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FedEx (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $36 billion, the company offers integrated business applications through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 290,000 employees and contractors to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. For more information, visit www.fedex.com

Servigistics is the leading strategic service management solution provider, offering service parts management, workforce management and pricing solutions that operate together on a single data model to enable companies to transform their global service operations by dramatically increasing profitability, cash flow, and customer loyalty. Servigistics solutions have been deployed and proven globally by a highly referenceable client base of market-leading companies across industries in high technology, aerospace, automotive, telecommunications, medical equipment, consumer durables, and heavy industrial. Servigistics is a privately-held company headquartered in Atlanta, with regional headquarters in London and Tokyo and sales and service professionals around the world. Please contact Servigistics at 1-888- 942-8623 or +1-770-565-2340, via e-mail at info@servigistics.com or at www.servigistics.com.

UPS is the world's largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain services. Its business unit, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, offers transportation and freight, logistics and distribution, and international trade services. From pre-manufacturing to postsales support, UPS Supply Chain Solutions leverages a global network of facilities, advanced IT systems and an extensive portfolio of services. Our post-sales solutions - ranging from service parts logistics and field tech support to technical repair and returns management – demonstrate proven experience in a variety of industries, including high tech, healthcare, automotive and industrial manufacturing. UPS Supply Chain Solutions contact information: Address: 12380 Morris Road, Alpharetta, GA 30005, Dial toll-free: 866.822.5336, Dialing outside the U.S: 678.746.4365, visit ups online: ups-scs.com or email: info@ups-scs.com.

New Breed Logistics is a privately-held third party logistics provider, offering valueadded and information technology-focused supply chain solutions to support aftermarket and service parts management and delivery; manufacturing; warehousing and distribution; reverse logistics; refurbishment and repair, transportation management; and supply chain consulting. Our reputation for excellence with implementation and operation of large comprehensive programs that transform our clients’ businesses has earned New Breed Logistics a host of industry-leading clients that include:

  • Boeing
  • Dematic
  • Hallmark
  • Hamilton Sundstrand
  • MetroPCS Wireless
  • Motorola
  • Pratt & Whitney
  • Siemens Medical Solutions
  • Sikorsky
  • Sony Electronics, Inc.
  • U.S. Marine Corps
  • U.S. Postal Service
  • United Technologies
  • Verizon Wireless

Our infrastructure consists of more than 50 distribution center operations across the U.S.; more than 5,000 employees including 400 logistics, IT, and engineering professionals; and information technology applications that are unprecedented in the logistics industry.


Choice Logistics is the global service partner for mission critical logistics. With over 300 strategic stocking locations (SSLs) around the world and 24x7x365 logistics services, Choice Logistics provides customized, same-day solutions with an integrated approach to strategic inventory management. Choice’s people, processes and systems provide the speed and flexibility to address the challenges and opportunities to support leading companies with two- to four-hour parts demands. Avaya, Cisco, EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, and others have selected Choice as their preferred global provider of outsourced logistics. To learn more about Choice Logistics, visit www.choicelogistics.com; call (800) 593-2108, or e-mail info@choicelogistics.com.

ATC Logistics & Electronics (ATCLE) is the proven leader of third party logistics (3PL) and supply chain solutions for high-value serialized devices for the wireless, broadband and medical industries. With end-to-end device lifecycle tracking and management, ATCLE consistently delivers service and quality levels that exceed 99.5%.

Companies who partner with ATCLE for its expertise and IT capabilities include GM, Palm, Pantech, TomTom and other Fortune 100 leaders. In the highly competitive market of high-value, serialized devices, ATCLE provides a competitive advantage for its customers by helping them reduce costs and exceed service expectations.


Kuehne + Nagel Founded in 1890, Kuehne + Nagel is a leading global logistics provider with 48,000 employees at 830 locations in 100 countries. Our full range of supply chain services includes seafreight, airfreight, rail & road, contract logistics and lead logistics. Kuehne + Nagel has proven aftermarket logistics experience, managing end-to-end service-parts logistics operations. Capabilities include our leading KN Critical Service Logistics solutions, which can handle the most complicated service-parts requirements. We provide service logistics solutions to some of the world’s most respected companies, including Sun Microsystems, Xerox and Fujifilm. Our global network of more than 175 regional stocking locations supports expedited orders, remote installations, field engineers, 24/7-call center, and a long list of
reverse logistics operations.

  • Enhance customer service and increase sales – We will meet or exceed your service requirements, including one-hour delivery of critical items.
  • Improve material velocity – Our flexible logistics network is configured to reduce handling and increase the availability of your finished goods and repair inventory.
  • Increase field productivity – Your field organization will spend more time with customers, less time managing parts.
To learn how KN Critical Service Logistics solutions can optimize your forward-positioned inventory while providing real-time visibility to your logistics network, please visit: www.knportal.com/en/logistics/aftermarket.

Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information. For more than two decades, the company’s award-winning software and technologies have set new standards for producing and delivering content that engages people virtually anywhere at anytime. From rich images in print, video, and film to dynamic digital content across multiple media, the impact of Adobe solutions is evident across industries and felt by anyone who creates, views, and interacts with information. With a reputation for excellence and a portfolio of many of the most respected software brands, Adobe is one of the world’s largest and most diversified software companies.

Eggs Overnight, Inc.™ represents B2B shippers of critical, at-risk products and service parts within the express parcel channel seeking the first end-to-end solution in over a decade to eliminate damage, shrink outstanding inventory, reduce labor costs and source waste while significantly streamlining the “in motion” supply chain. A premium technology- and service-driven resolution that complements and significantly expands the logistics management and transportation of prone-to-damage, high-value products, Eggs Overnight provides its customers with a world-class combination of patented re-usable packaging, cutting-edge web-based technology and embedded self-diagnostic tracking and sensing technology. Eggs Overnight customer base, ranging from OEM to aftermarket services across aerospace, communications, high technology, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and premium automotive industries, are fully supported by Eggstraordinary 24/7 customer service. Contact: Bill Fraine, Executive Vice President, 678-672-6628/888-875-EGGS

RedPack Logistics leads the Part Proximity services industry in both the U.S. and United Kingdom operating a nationwide network of both PUDO™ (Pick-Up and Drop-off) and FSL (Forward Stocking Location) locations. PUDOs™ allow technicians to collect their parts at 8am from convenient locations close to their customers. This allows field service organizations to reduce: travel time, lost parts, and delays. All packages that move in and out of a PUDO™ location are tracked in real-time using advanced web-based technology accessible via any web browser. RedPack’s PUDO™ solution provides the only industry option that creates a predictable, measurable, and repeatable control process for the last mile of the parts supply chain. RedPack’s nationwide network of over 64 nationwide FSL’s, offers a unique advantage over current solutions by offering better visibility through web-based technology provided by California based SeeControl. With the management team’s over 150 years combined experience in the logistics and service industry, RedPack’s executive team is uniquely positioned to help service organizations improve their parts logistics solutions.

DHL is the global market leader of the international express and logistics industry, specializing in providing innovative and customized solutions from a single source. DHL offers expertise in express, air and ocean freight, overland transport, and contract logistic solutions as well as international mail services, combined with worldwide coverage and an indepth understanding of local markets. DHL’s international network links more than 225 countries and territories worldwide with over 300,000 employees dedicated to providing fast and reliable services that exceed customers’ expectations. Since 1996, DHL built a global network dedicated to the logistics aftermarket. Today, DHL provides its Service Logistics solutions globally to over 200 customers in 90 countries in diverse industries such as high tech, telecommunication, healthcare, engineering & manufacturing or aviation. DHL's global Service Logistics infrastructure comprises a network of 650 warehouses, multimodal transportation, 3 regional logistics customer service centers and a global information system. DHL is a Deutsche Post World Net brand. For more information on DHL Global Service Logistics, please visit www.dhl.com/servicelogistics or send an e-mail to service.logistics@dhl.com.

The Results Group knows that some business problems demand excellence in both operational design and in gaining the embrace of operational change companywide, and even across multiple companies. The Results Group (TRG) is built to deliver innovative solutions and results under these toughest of circumstances. We select and develop people for a unique combination of senior experience, operational knowledge, organizational know-how, creativity and pragmatism. Coupled with our proprietary Innovate 4 ResultsSM approach, this combination delivers business value for client customers and shareholders.

TRG’s approach and team are the foundation for delivering innovation in operations. Above this foundation, we add value and focus through domain expertise and thought leadership concentrated in and across:

  • Supply Chain – Forward and Reverse
  • Customer Support
  • Product and Service Development

Within and across these domains we pay special attention to:

  • Cross-functional and firm-wide issues and opportunities
  • Transitions where the digital world meets the real world
  • Speed and effectiveness of buy-in and project management

TRG has been delivering value to clients since 1994. Our client base includes many well known and emerging companies, operating around the country and the world.


WebSan Solutions Inc. was established in September of 2000 in Toronto, Canada. With over 60 years of combined supply chain experience, the staff of professionals at WebSan includes both leaders in the IT field as well as Supply Chain industry veterans. At WebSan, we pride ourselves on the company we keep. Our current portfolio of clients include Fortune 500 firms, as well as smaller organizations, with 24/7 support of over 60 sites across the globe. WebSan Solutions Inc. offers our clients resources with extensive industry experience involving IT and ERP project management, WMS implementation and design, supply chain process reengineering, contract negotiation, benchmarking and supply chain management. In concert with strategic partners in Canada and abroad, WebSan works with organizations to drive costs down, improve service levels and optimize their current asset base.

