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Case Study:

HP Inc.

A 20+ Year Partnership: HP Inc. and PRIDE Industries

In 1998, PRIDE Industries began sorting and packaging computer related products for HP Inc. Then, in 2003, we were selected to provide additional services for HP Inc.’s commercial and personal printers, spare parts, and related devices.

Situation

Having relocated the bulk of its operations to Kentucky, HP sought a partner that could handle procurement and planning as well as purchase order management, packing, and shipping for its printer parts and components—while saving HP money and helping them meet their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) goals.

Solution

PRIDE Industries had, since 1998, earned HP’s trust through the sorting and recycling services we provided for their products. Then, in 2003, when HP selected us through a competitive bid process, we began providing supply chain management and global fulfillment services for their commercial and personal printers. Not only did our procurement and planning teams manage supplier relationships and the bulk of supply-chain links for this project, we also created a unique, proprietary system that acts as an interface between HP’s and PRIDE Industries’ Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs).

PRIDE Industries’ procurement team manages supplier relationships, including purchase order management, delivery performance, and escalations. Additionally, PRIDE Industries’ planning team performs forecasting/demand planning, creates material purchasing requests, manages part setup and maintenance, carries out lifecycle planning activities, implements part-roll tasks, and provides overall operational project management support. The HP Inc. program at PRIDE Industries is a global, 24-hour operation. Our team of supply chain planners, buyers, and business support assistants focus on striking the optimal balance between supply chain inventory levels and high customer level-of-fill targets.

After demonstrating business excellence to HP, we acquired two more HP Inc. business segments:

  • Spare Part Fulfillment program to support HP Inc. Print business acquisition
  • PRIDE Industries is the sole HP Inc. North America regional distribution center for their printing and copier spare parts needs.
  • PRIDE Industries manages the spare parts return program via the HP iReturns system and cross-docking activities.


“This partnership has been great for furthering our mission to create jobs for people with disabilities,” says HP Program Manager for PRIDE Industries Ralph Mendez.

Services Provided

  • 267,000 square feet of dedicated warehouse space for the program
  • Technical expertise for forward/reverse logistics and supply chain management
  • Systematic interface/infrastructure
  • Proactive management

Results

  • PRIDE Industries was named Global Service Supplier of the Year for HP Inc.
  • > 37K active part numbers (SKUs) managed
  • 43.5K average monthly units shipped
  • 800 average orders per day
  • 1,311 average sales order lines per day
  • 98% same day shipping
  • 93% level-of-fill requirement met
  • $32.1M HP-consigned inventory managed
  • 30 weeks of supply (including end-of-life)
  • 60% cost savings from consolidation as a percentage of consolidation activity
  • 16% cost savings from consolidation as a percentage of HP/PRIDE Industries logistics spend
  • > 200 kits managed
  • 221 average monthly kits built per day
  • 99% on-time shipments
  • 6-7 weeks of PRIDE Industries-owned inventory

Awards

  • PRIDE Industries was named Global Service Supplier of the Year for HP Inc.
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Highlights

By the end of July 2021, the Lincoln, Calif. facility employed 52 staff, nearly a quarter of whom have a disclosed disability.

43,500

average monthly units shipped in FY20

267K sq. ft.

of dedicated warehouse space

$32.1M

HP-consigned inventory managed

"PRIDE Industries is a proactive partner who exceeds their performance targets. I’m in love with the mission and in love with their performance."

Director, HP Inc. Americas Service Supply Chain

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Case Study:

Amazon.com

Amazon Chooses PRIDE Industries as the First to Join its Alternative Workforce Supplier Program

Amazon.com delivers almost a million packages to people’s front doorsteps every day and is known for its fast delivery. Achieving this quick turnaround requires hundreds of dedicated and motivated employees to sort and pack items accurately, making staffing a crucial function for the company.

Situation

As part of its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), Amazon launched the Alternative Workforce Supplier Program (AWSP) in 2016. This innovative staffing initiative is tailored to meet the needs of individuals who have traditionally faced obstacles to entering and advancing in the workplace.

