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GOJO DISTRIBUTION TRANSITION IS COMPLETE







         By Kim Bogucki, Logistics Administration

         Beginning in April of 2017, the transition from shipping out of the GOJO Lippman Campus Distribution
         Center in Stow to the GOJO Wooster Campus Distribution Center is now complete effective August
         2018. This transition is part of a broader strategic capability building initiative that will better prepare us
         for future growth opportunities.

         Eighty-five percent of the GOJO North American volume now ships from the GOJO Wooster Campus
         Distribution Center (Commercial, Healthcare, Food Service, Tough Soils, and Government), and 15%
         ships from the GOJO Lippman Campus Distribution Center (Consumer, International, Automotive,
         Hardware, Textile, and Compliance). How did we get there and, more importantly, why was this
         transition important?  Well, we’re growing, and to meet the needs of our growing business, we’ve had
         to rethink how we ship and distribute product. The 35,000 pallet positions at GOJO Lippman Campus
         Distribution Center was not enough space to support the needs of the business—including both
         finished goods and components. The transition of the majority of our distribution operations to GOJO
         Wooster Campus allows us to continue growing while meeting the needs of the business.

         How were the 15% of trades selected to stay at the GOJO Lippman Campus Distribution
         Center?  When evaluating the different trades, these trades selected to remain at GOJO Lippman
         Campus represent the least number of finished goods to be stored in the racks, and include
         International, Consumer, Automotive, Hardware, Textile, and Compliance.

         The main goal of this transition was, and still is, to reduce the number of finished goods stored at the
         GOJO Lippman Campus Distribution Center and increase the storage of components because having
         more components stored at the GOJO Lippman Campus Distribution Center allows us to better service
         Manufacturing. Since we receive minimal components into GOJO Wooster Campus, we will not have
         to unload, store, pick, load, transfer to LCDC, unload, store, pick, and then transfer to Manufacturing,
         which can result in too many non-value-added moves.

          As you can see, below is a view of the LCDC current space allocation, which does not allow for
                       adequate component storage to meet daily production requirements.


             CURRENT STATE – SPACE ALLOCATION                     FUTURE STATE – SPACE ALLOCATION






















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