Supply Chain Solutions
Through its European network ALS operates a team of multilingual staff that are dedicated solely to providing Supply Chain management solutions. ALS' range of services provides logistical support to many business sectors. ALS is particularly proud of it's activities within the construction and plant sector, in which ALS supports manufacturers, suppliers and distributors with a total Supply Chain package.
Our package covers services ranging from a “stock out” delivery by 0800 service throughout Europe, air freighting the smallest components, shipping and distributing the largest machines, to pick and pack operations for both inbound components and outbound parts, providing both dedicated and common user warehousing. ALS also offers a bespoke service offering PDI and machine modifications prior to final delivery to Customer.
The ALS approach is to work with all clients to meet their supply chain requirements. ALS has extensive experience in all aspects of supply chain solutions management, operating in the challenging business of inbound and outbound logistics involving the provision of services such as:
Inbound Material Management
- Warehouse management and stock inventory management
- IT interface between Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) supplier orders and production requirements and parts warehouse
- Physical parts order checks on receipt
- Back order reporting
- Picking and packing
- Repacking operations to OEM branded packaging for spare parts involving consolidating multiple orders into individual shipments reducing costs warehousing operations
- Supplying production lines with sequenced in line supply on a JIT basis
Outbound Product Management
- Pre-shipment checking and data collection
- Expertise in documentation and consignment tracking
- Management of PDI and machine modification procedures
- Sub assembly of components and parts
- Provision of storage locations and total stock base management and reporting
- Expertise in multi modal domestic, intra European and worldwide machines and parts transportation by road, deep sea, short sea, air, barge, and rail
- “stock out” delivery before 0800 Europe Wide
- Management of Courier services and detailed management reports
- European and worldwide attachment and spare parts logistics
- 3,000 Air shipments – 930 Tonnes
- 40,000 Shipments with TNT & DHL – 1,550 Tonnes
- 85,000 Shipments Night delivery to Germany and France – 3,000 Tonnes
- 520 Full Load and Groupage Truck Shipments – 3,000 Tonnes
- 450 Sea Shipments – 4,000 Tonnes (Figures as April 2006)
- Insurance claim and distributor claim management services
- IT management information - ALS European “Live – Data” Network – track and trace system
Supply Chain Solutions Case Studies
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