Challenge: A client was facing increasing labor costs, inventory inaccuracies, shipping errors and increased leads times. The client turned to Systems Logic to implement our warehouse management software to enhance and improve their existing business processes and assist them in meeting their challenging company goals.
Challenge: A global manufacturer of 49% food and 51% pet products manages over 3,500 inputs from growers, with 17 U.S. production facilities, 24 devoted to co-packing, 11 distribution centers and more than 550 ship-to locations. Internationally it operates 20 co-packing locations and imports the equivalent of more than 11,000 twenty-foot containers (TEUs) from 48 destinations.
Challenge: The strategy for a leading manufacturer of diesel and specialized trucks was to grow truck assembly operations in Mexico. To do so, it needed to integrate an already existing U.S. cross-dock network with cross-border activities and optimize shipments between the countries, while ensuring reliability and visibility throughout the supply chain.
Challenge: This client, a leading storage system manufacturer, was hampered by a service operation consisting of disparate, highly-manual, service-delivery processes. They also had no visibility into missed service levels and operated under significant IT-related constraints. Existing resources were not prioritized on dispatch/logistics and as a result, the company did not meet its SLAs.
Challenge: One of the world's largest research-based pharmaceuticals firm had difficulty integrating its import operations with multiple brokers across disparate systems, in addition to complying with strict Food & Drug Administration regulations.
Challenge: A $1.4bn global leader in office furniture and interiors needed a way to automate the process of qualifying goods for NAFTA preferential trade terms for exporting from both the US and Canada. Having previously used a paper-based system via a third-party, the Company realized the process could no longer keep pace with its growing volume of shipments and constantly changing product portfolio.
Challenge: A leading international supplier of disposable paper and plastic packaging supplies wanted to offer a comprehensive track and trace system to its internal branches so that they could have near real-time visibility to their inventory in-transit for imported items, and a compliance system to ensure they adhered to import regulations and the ability to expedite Customs clearance.
Challenge: As part of an initiative to centralize its global procurement operations, this Fortune 500 diversified manufacturer of engineered components and products needed a way to effectively manage its importing process and reduce procurement costs while enabling real-time collaboration with its global suppliers.
Challenge: An insulin product and device manufacturer located in Denmark moved its North American distribution from Cranbury, New Jersey to MD Logistics located in Plainfield, Indiana, compounding the daily expense of converting trade products to a repackaged sales sample, as the vendors remained located in New Jersey. The company was faced with escalating transportation expenses, product exposure to inclement weather, increased cycle times, and the management of five separate vendors.
Challenge: To create a system that allows for product to always be on the shelf, saving the consumer time and making his/her shopping experience easier.