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The Client
Texas Christian University (TCU)
is a private university located in
Fort Worth, Texas. TCU, a member
of the Big 12 conference, competes
in 21 Division 1 sports. In order
to maximize student athletes’
performance, TCU enlists the services
of its Sports Nutrition Department.
The department’s primary goal is to
educate student athletes on how
proper nutritional “fueling” can create
a competitive advantage and provide
carefully selected nutritional resources
to athletes before, during and
after training.
In order to facilitate their goal,
the department created The Horned
Frog Fueling Station, located in the Bob
Lily Performance Center Weight Room.
The performance center acts as the
main foodservice hub for the program,
but the department also operates
many satellite fueling locations at team
facilities across the campus for each
of TCU’s athletic teams. At each fueling
station, athletes can select from a
number of different nutritional options,
including individualized, made-to-order
recovery smoothies, energy bars, and
various snack items.
The Challenge
To manage The Horned Frog Fueling Station, the department must track and maintain inventory of foods stocked in three
pantry locations. The inventory requires not only stock counts, but also expiration dates. “We were just doing manual inventory
checks by going into our storage areas and making notes about what items seemed to be running low,” said Brittany Little, TCU
Sports Nutrition Graduate Assistant. “With over 40 vendors and more than 300 food products to track, we needed to find an
inventory management system to streamline our foodservice operation.”
The Solution
TCU Sports Nutrition implemented InventoryCloud from Wasp Barcode Technologies to better track the food in their pantry.
“We have peace of mind now,” said Little. “InventoryCloud has been a stress reliever for us.”
Easy to Implement
It was a priority to find an inventory management system that the department’s volunteers, many of whom are undergraduate
students, could easily learn using the department iPads," said Little. "We really liked that Wasp had a user-friendly app that
could be used on our iPads.” The department has a Wasp scanner mounted next to their iPads which they use to scan
products into the InventoryCloud app. Their fueling station managers also use a Wasp mobile device to perform various
transactions on-the-go.
Easy to Onboard
The TCU team began learning about InventoryCloud using Wasp’s online training and reached out to customer support when they
needed additional assistance. “Wasp's customer service really stood out. We were able to easily request help to customize
reports,” said Little.
Easy to Scale
Using InventoryCloud, the department can now accurately track and manage food stocks anywhere on campus and provide
inventory visibility to all program stakeholders.
The Result
InventoryCloud has helped TCU Sports Nutrition solve a number of problems. Aside from tracking food and managing expiration
dates, the department has also been able to save money by reducing food waste "We have been able to streamline and
standardize our ordering processes; as a result, we are now making optimal use of our limited storage space and can avoid
running out of important products!"
“InventoryCloud has incredible capabilities,” said Little. “I have already recommended it to another Big 12 school that came
to our facility for a tour!”
