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Hurricane Sandy Makes Port Jersey Logistics Hurry Up and Wait

Challenge: As hurricane season approaches, Port Jersey Logistics recalls a project impacted by Hurricane Sandy. By mid-2012, an Israel-based kosher foods exporter had outgrown its East Coast 3PL provider. Furthermore, its shipments would soon double during autumn's peak season. Transitioning several products to PJL was underway when, on October 29, the worst natural disaster in NJ history changed everything.

Inventory optimization drives 26% sales growth through supply chain synchronization

Challenge: A beverage bottler needed to reduce Out of Stocks and enable better inventory turnover. Additionally, a Vendor Managed Inventory solution was needed to provide KPI's on internal and client stock levels, demand planning, event management and order administration.

Made4net WMS Boosts Growth and Performance for Retailer Distribution Centers

Challenge: Being a fast growing grocery chain Made4net's customer must keep its produce and organic products on the move, to keep it fresh and at the highest quality. Existing manual system proved to be cumbersome as volume increased due to the company's growth.

Large Distributor Employs TMS to Centralize Transportation Procedures

Challenge: A wholesale distributor of construction materials and supplies was struggling to centralize their procedures around transportation. At the time, branches had individual methods for managing materials transportation. A universal tool was needed to have better analysis on the client's freights.

Automotive Parts Company Moves to Daily Store Fulfillment While Reducing Cost

Challenge: A leading automotive parts retailer, with more than 3,000 stores in the U.S., wanted to quickly develop their B2B channel while simultaneously growing their traditional retail channel. But their operations would have to adapt to meet the higher service level that B2B customers require.

Cheers to Inventory Control in the Beer Warehouse

Challenge: A wholesale malt beverage distributor had the need to increase visibility and improve inventory control. To ensure overall supply chain success, they turned to our Company to streamline critical warehouse operations and eliminate manual processes.

$4.25 million savings and accelerated manufacturing through design and sourcing

Challenge: A U.S.-based global solar photovoltaic manufacturer was aggressively expanding into new markets such Australia and the Middle East with high solar incidence. However, the company lacked resources to design to local standards and meet sourcing cost pressures from increasing competition. Limited knowledge of the new geographies restricted the company's ability to quickly enter new markets with competitively priced products.

Improved efficiency, lower costs on food imports from Mexico

Challenge: Struggling with inefficiencies in their customs processes, a growing foodservice company importing produce from Mexico needed help navigating the complex regulations and documentation requirements from Mexican customs authorities and the multiple regulatory bodies in the U.S.

Repair Provider and Contract Manufacturer Work Together to Reduce Costs

Service Provider's Flexibility Keeps Client's Customer Satisfaction High

Cost Avoidance and Proactive Support Keeps Client's End-Users Loyal

Service Provider Lends Critical Insight During Manufacturer's Dispute with End-User

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