Business challenge: A 96-year old company that manufactures and distributes premium, custom-built tires was looking to achieve cost savings. The company distributes products via new car dealerships, tire dealers, and company-operated custom centers. However, most of its products are imported into the U.S. from offshore facilities. ASW’s solution: ASW proposed a warehouse solution at its headquarters in Foreign Trade Zone …
Managing Niche Market: Pet Foods Distribution
Business challenge: With rapid growth, a leading manufacturer and co-packer of natural dog treats and premium canned pet food faced the decision whether to continue handling its own warehousing and distribution or to outsource operations to a third-party logistics provider (3PL). Its 100,000 sq. foot production space was too small to handle demand, so the company would either need to …
Value-Added Distribution Services
Business challenge: A CPG manufacturer of innovative laundry care products experienced trouble with its logistics operations, getting product properly kitted, packaged, stored, and distributed throughout the U.S. and Canada to retail customers (grocery, pharmaceutical, mass merchant stores), and online consumers. Additionally, they did not have access to real-time inventory. The company had multiple manufacturing locations and utilized several warehouses in …