NA 2008 Is Coming to Cleveland’s I-X Center April 21-24. Event will Address Green Trends, Showcase Latest Equipment and Technologies for Manufacturing, Distribution and the Supply Chain (14296)
CLEVELAND -- When the 2008 Material Handling & Logistics Show and Conference (NA 2008) opens it's doors on April 21 it will include over 500 exhibits and an Educational Conference featuring a Keynote on green manufacturing and supply chain solutions. In addition, over 70 educational sessions that will outline leading trends, best practices and state-of-the-art equipment and technology solutions that can make manufacturing and the entire supply chain work more productively and profitably.
Fresh Warehousing Selected as Haz Mat Warehousing and Distribution Facility for Oxychem Division of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (14270)
St. Louis, MO, Safe handling of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) in a confined public warehouse is a specialty of Fresh Warehousing & Fulfillment. Fresh has taken all precautions to create a total haz mat warehousing solution for all their haz mat customers’ needs and has the highest safety record for hazmat warehousing. Fresh strives to meet and exceed the safe hazardous materials standards of all regulatory agencies. Because of Fresh Warehousing’s exemplary reputation as a superior haz mat facility, they were recently chosen as Midwest fulfillment center for Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s Oxychem Division as a storage and distribution facility for the company’s line of chlorine tablets for Leslie’s Pool Company. Fresh stores over 10,000 palettes of chlorine product for Occidental Petroleum in their Sauget, Illinois facility.
AGS Offers A Nationwide Network of Distribution Centers (14267)
New Hyde Park, NY, AGS, one of the leading U.S. based transportation and logistics providers, is pleased to announce the development of the AGS Turnkey Distribution Network. This new service gives AGS customers the ability to use more than 100 fully staffed AGS distribution centers and depots located nationwide, often on less than 48 hours advance notice. Eight of these centers, in strategic locations across the U.S., will be open 24/7 to meet urgent customer space and inventory control needs.
OATSystems Deploys Wi-Fi Based RFID-enabled Asset Tracking Solution for Tyco Electronics (14206)
Waltham, Mass., OATSystems today announced that it has successfully deployed its Wi-Fi based Asset Tracking solution to locate tractor trailers transporting electronic components between a large Tyco Electronics (NYSE:TEL) distribution center and manufacturing facilities in North Carolina.
Steel Technologies to Integrate Mitsui Steel's Flat-Rolled Business into Its Operation (14203)
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky -- Steel Technologies Inc. will integrate the flat-rolled steel business of Mitsui Steel, Inc. ("MSI"), a core Mitsui steel distribution business, into the Company's North American operating platform. This transaction will take place following the merger of MSI into its parent company, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. (“Mitsui”). The flat-rolled business that is being transferred to Steel Technologies represents annual revenue of approximately $425 million.
method Chooses Ozburn-Hessey Logistics as Supply Chain Management Partner. 3PL to Ensure Logistics Operations of New Distribution Center (14161)
Brentwood, TN. -- Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OH Logistics) was recently selected as the supply chain management partner for method’s fourth distribution center in Dayton, New Jersey. OH Logistics currently provides third-party logistics services for method distribution centers in Georgia and California.
Supply Chain, From Inbound logistics and Inventory Management to Order Fulfillment and Technology (14149)
With the increasingly high demand for quick and efficient order fulfillment, supply chains are more important and more complex than ever. The integral role they play to any manufacturer and their ability to enhance or potentially devastate a company has given supply chains unprecedented scrutiny. Given their expensive and important nature, companies are increasingly paying attention to the intricacies of supply chain solutions to drive their efficiency and overall success.
Giant Eagle, Daimler Trucks, NA and GENCO Supply Chain Solutions Experience Robot-Powered ROI with Seegrid’s GT3 (14147)
The applications are different but the results are similar. Giant Eagle needed to transport pallets of returned merchandise from receiving dock to processing stations without constantly interrupting pallet truck operators from their primary duties, Daimler Trucks, NA needed to deliver fasteners to the assembly line more cheaply and efficiently. GENCO Supply Chain Solutions needed to reduce costs associated with processing returns and cost effectively manage packaging waste from its reverse logistics operations.
Third Party Logistics Company Announces New President (14060)
Advance Distribution Services, Inc. (ADS), a Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider that specializes in distributing commercial products manufactured or sourced by other companies, has announced the addition of Mr. Brian J. Johnson to the position of President for the Louisville based distribution company.
Seven Leading Latin American Companies Choose RedPrairie and NetLogistiK for WMS (14059)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, and its partner NetLogistiK, today announced that seven companies in Latin America have recently chosen RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management solution. NetLogistiK will implement RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management solution for six new customers in Mexico and one in Argentina. NetLogistiK and RedPrairie became partners in 2003 and currently have 42 sites in Mexico and Latin America.
