by logisticsplus | Nov 2, 2017 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Logistics Plus Acquires Lynx Fulfillment, LLC
All Lynx Fulfillment, LLC assets and employees will be rebranded as Logistics Plus Fulfillment Solutions
ERIE, PA (November 2, 2017) – Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics and supply chain solutions, announced today that it has acquired complete ownership of Lynx Fulfillment, LLC. Prior to the acquisition, Lynx Fulfillment was partially-owned by Logistics Plus. As part of the agreement, Lynx Fulfillment will be rebranded as Logistics Plus Fulfillment Solutions (aka LP Fulfillment). Additionally, Patrick Randolph, the Managing Director and partial-owner of Lynx Fulfillment, has joined Logistics Plus to head up its fast-growing LP Fulfillment division.
Lynx Fulfillment is based in Olean, NY with over 40,000 square feet of dedicated warehousing and fulfillment space. It has a second 10,000 square-foot operation located in Carson, CA. The company, which specializes in customized pick, pack, and ship order fulfillment solutions, has over 60 clients and employs over a dozen experienced warehousing, fulfillment and customer service specialists. All assets and employees were transitioned to Logistics Plus effective November 1, 2017.
“This is great news for both Lynx and LP clients,” said Randolph. “Lynx clients will enjoy the same personalized and professional services they had before, but now, as part of a larger, global organization, they’ll have access to additional services and resources. LP clients benefit by getting ready-access to additional warehousing and fulfillment capabilities, which now include well over one-million square feet of warehousing space at multiple locations across North America.”
“We’re excited to welcome Patrick and the Lynx Fulfillment team into the larger Logistics Plus family,” said Jim Berlin, founder and CEO for Logistics Plus. “Our fulfillment solutions continue to be an area of high-growth and high-interest for us. As an approved member of the Amazon Solutions Provider Network, I see even more growth opportunities for us going forward. Having Patrick and his team on board will really take this key area to the next-level.”
Learn more about Logistics Plus Fulfillment Solutions at www.logisticsplus.com/fulfillment.
About Lynx Fulfillment, LLC
Lynx Fulfillment, LLC is a leader in the warehousing and fulfillment industry. Its business model has been designed to deliver fast and accurate order fulfillment services, exceptional technology and dedicated customer service. Lynx Fulfillment guarantees that it will ship every order received by 2 P.M. the same day with 100% accuracy. Lynx Fulfillment, with over a dozen employees, is headquartered in Olean, NY, and has a second operation in Los Angeles (Carson), CA. Learn more at www.lynxfulfillment.com.
About Logistics Plus Inc.
Logistics Plus Inc. provides freight transportation, warehousing, global logistics, and supply chain management solutions through a worldwide network of talented and caring professionals. Founded in Erie, PA by local entrepreneur, Jim Berlin, 21 years ago, Logistics Plus is a fast-growing and award-winning transportation and logistics company. With a strong passion for excellence, its 450+ employees put the “Plus” in logistics by doing the big things properly, and the countless little things, that together ensure complete customer satisfaction and success.
The Logistics Plus® network includes offices located in Erie, PA; Alma, AR; Little Rock, AR; Los Angeles, CA; Riverside, CA; San Francisco, CA; Visalia, CA; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Kansas City, MO; Charlotte, NC; Lexington, NC; Buffalo, NY; Olean, NY; Cleveland, OH; Charleston, SC; Greenville, SC; Nashville, TN; Dallas, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; Winchester, VA; Madison, WI; Australia; Bahrain; Belgium; Canada; Chile; China; Colombia; Egypt; France; Germany; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Libya; Mexico; Poland; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; South Sudan; Taiwan; Turkey; UAE; and Uganda; with additional agents around the world. For more information, visit www.logisticsplus.com or follow @LogisticsPlus on Twitter.
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by logisticsplus | Sep 5, 2017 | News
When growing a company, you may reach the point where you can no longer handle all of your customers’ order needs. When this time arrives, companies need to consider outsourcing pick, pack, and ship fulfillment services to a third-party specialist. “Pick, pack, and ship” in its simplest terms means receiving customer orders, selecting the correct item out of your inventory, choosing the correct packaging, and shipping the order to your customer. Outsourcing this process to a third-party fulfillment company, such as Logistics Plus, can help you grow and expand your e-commerce business much faster than doing so on your own. However, there are important considerations that come into play at each step in the process. Addressing each of these areas requires a third-party partner that can full integrate itself into your shopping cart or order management system, has the knowledge on which transportation modes and packaging are best for your products, and can provide the necessary tracking, follow-up and real-time inventory management updates you’ll need to stay current.
If you’re still on the fence, here are additional reasons why you might consider outsourcing your pick, pack, and ship fulfillment services:
Organization and Speed
The main concern of most companies is customer satisfaction. With that being said, being organized and quick to pick and pack orders only means that a customer will receive their products faster. Third-party fulfillment companies are experienced and know what it takes to correctly fulfill an order in a timely fashion.
Lower Overhead and Fixed Costs
As your business expands, you may consider renting or purchasing a warehouse with enough space to store your inventory, while leaving enough room for the fulfillment process. As you can imagine, renting or purchasing a warehouse can be extremely costly. At that point, you will also need someone to run the operation, costing you more money, no matter the number of orders placed. By outsourcing to a fulfillment company, you can avoid several of these fixed costs and focus more on building your brand and selling your products.
