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Improving
Efficiency
Jasper’s Clear Pool
Wholesale / Leslie's
Poolmart Inc.
-Jeffrey Nguyen
1
Background Information
 About Jasper's:
 Jasper's Clear Pool Wholesale Supply Co. is a wholesale distributor of
commercial swimming pool chemicals, equipment, parts and related
installation and repair services to hotels, apartments and health clubs
throughout the state of Arizona.
 Jasper's has been serving the commercial pool supply segment in Arizona for
many years. They have specialized in providing outstanding service to the hotel,
motel and apartment industries.
 About Leslie's:
 Leslie's is the world's largest retailer of pool and spa supplies and
operates 688 retail stores and commercial service centers nationwide,
as well as catalog (800-LESLIES) and internet (lesliespool.com) sales.
 Larry Hayward, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Leslie's. "We are thrilled
to have the associates and customers of Jasper's join our team. Combining our
efforts allows us to better serve this business segment in Arizona and beyond.“
2
Positions
Accountant
Assistant
Assistant
Warehouse
Worker
•Accountant Assistant
•Assistant Warehouse
Worker
•Mailing Invoices (fold/seal/stamp)
•Creating Invoices from Delivery Receipts
•Inputting Invoices into database
•Filing paperwork into corresponding files
•Faxing / Copying Paperwork
•Miscellaneous Tasks
•Loading drivers & technicians
with supplies & inventory
•Organizing delivery receipts
•Keeping up with inventory
•Ordering supplies from
vendors
3
Project
 To observe and analyze tasks
 Based on observations, brainstorm
potential ways to adjust an operation or
add new methods to improve efficiency
within the company
 Finally, act upon those ideas
 Results?
4
Problem
Focused on the Account Assistant
 Task of mailing invoices to customers
Why?
 ~300-400 invoices daily
 Approximately 1.5-2 hours to complete
 Felt extremely tedious & tiring
 Seemed “unimportant” since it was “boring”
5
Observations
 Further investigation
 Why did it take so long?
(Per invoice)
6
Preparing
~ 2
seconds
Folding
~10
seconds
Gluing
and
sealing ~
3 seconds
Stamping
~ 1
second
Miscellaneous
delays ~ 3-5
seconds
Total
Time ~ 20
seconds
Potential Strategy
Paper folding machine (Officemax.com)
Martin Yale 7200 RapidFold Automatic Desktop
Folder ~ $329.99
7
Product Specs:
Weight
15.5lb
Color
Grey
Speed
4000 Sheets Per Hour
Sheet Capacity
50 Sheet Feed Tray
Customized Folds
Yes
Paper Size Range
81/2" x 11"
Number of Fold Types
3
Automatic or Manual
Automatic
Results
8
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
8
16
24
32
40
48
56
64
72
80
88
96
104
112
120
NumberofInvoices
Time (Seconds)
Manual
Machine
*107 Sheets
*6 Sheets
Time is Money
 Cutting more than half the time it
originally took
 Allows for
 Quicker results
 More time to complete other tasks
 Overall makes me a more productive worker
9

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Leslie's Presentation

  • 1. Improving Efficiency Jasper’s Clear Pool Wholesale / Leslie's Poolmart Inc. -Jeffrey Nguyen 1
  • 2. Background Information  About Jasper's:  Jasper's Clear Pool Wholesale Supply Co. is a wholesale distributor of commercial swimming pool chemicals, equipment, parts and related installation and repair services to hotels, apartments and health clubs throughout the state of Arizona.  Jasper's has been serving the commercial pool supply segment in Arizona for many years. They have specialized in providing outstanding service to the hotel, motel and apartment industries.  About Leslie's:  Leslie's is the world's largest retailer of pool and spa supplies and operates 688 retail stores and commercial service centers nationwide, as well as catalog (800-LESLIES) and internet (lesliespool.com) sales.  Larry Hayward, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Leslie's. "We are thrilled to have the associates and customers of Jasper's join our team. Combining our efforts allows us to better serve this business segment in Arizona and beyond.“ 2
  • 3. Positions Accountant Assistant Assistant Warehouse Worker •Accountant Assistant •Assistant Warehouse Worker •Mailing Invoices (fold/seal/stamp) •Creating Invoices from Delivery Receipts •Inputting Invoices into database •Filing paperwork into corresponding files •Faxing / Copying Paperwork •Miscellaneous Tasks •Loading drivers & technicians with supplies & inventory •Organizing delivery receipts •Keeping up with inventory •Ordering supplies from vendors 3
  • 4. Project  To observe and analyze tasks  Based on observations, brainstorm potential ways to adjust an operation or add new methods to improve efficiency within the company  Finally, act upon those ideas  Results? 4
  • 5. Problem Focused on the Account Assistant  Task of mailing invoices to customers Why?  ~300-400 invoices daily  Approximately 1.5-2 hours to complete  Felt extremely tedious & tiring  Seemed “unimportant” since it was “boring” 5
  • 6. Observations  Further investigation  Why did it take so long? (Per invoice) 6 Preparing ~ 2 seconds Folding ~10 seconds Gluing and sealing ~ 3 seconds Stamping ~ 1 second Miscellaneous delays ~ 3-5 seconds Total Time ~ 20 seconds
  • 7. Potential Strategy Paper folding machine (Officemax.com) Martin Yale 7200 RapidFold Automatic Desktop Folder ~ $329.99 7 Product Specs: Weight 15.5lb Color Grey Speed 4000 Sheets Per Hour Sheet Capacity 50 Sheet Feed Tray Customized Folds Yes Paper Size Range 81/2" x 11" Number of Fold Types 3 Automatic or Manual Automatic
  • 9. Time is Money  Cutting more than half the time it originally took  Allows for  Quicker results  More time to complete other tasks  Overall makes me a more productive worker 9