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BEST PRACTICE REPRESENTATIVE 2018
they can expand their systems at short
notice with predictable costs; we let
clients know, in advance, what costs
are associated with specific changes
in scale. We find this particularly
important in the third-party logistics
(3PL) sector; when companies win new
contracts to, for instance, operate a
customer’s warehousing or transport
operation, they can anticipate the IT
costs entailed at their end. We can
provide a system of the required scale
that can be promptly activated when
the contract starts.
Clients’ work with us is made
exceptionally cost-effective through our
solution as a service model. Companies
who use our services pay for the solution
over a contracted period, allowing them
to pay it off as it delivers benefits and
drives efficiencies; this helps to avoid
upfront capital outlay which can then
be refocused on other priorities.
Our work with Moran Logistics
The scalability benefit provided by our
CALIDUS
managed service offering has
certainly proven to be beneficial for one
of the fastest-growing 3PL companies
in the country, Moran Logistics.
Moran is a family-owned company
established in 2006, providing logistics
for companies supplying chilled,
ambient and frozen foods. They are
market leaders for temperature-
controlled distribution, and their
strategy focuses on customer
collaboration, network optimisation,
high operational performance,
innovation and personnel development.
Our relationship with Moran Logistics
began when they sought out a
transport management solution as
a result of considerable expansion.
The main focus of their search
was to ensure they could enhance
engagement with customers while
managing routes and schedules
for drivers, tractors and trailers.
The solution they required had to
be capable of providing transport
planning across multiple depots, all
the while providing central visibility
for management – we provided
our flagship transport management
software package,
CALIDUS
TMS.
Rob McAdoo, managing director of
Moran Logistics, commented: “In
selecting an IT partner, we wanted a
company we could work with that not
only had the right products for our
business, but also one that understood
the 3PL marketplace and the demands
customer contracts place on us.
We have established an excellent
relationship with OBS Logistics at all
levels.”
Offering a broader service
As they expanded, their requirements
grew to include a warehouse
management solution. For this, they
chose our
CALIDUS
WMS software,
which was promptly fully integrated
with our
CALIDUS
TMS solution
across their business. Since the
implementation of these systems,
Moran has successfully won new
warehousing and distribution contracts
and expanded the systems in question.
As Moran had deployed the WMS
and TMS solution as a fully managed
service, they could rely on our services
CALIDUS
TMS and WMS
are fully integrated
Clients’ work
with us is made
exceptionally
cost-effective
through our
solution as a
service model.
Companies who
use our services
pay for the
solution over a
contracted
period
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Rt Hon The Lord David Blunkett
Rt Hon The Lord Eric Pickles
