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GOJO DISTRIBUTION TRANSITION IS COMPLETE

By Kim Bogucki, Logistics Administration

The transition from shipping out of the GOJO Lippman Campus Distribution Center in Stow to the
GOJO Wooster Campus Distribution Center, which began in April 2017, is now complete. 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
percent 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? GOJO is 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 goals are to reduce the number of finished goods stored at the GOJO Lippman Campus
Distribution Center and to increase the storage of components. 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 the GOJO Lippman Campus Distribution Center, unload, store, pick, and then transfer to the
Manufacturing Center, which can result in too many non-value-added moves.

Below is a view of the GOJO Lippman Campus Distribution Center 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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