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Company description::
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KENCO LOGISTIC SERVICES EXPANDS TRANSPORTATION OFFERING WITH SOFTWARE FROM LEANLOGISTICS
Kenco Customers Get Full Visibility Of Shipment Status And Cost
HOLLAND, MI & CHATTANOOGA, TN – JANUARY 23, 2004 – Kenco Logistic Services, a full service Third-Party Logistics (3PL) provider, announces a major expansion in its transportation management services with the purchase of software from LeanLogistics, the leading provider of web-native Transportation Management Systems. Kenco selected LeanLogistics because of the extensive complementary transportation network established with over 1,900 carriers, strong client references of high business value, and better technology with exceptional functionality for 3PLs that arise from deep domain experience. LeanLogistics’ hosted software model allows Kenco to leverage network benefits and keep Information Technology (IT) infrastructure costs low.
"Now Kenco can provide customers with complete transportation command center capabilities into and out of Kenco dedicated and public warehouse facilities," said Gary Mayfield, President and CEO of Kenco Logistics Services. “The LeanLogistics technology helps Kenco’s customers meet carrier capacity constraints and reduce overall transportation costs through: pro-active management of appointment scheduling on pickups and deliveries, access to a private transportation marketplace of more than 1,900 active carriers, continuous moves, and consolidation of Less Than Truckload (LTL) shipments into single-pick, single-drop linehaul truckloads.” Linehaul moves into major markets, with LTL distribution to the final consignee, avoids high stop-off charges that are a result of the new, Federal Hours of Service Regulations.
“LeanLogistics is pleased to serve Kenco as they grow and add new, high-value services for their clients through our software,” said Dan Dershem, President of LeanLogistics.
Kenco is deploying the LeanLogistics Transportation Management System as part of a new transportation initiative, which will allow Kenco to offer complete supply chain management solutions. With LeanLogistics, Kenco’s transportation team will have the improved ability to strategize, plan, execute, and settle its transportation transactions, while maintaining comprehensive event visibility and performance analysis.
Kenco is working closely with LeanLogistics to integrate this innovative transportation management system to insure a seamless start-up. Together, they will create total supply chain management solutions that will surpass clients’ needs, while substantially reducing costs. LeanLogistics’ software gives Kenco a complete value-added solution to offer Kenco’s client base. Layering the Kenco logistics network over LeanLogistics’ existing network will enhance collaborative transportation opportunities from the synergy of both firms and all their clients.
Kenco’s staff will use LeanLogistics in managing transportation across their entire network of warehouses, operating the transportation command center, customer service, warehouse shipping and receiving, accounting, and sales. In addition, all of Kenco's customers will have access to the system with full shipment level visibility related to shipment status and cost.
About Kenco Group, Inc.
The Kenco Group, Inc., is the premiere family-owned logistics provider in the nation. Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, since 1950, the company operates more than 17 million square feet of warehouse space and employs 3,000+ people in 16 states and Canada. Kenco provides comprehensive logistic services ranging from warehouse logistics to labeling, packaging, returns processing, transportation management, lift truck sales and service, record storage, and building equipment.
Kenco provides logistic services for many industry-leading, Fortune 100 companies. Its Contract Warehousing Division manages 50+ facilities for the pharmaceutical, automotive, food, textile, and appliance industries, while the Public Warehousing Division offers over four million square feet of space in the United States. For more information, visit Kenco’s website at http://www.kencogroup.com.
About LeanLogistics®, Inc.
LeanLogistics, founded by veterans of transportation and third-party logistics (3PL), meets the latest needs of major shippers of goods with its far-reaching, web-native Transportation Management software with typical payback of less than one year – “Return on Cash™.” The strategic end-to-end solution’s functionality includes Collaborative Transportation Management (CTM) that promotes intense information sharing for synergies that benefit all trading partners. It provides complete command of inventory-in-transit, making inventory visible in any location or handling state. This affords a once-impossible level of logistical management, control, and flexibility.
LeanLogistics hosts its solution in a robust computing environment accessible from any Web browser. Clients maximize ROI with little or no Information Technology (IT) expense. Customers reduce transportation cost and increase efficiency through electronic procurement, a competitive electronic marketplace, planning, execution, and settlement. Customers select LeanLogistics to optimize shipping, addressing new and old challenges, such as carrier coverage, ever-changing networks, control of inbound freight, hours of service restrictions, and creating continuous-move opportunities. The technology easily integrates with leading ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and Purchase Order (P.O.) systems.
LeanLogistics’ customers include companies such as Barilla America, Dean Specialty Food, PepsiAmericas, Meijer, and United States Postal Service. LeanLogistics, Inc. is a privately held corporation with headquarters in Holland, Michigan. For additional information, visit http://www.LeanLogistics.com or call 616.738.6400.
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LeanLogistics® is a registered trademark of LeanLogistics, Inc.
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