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ASICS Cuts Inventory Recovery Time Nearly in Half at Mississippi DC

Autonomous drones are helping ASICS locate misplaced products 60% faster at its Byhalia, Mississippi distribution center. The nightly flights over high-risk storage areas have increased inventory counting frequency from twice yearly to six times yearly, allowing the company to identify discrepancies before customer orders face cancellation. Over a three-month period, the drones surfaced 26 misplaced cases containing more than 200 pairs of shoes that would have remained unavailable until the next physical count. The facility manages nearly 3 million items across 44,000 SKUs and has freed up 200 monthly labor hours previously spent counting inventory. ASICS has redirected that time toward inventory research and exception management. The drones scan UPC codes and count boxes simultaneously in high-error zones including the singles area and case reserve, where returned and individual items are stored.