Case Study
Business Profile
- Company manufactures and distributes name brand line of confections and has a surge in demand for Halloween.
- Company has operations and manufacturing facilities in US and Canada.
Business Challenge
- As a smaller confectionery company, they were facing the challenge of mass distribution to ensure stocked shelves for the “Halloween” season.
- They were searching for a 3PL to partner with that could handle the mass inbounds over a short period of time, handle short term storage and assemble shipments as well as contract carriers to ensure on time deliveries nationally to Walmart and Dollar General.
Business Solution
- Taylor Logistics was chosen to provide the 3PL Logistics Services at the Cincinnati, Ohio location. Taylor has continued to serve this customer in this capacity for over 10 years.
- Taylor Logistics supplies a transportation specialist team to handle the inbound transportation from Newmarket, Ontario to Cincinnati, Ohio starting in early June.
- Taylor Warehouse provides a quality food grade warehouse option to store product on a short-term basis. When the orders are ready to ship, Taylor Warehouse prepares the orders, contracts and loads the outbound carriers and reports the pallets shipped via customers’ web portal.
- Taylor Logistics also supplies a transportation specialist team to manage the outbound transportation from Cincinnati, OH nationally to the Wal-Mart and Dollar General Distribution Centers. Services provided include:
- Contracting TL rates and carriers.
- Setting and confirming delivery appointments
- Multiple daily check calls
- Delivery Confirmation and retrieving POD’s
- OS&D reporting
- Assistance in claim and fine processing
- Contracting TL rates and carriers.
- Setting and confirming delivery appointments
- Multiple daily check calls
- Delivery Confirmation and retrieving POD’s
- OS&D reporting
- Assistance in claim and fine processing
The Results
- 2018 Halloween Season Results:
- 116,640 cases / 1620 pallets
- 60 inbounds
- 135 outbounds
- 99.7% OT Delivery to Requested Arrival Date
- 2017 Halloween Season Results:
- 165,240 cases / 2295 pallets
- 85 inbounds
- 155 outbounds
- 99.2% OT Delivery to Requested Arrival Date
- 2016 Halloween Season Results:
- 118,584 cases / 1647 pallets
- 61 inbounds
- 104 outbounds
- 98.9% OT Delivery to Requested Arrival Date
- 116,640 cases / 1620 pallets
- 60 inbounds
- 135 outbounds
- 99.7% OT Delivery to Requested Arrival Date
- 165,240 cases / 2295 pallets
- 85 inbounds
- 155 outbounds
- 99.2% OT Delivery to Requested Arrival Date
- 118,584 cases / 1647 pallets
- 61 inbounds
- 104 outbounds
- 98.9% OT Delivery to Requested Arrival Date
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