Unisource Selects Transplace for Logistics Management Outsourcing
Transplace Broadens Footprint in Paper, Packaging and Facility Supplies
Industries as Demand for Innovative, Efficient Fleet Management Grows
PLANO, Texas, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Transplace, Inc., a logistics technology
and transportation management services provider, today announced that Unisource
Worldwide, Inc. has selected Transplace for in-bound logistics management
outsourcing in the United States. Unisource, the leading independent marketer
and distributor of commercial printing and business imaging papers, packaging
systems and facility supplies and equipment in North America, will leverage
Transplace's expertise in supply chain management to control and optimize
shipments to its domestic customers. Implementation of Transplace's supply
chain technology and services within Unisource is already underway.
Through this outsourcing agreement, Transplace will provide Unisource with a
complete suite of logistics management technology and services. This includes
shipment planning, vendor prepaid management to collect conversion, carrier
shipment tender, carrier selection, carrier management and shipment status
reporting and freight bill audit and payment. With more than 80 flow centers, a
fleet of about 1,300 trucks, approximately 10 million square feet of domestic
inventory capacity and more than 150,000 different products in stock, Unisource
will also rely heavily on Transplace for truckload- and
cross-dock-collaboration between its customers, its private fleet, its vendors
and Transplace's vast network of client freight.
"Unisource wants to provide our customers the best service levels in the
industry," said Thomas H. Shortt, Unisource's president of Supply Chain. "This
relationship with Transplace will provide us the opportunity to reduce vendor
lead-time through tighter integration, leveraging their advanced logistics
technologies and broad network of resources, resulting in better service levels
for our customers." Transplace will analyze Unisource's logistics operations online through its
proprietary Dense Network Efficiency (DNE) to identify the appropriate
transportation synergies and collaboration opportunities that will yield the
greatest returns of increased service and reduced time and cost.
"Like Unisource, we are committed to identifying opportunities to reduce our
customers overall expenditures," said Jun-Sheng Li, Ph. D., Transplace's
chairman and chief executive officer. "By utilizing our DNE platform, Unisource
will be able to lower its logistics and supply chain costs all while achieving
peak collaboration efficiencies -- an equation for transport and business
success." Transplace-managed shipping lanes will be used to optimize Unisource's fleet, a
scenario that will enhance the productivity of the existing Unisource fleet and
driver base. Transplace will also leverage its set of logistics management best
practices to establish processes for monitoring and measuring transportation
network delivery and performance, communicating key metrics to Unisource
management.
"After witnessing first-hand Transplace's expertise and success and knowing how
Transplace offers immediate and long-term supply chain solutions, I am
confident Unisource will realize a similar return," Shortt added. "The
combination of Transplace's logistics management and transportation services
with our in-house expertise has already provided Unisource significant
improvements that are receiving a positive response among our customer base." About Unisource Worldwide, Inc.
Unisource Worldwide, Inc. ( http://www.unisourcelink.com/ ) is the leading
independent marketer and distributor of commercial printing and business
imaging papers, packaging systems and facility supplies and equipment in North
America. Headquartered in Norcross, GA, Unisource is the 21st largest private
company in the United States and offers the most comprehensive suite of
products and services in the industry. With more than 8,500 employees --
including approximately 2,600 sales, customer service and technical support
specialists; more than 80 flow centers, and a fleet of approximately 1,300
trucks -- Unisource can deliver what your business needs when and where you
want it -- locally, regionally and nationally.
About Transplace Transplace is a third-party logistics (3PL) provider offering manufacturers and
retailers the optimal blend of logistics technology and transportation
management services. From complete logistics management outsourcing to
intelligent transportation management systems (TMS) to supply chain network
planning and design to high-quality brokerage services, Transplace has proven
the ability to deliver both rapid return on investment and consistent value to
customers. The company is recognized among the elite 3PLs in North America by a
customer base that includes man y of the largest shippers in the world.
In 2004, Transplace was recognized by both Inbound Logistics magazine and
Logistics Management magazine as a Top 10 3PL, and by Global Logistics and
Supply Chain Strategies magazine as one of its 100 Great Supply Chain Partners. Transplace was also recognized in 2004 by BP Solvay Polyethylene North America
as "Logistics Provider of the Year," and by Sysco Food Services as
"Transportation Provider of the Year." DATASOURCE: Transplace, Inc.
CONTACT: Chaney Credeur of Transplace, , +1-972-731-4678, or Kevin Feeney of Unisource, +1-770-209-6552, or Charlotte Walker of Ruder Finn, , +1-312-329-3908 Web site: http://www.unisourcelink.com/
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