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Global manufacturer tastes sweet success with cloud supply chain platform

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.

Specialized truck manufacturer optimizes cross-border supply chain and bilingual visibility

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.

Automating Information Flows from Disparate Systems to Improve Customer Service

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.

Leading Pharmaceutical Company Streamlines Import Compliance with Amber Road

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.

$1.4B Global Leader in Office Furniture Streamlines NAFTA Compliance

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.

International Supplier Streamlines its Inbound Supply Chain

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.

Manufacturer Springs Ahead with Automated Import Compliance and Unified Procurement

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.

MD Logistics Pharmaceutical Packaging and Transportation Services Lead to Cost Savings

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.

ES3s Collaborative Solutions Puts Your Product There When it Matters

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.

Kenco Fleet Services Saves Manufacturer 20% on Material Handling Equipment

Challenge: A major U.S. manufacturer who partners with Kenco for integrated logistics solutions was spending nearly $20 million annually on material handling equipment (MHE). These costs consisted of forklift leases and maintenance on equipment less than four years old.

Specialty Chemical Manufacturer Optimizes Supply Chain Operations across Four Continents

Challenge: A specialty chemical manufacturer with seasonal market demand was struggling with limited visibility to its global operations. The company needed to integrate many different ERP systems and add advanced planning tools to improve planning, forecasting and scheduling capabilities and increase visibility to complex demand patterns.

Specialty Chemical Manufacturer Gets Enterprise-Wide Visibility and Collaboration

Challenge: Our customer was struggling with unstable demand and lack of visibility across its five manufacturing plants in a mixed MTS/MTO environment. The firm needed to improve planning processes and get everyone collaborating on one set of numbers.

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