Scalability
Outsourcing your pick, pack, and ship fulfillment services allows you the flexibility to grow your company as it grows with you. Fulfillment companies already have a large client base they fulfill orders for daily. This means that if your business triples in size, it will be much easier for a fulfillment company to adjust to the new volume of your orders, rather than you trying to adjust yourself.
Technology Solutions
A third-party logistics company often provides beneficial technology solutions that help level the playing field. Two of these specific systems include warehouse management system (WMS) and transportation management system (TMS). These systems can add tremendous value to your company because they provide detailed information regarding inventory, upcoming trends, and rate analysis through a web-based program. These technology solutions can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but can be available to you just by outsourcing to the right pick, pack, and ship fulfillment service.
Shipping from Ideal Locations
Most large 3PL’s have several locations throughout the country and sometimes world. Since shipping carriers base rates on location and time of delivery, having an ideal location for your product inventory can be crucial. This will save money on shipping, while saving time the customers must wait to receive their order. Outsourcing fulfillment services to ideal warehouse and fulfillment locations will also help you expand your business and help you reach markets and places you may not have thought were possible.
By outsourcing your pick, pack, and ship fulfillment services, you may be able to save time and money, while allowing you to focus on the most important parts of your business: selling products and building your brand! Logistics Plus is ready and willing to assist you with all of your e-commerce fulfillment needs.
by logisticsplus | Aug 23, 2017 | News
Thank you to the folks at Camcode for including Logistics Plus in their recent “How Small Businesses Can Improve Their Inventory Management Processes” blog post by Angela Stringfellow. As part of the post, 29 industry experts were asked the question “What’s your #1 tip for small businesses to improve their inventory management processes?” The full article can be viewed online, and the excerpt that includes comments from Scott Frederick, VP of marketing for Logistics Plus, can be viewed below. Founded in 1979, Camcode® designs and manufactures durable pre-printed bar code labels and customized services for asset tracking applications utilizing automatic identification and data capture.
by logisticsplus | Jun 2, 2017 | News
Logistics Plus recently participated in an interview with Inbound Logistics magazine to provide insight on pallets and pallet sourcing for our warehouses. The interview was with Sabrina Ragland who is warehouse administrator for the Logistics Plus Dallas Warehouse & Foreign Trade Zone (DFW). The article was written by Sandra Beckwith and you can read the online version of the article on the Inbound Logistics website using the link below.
The Might Pallet: A Supply Chain Powerhouse
A PDF excerpt of the article can also be downloaded and viewed by clicking the image below.
Contact Logistics Plus if you’d like our help managing your pallet, warehousing, and transportation needs.
by Marketing | May 31, 2017 | News
Companies that sell through Amazon must contemplate whether it makes sense to use Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) services or consider third-party warehousing alternatives to FBA. When making this important business decision, it is pivotal that companies understand the benefits of third-party logistics (3PL) while recognizing the potential issues associated with FBA. Here are a few of the problems facing Amazon retailers, and ways that 3PL companies such as Logistics Plus can help:
- Issue: Expensive fulfillment and warehousing options where the prices can change monthly
- Cause: Due to the decreasing space at Amazon fulfillment and warehousing centers, the costs continue to increase and fluctuate by month. Between the months of January-September and October-December, Amazon retailers can expect about a 265% increase in monthly storage prices.
- Logistics Plus Solution: By offering similar services as Amazon, but at a lower price, Logistics Plus offers more flexibility with packaging and warehousing, along with predictable and stable pricing all year long (see examples below).
- Issue: Supply chain visibility and unknown locations of products.
- Cause: Due to the high volume of products and limited capacities of FBA warehouses, products may become lost or damaged, leaving the customer wondering where their product is located or being held. When Amazon struggles to offer this valuable information to their customers, this can often lead to a frustrating experience.
- Logistics Plus Solution: Logistics Plus is able to track and locate products much easier because it is much smaller and more nimble than Amazon; and Logistics Plus warehouse management system (WMS) technology provides customers with complete, real-time status of products entering or leaving one of its warehouses (we support both LIFO and FIFO inventory systems).
- Issue: Product quality may become compromised.
- Cause: Many retailers may be selling the exact same thing on Amazon, but the customer always expects to receive the product from whom they bought it from. This may not always be the case with Amazon. Even if the buyer bought their item from a Florida seller, they may receive an identical product, but from a Pennsylvania seller. Although it doesn’t always cause issues, the chance of receiving a knockoff or fake product greatly increases.
- Logistics Plus Solution: Logistics Plus ensures that the your customers will receive the exact product they ordered, significantly reducing the risk of delivering a fake or incorrect product.
- Issue: Customer service communication and cooperation.
- Cause: Due to the amount of retailers selling on Amazon, the customer service responses can often be delayed. Buyers and sellers tend to have multiple questions to make sure they know exactly what Amazon is doing with their orders. Working through these questions, a retailer can often expect a significant amount of time on hold, often without final resolution.
- Logistics Plus Solution: By employing an efficient and cooperative customer service staff, Logistics Plus will tend to every customer’s needs. Whether it is a quote on your next import or a simple question regarding the status of your inventory, Logistics Plus will provides answers quickly.
If you’re a retailer that sells on Amazon and you’re contemplating third-party warehousing alternatives to FBA, then contact Logistics Plus. As an endorsed member of the Amazon Global Selling Solutions Provider Network, we know Amazon and we know Amazon Sellers well.
