Challenge: A major manufacturer in the healthcare industry needed to transition its multi-site network from an outdated, manual system to a state-of-the-art tier 1 warehouse, labor and transportation management system (RedPrairie) to effectively compete.
Challenge: A leading auto parts manufacturer in North America was forecasting significant production volume increases for two facilities in Mexico. Inbound shipments to the locations included domestic Mexico and U.S. supplier pickups, border crossings and line-haul to their Mexico facilities. They needed to minimize costs without impacting service levels.
Challenge: Dunavant Logistics Group (DLG) was engaged to build domestic truckload capacity for a $2 billion chemical manufacturer client. A seasonal volume spike required DLG to increase capacity for hazardous materials (HAZMAT) freight. Additionally, all shipments were going to locations in Texas, a state with an imbalance in inbound supply and outbound demand.
Challenge: A multi-division home products company using spreadsheets to manage import, export and FTZ operations struggled with compliance. Its structure, extensive product lines and multiple manufacturing locales required one solution that could maintain divisional separation but produce comprehensive reporting; provide global visibility; and deliver intelligence to inform sourcing and logistics decisions.
Challenge: Imagine a warehouse operation that handles more than 50,000 SKUs housed under 1.25 million square feet of space. Most of those SKUs can be ordered and picked as eaches and needed to be stored on forward picklines. The challenges faced when managing how those pick locations are replenished is enormous.
Challenge: Port Jersey Logistics provided fulfillment services for a Korea-based skincare product manufacturer, who soon landed a trial-run with one of the country's largest retailers. The unknown brand ran the risk of going unnoticed by consumers, so the skincare company promised the retailer "Buy-One, Get-One-Free" dual packs. A hurdle: the products were manufactured and packaged in South Korea and it was impossible for newly-packaged 2-for-1's to reach the retailer in time for their test run.
Challenge: One of the world's leading premium drinks companies sought an outsourced solution for distribution of container and rail imports from the West Coast. They chose Weber Logistics to coordinate drayage, transloading, and warehousing, with all distribution to FIFO standards.
Challenge: With locations in more than 90 countries, this Europe-based marketer of several famous candy brands sells more than one million cases per year in the western U.S. alone. To better serve its west region customers, the company chose Weber Logistics based on Weber's strong experience in confectionery product distribution.
Challenge: A large 3PL supports international shipping for a large electronic manufacturer. It is critical to provide accurate export information electronically to US Customs. The existing manual process resulted in frequently incomplete and incorrect information, creating shipment delays and fines.
Challenge: A major U.S. club store chain runs a high-velocity network of cross dock facilities. Kane Is Able was chosen to operate the retailer's first, and largest, cross dock center serving the Northeast.