In preparation of the 2017 Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) Financial Improvement Audit Readiness (FIAR) the Consolidated Materials Service Center required supply inventory management services to assist with garrison retail supply activities of the Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (MCIWEST—MCB CAMPEN) Base property Control Officer (BPCO) and Southwest Regional Fleet Transportation (SWRFT). Telaeris brought in technology for our on-site team which sped up the process ten-fold, while significantly reducing the preparation time and improving the accuracy of data being captured on the job sites.
| Activity Description | Before | After | Time Savings | # per Area | Min Saved |
| Preparation of labels and equipment | 30 min | 15 min | 15 min | 1 | 15 |
| Accounting for item in DPAS list | 4 min Manual locate & verify of asset id | < 1 min Barcode scanned & system verifies id | 3 min | 500 | 1500 |
| Labeling time | 4 min Go through label sheets | <1 min Print label onsite with mobile printer | 3 min | 500 | 1500 |
| Missing item procedure | 180 min Mark item on list to update later | 5 min System generates report of items found & missing | 175 min | 10 | 1750 |
| List verification | 120 min Manually go through paper list | 30 min Electronically verified | 90 min | 1 | 90 |
| Post reporting | 30 min Manually enter report | 15 min Export & import data | 15 min | 1 | 15 |
Total Time Saved Per Area = 80 hours
And the new system is more accurate & provides better accountability!