Baxter Planning Systems has pioneered the development of Web-based solutions to meet the unique demands of after-market, service, repair, and spare parts industries. The Prophet by Baxter™ suite of integrated forecasting and planning applications enables Baxter’s clients to achieve industry-leading customer service levels while significantly increasing profitability.

As stated below, when you engage with Baxter, you acquire a true business partner: "The relationship between Baxter and NetApp is more than just a business partnership. Baxter has integrated the very nature of our business into their product, and NetApp has molded our mission-critical support around Baxter's information and advice,” said Rusty Walther, senior vice president of Global Support for NetApp.

With Baxter Planning Systems you engage with an experienced service supply chain partner that is committed to your complete success. Visit us at www.bybaxter.com or contact us at 1-512-323-5959 to learn why in a little over one year 3Com Corporation, Atlas Air, Black & Decker, Carestream Health, NEC Computers, Radiant Systems, Riverbed Technology and Soroc have all selected Baxter Planning Systems as their service part planning partner.


Everything breaks. It’s a law of physics. And, when your equipment breaks, you want it back working right away. ExpressPoint’s industry-leading rapid repair service gets your equipment back where it was designed to be – in service.

Our customers depend on our vast experience in servicing the widest range of technology products. We thrive in the complexities of a multi-vendor technology environment working with 24 different product sets and over 300 hundred different systems. Our diverse group of highly-qualified engineers has the expertise, education and industry certifications to create cost-saving, time saving service and support solutions with the quality you deserve.


Flash Global Logistics, Inc. is a global third party logistics company exclusively focused on providing critical parts and inventory management supply chain solutions for our customers. Our services include global time sensitive deliveries in 90 minutes, 2 and 4 hours, and providing real time global inventory management and visibility via FLASHTRAC©, our proprietary inventory management software. FLASHTRAC© is fully customizable according to customer requirements. FLASH further differentiates itself within the Logistics Industry by its flexibility and responsiveness to customer needs. Flash’s extensive portfolio of Fortune 500 customers receive the most comprehensive services for critical parts, product management, inventory management and business continuity.


MCA Solutions (www.mcasolutions.com) helps companies fully realize the potential benefits of world-class service. With the most innovative and technologically advanced offerings in the industry – coupled with expert strategic consulting and delivery options - MCA enables companies to transform their service organizations to achieve new levels of profitability and customer satisfaction. Our industry-leading Service Planning and Optimization (SPO™) product suite helps companies of all sizes transform their service supply chains into bottom-line business drivers, by reducing inventory, lowering support costs and improving service levels to maximize customer satisfaction. As an exclusive partner of SAP, MCA’s SAP Endorsed Business Solution, Service Inventory Optimization (SIO), extends and complements the SAP Service & Asset Management suite. Current customers include The Boeing Company, Cisco Systems, KLA-Tencor and Lockheed Martin; with a full customer list available at http://www.mcasolutions.com/section/customers/default.aspx


In business since 1998, OnProcess Technology has helped Global Fortune 1000 companies save millions of dollars while increasing product utilization and customer satisfaction. Reducing operating costs while increasing customer retention is not only possible, it’s being done!

OnProcess Technology, an acknowledged leader in customer experience management and customized asset retrieval has pioneered Customer Experience 360SM (CE360) and Reverse Logistics 360SM (RL360).

Both processes take potentially negative customer issues and turn them into positive experiences, all while providing cost savings ad building customer loyalty and retention.
To learn more, visit www.onprocess.com


Smart Software is the innovative leader in enterprise demand forecasting, planning, and inventory optimization. Our SmartForecasts® solutions help companies worldwide manage the future of their business. You'll increase forecast accuracy, reduce inventory levels, improve customer service, and save millions of dollars annually—because with Smart Software, you See What's Next!

For nearly 25 years, we've provided SmartForecasts to thousands of demand planners and inventory managers worldwide, pioneering many forecasting and planning solutions in the marketplace. Today, our patented Intermittent Demand Forecasting and Safety Stock technology for managing service parts inventories continues to set the highest standards of accuracy and ROI performance. For more information about Smart Software, please call 1-800-762-7899 or visit www.smartcorp.com.


Vertical Solutions, Inc. (VSI) develops, implements, and supports its PowerHelp suite of customer-experience management software solutions. PowerHelp software offers in-depth functionality for Customer Support, Field Service, Sales and Marketing Automation, and Mobile environments. PowerHelp is a robust, modular application that provides a flexible leading edge software tool that allows companies to realize high Return on Investment and low Total Cost of Ownership by leveraging their current legacy systems. Some of VSI's customers include General Binding Corporation, Reynolds and Reynolds, ABB Automation, and A.O. Smith Water Products Co. VSI's worldwide headquarters is located in Cincinnati, OH. Fast...Powerful...Guaranteed. For more information, visit www.VSI-PowerHelp.com or call +1.800.466.0238.

 

 



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