Customer success story | CATSPORTS

Cuts Inventory Time in Half

With a container receiving process that once required a minimum of two people only for data entry process while involving numerous handwritten notes and double entries, CATSPORTS was eager to eliminate manual processes and enhance the efficiency and accuracy of their warehouse operations.
Since implementing Mobile WMS, their warehouse labor has become significantly more efficient—lowering labor in the reception area to one person, cutting inventory time in half, and reducing unnecessary staff movement by 80%.

Case Web Catsports 1
Lock Locked

Challenge

Inventory inconsistency and manual data entry errors due to handwritten notes and double entries.

Time-consuming processes that involve manual tasks, potentially delaying product availability.

Too much unnecessary staff movement in the warehouse.

Lock Key

Solution

Tasklet Mobile WMS offered easy installation, customization, and cost-effectiveness without the need for involvement from BC integrator.

It enables one-person handling of the reception process, eliminating handwritten notes and double entries, and reduces annual inventory count duration.

Location information on every item and automatic status updates on handheld devices provide full warehouse control.

Lock Unlocked

Result

Warehouse staff quickly embraced the user-friendly Tasklet Mobile WMS.

Elimination of double entries and errors, reducing team movement and improving product movement accuracy.

Significant time reduction in receiving container goods, decreased useless team movement, and labor cost savings from shorter annual inventory count duration.

Case Web Catsports 2 (1)

User-Friendly Solution Offering All Basic Warehouse Functions

With 35 years in the market, CATSPORTS is now the premier distributor of sports and leisure equipment for the Canadian institutional market. Boasting over 5,000 customers and 75 suppliers worldwide, manual processes just weren't cutting it anymore. "We needed a user-friendly solution offering ALL basic warehouse functions," Jean-Francois Giroux, Owner, explains.

After discovering Tasklet Mobile WMS on a list of approved extensions for Microsoft Business Central, the mobile scanner solution hit a home run with its easy installation, straightforward customization, and overall cost-effectiveness. "Other solutions demanded the involvement of our BC integrator and budget allocations for consultancy fees. Mobile WMS didn't require any input from our integrator," Jean-Francois Giroux notes.

"We needed a user-friendly solution offering ALL basic warehouse functions."
Jean-Francois Giroux, Owner, CATSPORTS
"Other solutions demanded the involvement of our BC integrator and budget allocations for consultancy fees. Mobile WMS didn't require any input from our integrator."
Jean-Francois Giroux, Owner, CATSPORTS
"In our old pen and paper world, the annual inventory count would take up to 4 days. This year, the whole process was completed in less than 2 days."
Jean-Francois Giroux, Owner, CATSPORTS
"Mobile WMS has reduced unnecessary warehouse staff movement in the warehouse by 80%.”
Jean-Francois Giroux, Owner, CATSPORTS
“Our experience has been flawless”.

From a 2-Person Job to Only Requiring 1 Player When Receiving Goods

Before implementing Tasklet Mobile WMS, the company depended on pen and paper to handle containers of goods which held up to 100 different items. Now, receiving can be efficiently managed by just one person, eliminating the need for paper or manual entries into their ERP system.

Another benefit is location information on every item and the ability to automatically update item status on handheld devices. This means that CATSPORTS can effortlessly track item locations, ensuring full warehouse control. No more handwritten notes or double entries.

As a result, the company has cut time spent on annual inventory counts in half. Jean-Francois Giroux elaborates: "In our old pen and paper world, the annual inventory count would take up to 4 days. This year, the whole process was completed in less than 2 days."

But that’s not the only place they have become more efficient. Time spent on receiving container goods has been cut down by 40%, and unnecessary movement has been significantly limited: "Mobile WMS has reduced unnecessary warehouse staff movement in the warehouse by 80%”, Jean-Francois Giroux explains.

Case Web Catsports 2
Case Web Catsports 1 (1)

Quick Team Adoption of New Warehouse Management Solution and Streamlined Processes

Using Tasklet Mobile WMS has streamlined CATSPORTS' processes. The mobile device eliminates double entries and errors associated with transitioning from paper to computer entry. It has significantly boosted their efficiency with instantaneous product movement in their ERP, resulting in fewer errors in product count.

Since implementing Tasklet Mobile WMS, they have been quite impressed by the speed at which their team has embraced the system, and the minimal resistance to change due to its user-friendliness. Mobile WMS has had a profound impact on team motivation, and they quickly adopted the new process, recognizing its clear value for both themselves and the company.

The Tasklet Support team was also quick and helpful when it was time for CATSPORTS to add the label printing functionality. To sum it up Jean-Francois Giroux says: Our experience has been flawless up to now”.

Industry

Retail

Platform

MS Dynamics 365 BC/NAV

Country

Canada

The Story About

CATSPORTS

CATSPORTS is a Canadian importer and distributor of a wide range of sports and leisure equipment for the institutional market. The company stands out for the quality of its service and the efficiency of its operations, which allow it to offer competitive prices to its customers. In doing so, CATSPORTS helps promote and make physical activity and healthy lifestyle habits more accessible. 

Mobile WMS customers

We Have Also Helped

Superior Fireworks

Superior Fireworks

Surpassing all expectations, Tasklet Mobile WMS has revolutionized accuracy, efficiency, and scalability for Superior Fireworks with its robust features and flexibility. This has enabled the company to run 3 times the volume with minimal changes in staffing...

Nicehair

Nicehair

Replacing time-consuming manual processes with Tasklet Mobile WMS ensures a smooth digital receiving operation and has eased the workload on warehouse workers...

Russo Power Equipment

Russo Power Equipment

The impact of implementing Mobile WMS has been huge on Russo Power Equipment. They have gained accuracy and updated insight - crucial to serving their customers...