To meet its ambitious DEI goals, Amazon sought organizations in each geographical market who had expertise in recruiting, assessing, and supporting people with disabilities. More importantly, they needed companies with a track record of filling roles in a high-volume environment like Amazon’s.

Solution

  • Amazon chose PRIDE Industries as its first nonprofit agency (NPA) to quickly scale its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative – the Alternative Workforce Supplier Program.
  • PRIDE Industries was chosen for our decades of experience and longstanding relationship with the California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR).
  • As an AbilityOne®provider, PRIDE Industries hires, trains, and continuously supports employees who have significant disabilities.
  • We developed assessments, job counseling, and job simulations at a mock warehouse for screening candidates.
  • We created a specialized team of Job Coaches and Employment Relationship Coordinators who were responsible for training, coaching, and supporting over 300 new team members, 90% of whom had a disclosed disability.
  • Given our results, the initial contract was expanded to include 12 Amazon PRIME Now sites.
  • When Amazon eventually chose to bring its AWS program in-house, they adopted PRIDE Industries training methods developed for their warehouses.

Services Provided

  • Interviews of candidates referred by local partners
  • Assessment of candidate skills and interests
  • Help with the coordination of employee transportation to job sites
  • Reviews of employment soft skills, such as punctuality and communication
  • Employee training for jobs such as Associate, Yard Hostler, and Water Spider, for both Sortation and PRIME Now warehouses

Results

Through its partnership with PRIDE Industries, Amazon.com was able to make a positive social impact without sacrificing business excellence:

  • Amazon achieved its goal of increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in its workforce.
  • Hundreds of individuals with disabilities were successfully employed and received continuous on-the-job support.
  • The productivity level of employees with disabilities consistently met or exceeded average site productivity levels.
  • Because PRIDE Industries exceeded its contract requirements, Amazon asked PRIDE Industries to extend its services beyond California into two additional sites in Nevada.

“PRIDE Industries has been a fantastic partner in helping Amazon hire people with disabilities. We are excited to hire more talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, and our partnership with PRIDE Industries helped us expand this goal.”

— Ilia Movchan, Amazon Program Manager
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Highlights

304

people with disabilities placed

Contract expansion​

to 12 Amazon PRIME Now sites

Sites served

California & Nevada

“PRIDE Industries has been a fantastic partner in helping Amazon hire people with disabilities. We are excited to hire more talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, and our partnership with PRIDE Industries helped us expand this goal.”

— Ilia Movchan, Amazon Program Manager

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Rice is one of the most reliable and versatile food staples grown across the planet. Lotus Foods creates relationships with farmers worldwide to provide consumers with the highest quality heirloom, organic rice, rice noodles, and rice snacks, all while supporting producers and promoting organic agriculture and rice biodiversity. PRIDE Industries has partnered with Lotus Foods to provide packing and shipping services. 

Packing and Shipping for Lotus Foods

Last winter, PRIDE Industries began co-packaging Lotus Foods’ rice and ramen products and shipping stocked displays to Costco stores nationwide. PRIDE’s packing and shipping teams specialize in pre-loaded club-store and retail displays. These are packaged and palletized to meet the clients’ specific needs, providing point-to-point shipping for immediate use on the retail floor.

 

The partnership between PRIDE and Lotus Foods created kitting and fulfillment job opportunities for nearly 85 individuals with disabilities.

 

PRIDE Industries is honored to be a part of Lotus Foods’ mission to change how rice is grown around the world. B Lab, a Certified Benefit Corporation, believes that by pursuing smart product innovation, better-growing practices, and delicious whole grain heirloom rice varieties they will lessen environmental impact, improve nutrition for consumers and create a more social and economic justice for small farmers. Lotus Foods products support farmers, empower women and lessen climate impact.

 

When you partner with PRIDE Industries and allow our highly trained teams to assist with packing and shipping services and other kitting and fulfillment solutions, you are helping provide jobs for people facing barriers to employment, and joining a wider net of ethically minded employers. PRIDE’s packing and shipping teams specialize in pre-loaded club-store and retail displays. These are packaged and palletized to meet the clients’ needs, providing point-to-point shipping for immediate use on the retail floor.

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