iDEAs-W allows warehouse managers to compare their warehouse operations to a large set of other warehouses. iDEAs-W requires only a modest data input effort, and provides a "system efficiency" score. It has been used by over 150 warehouses in the past two years, and has been featured in a number of trade publications.
Analysis of the data for these 150 warehouses reveals that, for almost every segment of the warehousing industry, fewer than 20% to 30% of the warehouses are "efficient." For the vast majority of warehouses, it appears there are significant opportunities for improvement in operational efficiency.