Retail
Improve the efficiency of your retail supply chain
We work with your vendors to monitor production, on-time availability and ensure quick and effective turnover, from the manufacturer’s door to the port.
In partnership with our clients we build continuous value by establishing and tracking key performance indicators and conducting customer business reviews.
We provide a primary point of contact for all your needs and are available for on-site support.
Specific solutions to retail logistics
Our services feature shipment planning, execution and a range of value-added offerings that include samples, light assembly, kitting, repackaging and conversion activities.
- Vendor management : vendor portal technology, purchase order and SKU-level management, document verification, order confirmation and VAS in strategic Asia locations.
- Distribution Services :vendor consolidation, import deconsolidation, warehouse management, e-commerce, transport management and flow-through order fulfilment, business process outsourcing and DC bypass.
- Origin services : buyer consolidations, shipment planning and execution, and a range of value-added offerings that include samples, light assembly, kitting, repackaging and conversion activities.
- Account management : global account managers work in collaboration with our regional account managers to ensure 24-hour coverage and supply chain management. Upon request, we’re also available for onsite supervision.
- Transportation services : reduce operating costs while improving access to capacity, modes, trade lanes and service times on global transportation.
- Special Projects: we support retailers and their vendors for new product launches, special orders, unusual-size shipments, rework projects and shipments requiring kitting, labelling, inserts, and other value-added services.
Case Study – Outdoor retailer logistics
The retailer faced major challenges with days-in-inventory and capacity at its distribution center (DC). Days-in-inventory time continued to increase over the prior five years The single distribution center experienced overly high storage levels, delays with unloading railcars and shipping containers, and an overall worsening in port-to-DC transit times (hovering around 40 days).