CASE STUDY ONE
Pernod Ricard USA
National Distribution Center
When Pernod Ricard USA first decided to use a Third Party Logistics (3PL) company for its National Distribution Center, it chose Belts Logistics Services. From proactive recruitment of resources, securing the additional space, to installing the systems, equipment and processes, we successfully managed every aspect of the transition of their national distribution from their own facilities in Fort Smith, Arkansas to our newly built Distribution Center located just south of Baltimore, all without any interruption to the Pernod Ricard Supply Chain.
In July of 2008, Pernod Ricard USA, one of the world's
largest spirit and wine companies, contracted Belts
Logistics Services to relocate their distribution
operations from their facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas to
Baltimore, Maryland. Pernod Ricard had no tolerance
for any interruption to their supply chain during this
migration of warehouses.
Pernod Ricard's original estimate of space required was
40,000 sq. ft. During the implementation phase, Pernod
Ricard realized their space requirements, systems and
resource needs were going to be much greater than
originally anticipated due to an acquisition of a major
additional brand, Absolut Vodka®. Pernod Ricard's new
space requirements now exceeded 120,000 sq. ft
and their anticipated increase of inbound receipts and
outbound shipments increased 300%.
With our diverse expertise in all facets of distribution
and logistics, we immediately responded. From
proactive recruitment of resources, securing the
additional space, to installing the
systems, equipment and processes, we
successfully managed every aspect of the
transition of business from Fort Smith,
Arkansas to our Baltimore Distribution
Center, all without any interruption to
the Pernod Ricard supply chain.
After our facility was opened, every
inbound container was received and
stocked the same day, every
orderreceived was picked and shipped on
the date requested, and every Key
Performance Indicator (KPI)
established by Pernod Ricard was met or
exceeded.
From proactive recruitment of resources, securing the
additional space, to installing the systems, equipment
and processes, we successfully managed every aspect
of the transition of their national distribution from
their own facilities in Fort Smith, Arkansas to our newly
built Distribution Center located just south of
Baltimore, all without any interruption to the Pernod
Ricard Supply Chain.
Some additional added value services provided by Belts
included the following:
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Refund Labeling:
Application of unique state refund label on each
bottle on a specific location on the bottle and
repackaging product for shipment
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Auditing State Shipping Container Codes (SCC) to
ensure compliance
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Auditing UPC codes and packaging to ensure
compliance
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Packaging:
Customizing specific "case" packs
for resale and shipment to
distributors and wholesalers
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Carrier Compliance Reporting:
Developed Key Performance
Measurements (KPM) to track
carrier and shipment performance
and reported carrier KPM’s daily
CASE STUDY TWO
FILA USA
National Distribution Center
Belts Logistics Services served as the strategic supply chain partner for Fila USA for many years. During that time, we managed start-up operations, recruited and trained staff, installed equipment, implemented systems, developed processes and constructed state-of-the-art distribution centers. Our role with Fila Footwear USA was to serve as their partner in growth and facilitate their ability to expand into a company run operation. During this time we managed four distinct phases of growth that saw Fila USA’s sales increase from $50 million to over $600 million dollars within six years.
Phase I: Belts was selected as partner to develop and
construct the initial 160,000 sq. ft. Fila USA National
Distribution Center at Holabird Industrial Park in
Baltimore, Maryland. Services included recruitment,
staffing and training of floor and supervisory personnel
to support start-up operation.
Phase II: Belt’s constructed a 133,000 sq. ft addition to
the National Fila USA facility at Holabird Industrial
Park. During this period Belt’s operated a concurrent
100,000 sq. ft. distribution center for Fila distributing
footwear and apparel merchandise, which included
order fulfillment and returns processing.
Phase III: We constructed a 300,000
sq. ft., high bay (45 ft. ceiling height),
state-of-the-art distribution center in
Brandon Woods Business Park in Anne
Arundel County. Belts Logistics
Services assisted Fila in locating system
and design engineers to support the
project and development of the
distribution center. Belts continued to
perform return fulfillment services in
our own facility, as well as recruit and
train the current Fila Distribution
Manager.
Phase IV: We constructed a 350,000
sq. ft addition to the Brandon Woods
distribution center. The total project development was
650,000 sq. ft.
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Continued Support: While Fila continued to
expand their operations domestically, they
continued to rely on the expertise of Belts Logistics
Services to support growth utilizing a wide array of
our value added services, including:
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Receiving
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Tagging / Labeling
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Returns processing
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Order fulfillment
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Packaging
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Shipping
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Labor resources
Our relationship with Fila USA began in
the early stages of Fila's supply chain
strategies. It became apparent as Fila
began to grow that the synergy between
Fila and Belts Logistics Services would
evolve into the ideal partnership needed
by Fila to support its tremendous growth
and expansion during this time period.
We remain proud to count Fila USA as one
of our best success stories.Click below to
see a letter from the Director of
Distribution for Fila USA, discussing Belts
performance in providing logistics services
to Fila.
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