| Distro
Gains Efficiencies in Transportation by Leveraging enVista’s Logistics
Cost Management Services
LOS ANGELES
– March 23, 2004 – enVista, a leading provider of logistics
cost management solutions, today announced Distro Inc., a leading provider
of distribution services for the Winholesale distribution organization
and manufacturers nationwide, has implemented enVista’s logistics
cost management services in order to increase visibility to significant
savings opportunities in their annual transportation spending.
Since Distro’s
inception in 1975, their mission has been to efficiently supply Winholesale
companies with the goods and services they need. With 430 plus shipping
locations in the Winholesale enterprise, it can be a very challenging
task to maximize efficiencies in their supply chain. Distro recognized
that there was an opportunity to leverage the buying power of the entire
enterprise as it related to analyzing their parcel shipping profile and
engaged enVista to optimize their parcel carrier service agreement.
Distro partnered with
enVista to provide their RateINFO™ services offering which included
an analysis of Distro’s parcel shipment spending, shipment profile,
package characteristics and service agreements. In doing so, enVista managed
the effort involved with gathering the shipment data from all shipping
locations across the Winholesale enterprise and consolidated the totals
to leverage the buying power of the entire enterprise. Upon completing
the analysis, it was determined there was a significant annual savings
opportunity by embarking on a contract negotiation with Distro’s
parcel carrier.
“enVista was
instrumental in facilitating and guiding us through this process. This
was a significant project for us and one where we relied on the expertise
of enVista”, said Paul Donarum, President, Distro Inc. “The
efficiencies gained from this project will pay dividends for years to
come.”
“Transportation
is an area of the business that so many companies overlook as it relates
to real-dollar savings. We give credit to Distro and the Winholesale enterprise
for recognizing that this was an opportunity area for them,” said
John Stitz, Vice President, enVista. “The success of this project
had as much to do with the quality and professionalism of Distro as it
did with our domain expertise.”
About Distro
Distro Inc., headquartered in Dayton, OH is a leading provider of distribution
services that stocks and distributes products to, and organizes the combined
purchases for, companies within the Winholesale organization and manufacturers
nationwide. For more information about Distro, visit them online at www.distro.com.
About enVista
enVista, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA is a leader in providing
logistics and transportation cost management solutions. The company enables
mid-market to Fortune 5000 companies to reduce operating costs, improve
customer service and enhance profitability. Its innovative solutions and
domain expertise help companies across multiple industries and vertical
markets make smart decisions and quickly enhance their supply chain operations,
as well as their competitive advantage. For more information about enVista
please call 310-457-0025 or visit us atinforequest@envistacorp.com.
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