Efficiency is key for 2012
Import Services are making life easier for toy suppliers and retailers around the world
The vast majority of toy products are sourced overseas and imported container ports.
If a port-centric model for warehousing is selected, the time to move a container from ship to shore and into a proximate warehouse, is significantly less than transporting the shipping container to an inland facility for the same purpose.
Furthermore, the costs of shunting an inbound container, to a port-centric DC are also much less than trucking costs inland.
The advent of parcel and pallet carrier networks means the cost of inland distribution, is now the same to transport product directly to consumer or store as moving product from an inland DC to the retail channel required.
Working closely with both suppliers and retailers, Import Services provide return loads for vehicles to inland depots after delivering to regional stores. By consolidating suppliers’ loads at the port and managing delivery to DC’s, Import Services achieves a shared economy of scale and reduces the frequency of individual deliveries.
Port-centric distribution is a compelling model to adopt for retail supply chains and is a must to compare with current arrangements and cut door to door costs by 20%.
To learn more about improving your logistics, www.importservices.co.uk contact Mike Thomas 01489 799500
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