Modern Materials Handling has published a feature story on Preferred Freezer Services, a customer of Accellos’ third party logistics management software. The article, entitled “Preferred Freezer Services: Very cool automation,” gives an in-depth walkthrough of the New Jersey-based cold storage provider’s operations and discusses how the company has brought materials handling automation to a new level at its modern 170,000-square-foot facility. (more…)
The go-live process can be intense under the best of circumstances, so consider the challenge when Accellos, Inc. implementation teams were called upon to bring up six freestanding but related temperature-controlled third party logistics sites simultaneously, each with its own set of customers and requirements, over a single weekend. (more…)
Accellos is pleased to announce the release of a new white paper, “Avoiding the Pitfalls of Software Selection.” The paper, authored by Accellos Regional Sales Manager John Brutin, discusses a variety of insightful points for holding constructive dialog with vendors and consultants, selecting the solution that best suits your specific operation, and the hidden yet potentially disastrous costs of choosing the wrong solution. (more…)
In one light manufacturing example, achieved 48-hour fulfillment level through 24/7 assembly process
RF-directed pick-and-pack for another client achieved 99.95% shipping accuracy
Data on inventory now updated in real time, yielding more than 99% accuracy
In one high-volume direct-to-consumer program, maintained 99.7% inventory accuracy and 99.8% shipping accuracy
A few years into their 3PL enterprise, the partners in ITS Logistics reexamined their business plan and decided to expand in a new direction. The review had concluded that there were an abundance of broad-based 3PLs located around Northwest Nevada and that if ITS were to focus on a specific market segment, their mid-sized commercial warehousing and transportation operations might well experience a new burst of energy. It did — and it did… (more…)
How can 3PLs leverage green strategies to make their business more efficient, and win customer support?
There’s an interesting discussion underway over at 3PLpros.com, a site dedicated to trends and developments in the Third Party Logistics arena.
And so Team Accellos is curious… Is your 3PL currently implementing new methods of going green? If so, please share! We’d like to feature you in an upcoming article.
Prophesy Transport – The Industry’s True TMS Solution.
No matter where you fit in the transportation scene, Prophesy Transport by Accellos equips you to execute faster, better and more reliably while providing the real-time, detailed insight that minimizes problems and maximizes revenue generation and profitability.
Prophesy Transport gives you the automated tools to optimize the expertise of your people, reduce the amount of manual effort and inquiry, and perform to exceed expectations:
• Organize pickups and shipment consolidations automatically and under multiple scenarios
• Dispatch and monitor loads based on least cost routing and days en route
• Expedite the paper work so you and your contract carriers get paid properly and quickly
Carriers, Brokers, Shippers, and Multi-modal and Drayage companies rely on Prophesy Transport to automate personnel, resource-hungry and management-hungry processes end-to-end, optimizing operations for cost savings, efficiency and reliable delivery.
To schedule a live demo of Prophesy Transport for your team, simply email tms@mile.com or give us a call at 800.776.6706 today.
You may have heard the buzz about Accellos One Optimize, our load building and route optimization solution!
Accellos users from across the spectrum have found this tool to be especially useful in reducing transportation costs and improving operational efficiency.
