Minnesota’s flooding rivers earlier this spring had devastating effects on many corporations located near the flood plains. A large manufacturing company located two hours from the Twin Cities feared the worst from rising flood waters and decided to see what could be done to save their inventory and continue to efficiently service their customers. With the water continually rising an immediate decision needed to be made.
Having learned about the benefits of forward placing products the company looked for a logistic solution within the marketplace. Forward placing product is a cost effective method that involves taking full truck loads of inventory to warehouses strategically located closer to the customer base. When comparing the costs of Dart Advantage Warehousing in Eagan they realized using the Dart Network was a cost effective solution. Having the ability to be closer to the customer reduces costs by allowing same day shipments and deliveries. In the long run, this solution will cost less by utilizing a truck-loads full capacity. With a warehouse site located two hours closer to their customer base same day orders could be fulfilled with an increased response time.
With time of the essence, a decision was made, and The Dart Network of Companies was instrumental in supplying a variety of transportation services such as Short Haul, Regional, Over- The- Road and Dart Advantage Logistics. The Dart Network of Companies saved the company a great deal of money by serving all of their logistic needs. This manufacturing company was able to utilize the advantages of forward placing products; Dart was able to place their products closer to the company’s customer base. With the floods subsided The Dart Network of Companies proved to be a cost effective solution and this particular manufacturing company is still utilizing the Dart solutions within their network of companies today. With the help of Dart they discovered a solution to reducing their transportation costs along with increasing response time to the end customer.
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