station and a packing station.

We then built rework, scrap, and outbound shipping stations. Then we set product rules for each of these stations based on the business requirements. We then set up a Hierarchy on the platform for Admin, Finance, Supervisor, Management and operators. Each level has specific access to the platform. The numerous shipment channels and diverse products consolidated into one system for service partners. Data / reports allowed them to implement a customer follow up system based on items not returned by customer.

Successes:

Service Inventory purchases substantially reduced. Service Partners NFF rates substantially reduced. First time Fix rates substantially increased. 12 Tonnes of Electronics per week is diverted from Landfill. New Installation Procedures developed as a result of Cartolytics Analytics.

New Tech Support Scripts developed as a result of Test data captured by the platform. Service Partner Test scripts optimised as a result of test results captured by the platform. Service Partner cost reduction as a direct result of Process Improvements from data from the platform. Capacity Planning has also improved as more accurate processing data is produced.

What do our customers have to say?

Case Study – Cartolytics RMA Manager – Eir

  • Simon Harton – Supply Chain Manager, Eir Ireland

    Simon Harton – Supply Chain Manager, Eir Ireland

    Dev House & the Cartolytics Platform has allowed eir to manage our Aftermarket Service Partners. Automated Reporting, Data Analytics, Productivity & Performance Management, Channel Management, NPI Management, and Field Service Management are some of the functionality & insight allows us.

  • Damian Guerin – Consumer Director, Exertis Ireland

    Damian Guerin – Consumer Director, Exertis Ireland

    Adrian, his team and the Cartolytics platform has had a huge bearing on the success of our project. The flexibility of the platform allows us to create bespoke reports, giving us access to analytics with accurate data to back it up. Work Flow management & Quality Management components of the platform has allowed us to manage our KPI & meet our goals.

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This Project was supported by the Local Enterprise Office Limerick through co-founding from the Irish Government and the European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020
The project contributes to the SME support, promotion and capability development theme of the ERDF co-funded programme