Going Global?: Here's How a Logistics Service Provider Can Help

Topics:
Inventory Management,
Logistics Planning,
Supplier Evaluation
Tags:
Business Operations,
Supply Chain,
Software,
Robots,
Logistics Service Provider,
Logistics,
Keller International Publishing,
Enterprise Software,
Emerging Technologies,
Business Services,
...
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Overview: For most businesses, the words "Small" and "Global" don't go together. A company the size of Adept Technology, with fewer than 200 employees, can't be expected to have a seamless supply chain that effectively manages product flow the world over. Or can it? Adept, a maker of industrial robots, has to be able to see all of its inventory around the globe. Its devices, consisting of up to 300,000 parts from an army of suppliers, are critical to customers. When they fail, assembly lines grind to a halt. Adept must respond quickly no matter where the trouble lies. To achieve global visibility of its supply chain, Adept sought the help of a logistics service provider, Pleasanton, Calif.-based D.W. Morgan Co. Inc.

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Format: HTML | Date: Nov 2005 | Pages: 6

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