DB Schenker Australia cuts costs and improves operational efficiency

Customer Benefits

Since the installation in 2011, Schenker Australia has seen enormous benefits in cost reduction, greater work efficiency, better sustainability and increased security.

“With Konica Minolta’s integrated approach, we’ve gone from 11 Brands and 80+ MFP models to one brand and six models. The way they’ve been able to address our challenges and provide a tailored business solution is the reason why I’m always championing the cause of Konica Minolta. I’ve got many headaches out there in my area of work but printing just isn’t one of them,” said Dan.

Schenker Australia has seen a 20% - 30% reduction in the total cost of ownership and a 59% reduction in the printer fleet. The elimination of 184 devices has saved the business an estimated $20,000-$30,000 PA in floor space and has had a significantly positive impact on the entire IT team.

“We no longer have individual printers on every manager’s desk, so we don’t have to attend to printers as frequently as we used to. Everyone now has access to multiple printers - if one printer is out of action, they can just pop onto another to release the job. This has helped keep costs down as we’ve been able to save time and promote better workflow efficiency,” continued Dan.

Another key outcome Schenker Australia has seen is the increase in its data protection and sustainability efficiencies. “The pull printing solution has dramatically impacted our document security as there is no longer confidential information left on the printers for prying eyes. From this we’ve also seen a huge decrease in our wastage, with documents less likely to be abandoned at the printer,” said Dan.

Additionally, updating their printing devices to the latest models with energy-saving features has also reduced power consumption significantly. “We estimate electricity savings to be greater than 50% when compared to our previous fleet” said Dan. Moreover, continuous monitoring of all the devices’ usage has resulted in a reduction of wasteful printouts and the digitisation of documents has reduced storage space and lowered consumption of paper resources.

Dan also attributes the benefits they’ve experienced as a result of Konica Minolta’s great working relationship with Schenker Australia and its initiative to become educated on the business before delivering a solution.

“There are many vendors out there that claim to provide integrated solutions, but do not deliver on their promises. Konica Minolta came into our company committed to learn our business operations and internal systems and, from this they were able to identify exactly what offering would benefit us most. We worked with them for almost two years before implementing a solution – it was a true partnership.”