A Platinum LOC1™...and What It'll do for Your Organization
Warehousing/ Distribution				Take advantage of our regional shared facilities, which bring customers with similar needs into a shared environment. We provide for a wide range of value added distribution services.
Ground Freight				Get flexible, point to point service to anywhere accessible to trucks. Our global network provides for full truckload and less-than-truckload movements.
Air Freight				Expedite goods by air, at any time and to any destination. Our global network provides for a full range of time definite delivery, with competitive pricing and capacity.
Sea Freight				Move large volumes of goods worldwide, or on a single route. Our global network provides for charter size, full container and less-than-container movements.
Shipment Tracking				Use the LOC Extranet to track the movement of goods from point of origin to final destination. Get a consolidated view of all shipment status information.
Customs Management				Rely on local knowledge of Customs regulations in every market we operate, to ensure smooth flow of all international shipments.
On-Site Management				Get an experienced on-site manager to handle routing and scheduling of freight, manage the driver base, and manage the maintenance and operation of equipment.

LOC1™ Benefits

LOC1™ services provide customers with the following benefits:

• Each consignment individually handled.
• Immediate response.
• Expert and personal attention from specialist staff who understand your business.
• 24-hour service, 365 days a year.
• Tailored delivery solutions to suit your needs.
• Proactive staff to communicate with you at every stage.
• Proof of delivery by fax or Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
• Worldwide network of offices.
• Door to door pickup and delivery worldwide.
• Customs clearance and pre-clearance facilities.

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LOC2™ — Implement Long-Term Logistic Plans Across Organizations

Duration

LCM Days

Expert Days

Total Days

Days/Wk

16 weeks

80

80

160

2.5

A Platinum LOC2™...and What It'll do for Your Organization
Logistics Network				Review a logistics system to determine whether any changes are needed to facilities, modes of transportation, sourcing locations or delivery frequency.
Facility Ownership				Decide whether the organization should own and operate its own facilities, or outsource this function to an outside firm.
Facility Sizing				Determine how many facilities the organization should provide, considering demand and supply conditions.
Facility Location				Analyze a facility's intended function to determine general locale, then examine transportation, market and local characteristics to determine exact locale.
Facility Layout				Consider capacity and human resources in making the decision on how to lay out the interior of a distribution center.
Fleet Sizing				Quantify the value and efficiency of fleet operations, through an analysis of current routes, goods moved and equipment used.
Inventory Utilization				Decide whether all locations will carry all of the product lines, or whether each distribution center will specialize to some extent.
Process Engineering				Deploy and manage the flow of goods from the factory to the market and the consumer.
Reverse Logistics				Design reverse flows to handle the return of goods for trade-in, repair, salvage and disposal.
Employee Safety				Minimize employee risks due to monotonous and dangerous work. Employee safety influences layout of facilities, and of safety related equipment.
Information Technology				Evaluate the effectiveness of existing logistics information systems. Pro-actively manage the implementation of new logistics technologies.

People at Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Aerospace and Defense, and High Tech organizations report that LOC2™ services have produced significant results:

• Reduced order processing time from a matter of days to a matter of hours.
• Reduced average time to get parts on the line from a matter of weeks to a matter of days.
• Shipped goods directly from suppliers to where the goods are needed, bypassing intermediate stops at distribution centers.
• Reduced inventory of parts sufficiently to close distribution centers without adverse affects to the line.
• Consolidated facilities, taking needless coil out of the supply chain.
• Significantly reduced total facility and operation costs.
• Reported cost reductions at the multimillion-dollar level.