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Georgia Tech Discussion. Mike Alber V.P. of Operations. School Specialty Overview. School Specialty is an education company that provides innovative products, programs, and services to help PreK-12 educators engage and inspire students of all ages and abilities.
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Georgia Tech Discussion Mike Alber V.P. of Operations
School Specialty Overview School Specialty is an education company that provides innovative products, programs, and services to help PreK-12 educators engage and inspire students of all ages and abilities. School Specialty goes to market through print, on-line catalogs and an outside sales force across 30 brands. School Specialty (SCHS) is a publicly traded company with an annual revenue of about $750 million.
Our Network • We operate out of six distribution centers: • Fresno, CA • Salina, KS • Appleton, WI • Mansfield, OH • Lancaster, PA • Nashua, NH (primarily Science kitting operation) We also have an Agenda printing operation in Bellingham WA, and a Furniture manufacturing operation in Lancaster PA.
Network Statics – FY 10 • Operations (in millions) • Shipments - 2.5 • Lines - 15.8 • Cartons- 6.1 • Weight (lbs)- 109.7 • Expense (in millions) • Labor- $13.2 • Other- $7.3 • Freight /Outbound $27.2 • Inventory • Stocked SKU’s vary by DC - 8,500 to 41,000 • Network Inventory from $85 - $130 million • Other • Facility Sq. Footage – 140,000 to 380,000 • Total network - 1.7 million Sq. Feet
Operational Flow Discussion • Inbound • Receiving • Freight - Truckload and LTL • Parcel • Putaway • Replenishment • Outbound • Order Filling • Vendor Case • Split Case • Non-Conveyable • Shipping • Parcel • Freight
End of Operations Discussion Questions prior to Cartonization Discussion?