ARCOP, Inc. Selects Transplace for Instant Supply Chain Visibility and Service Improvement
November 30, 2010 (Dallas, TX) – ARCOP, a leading cooperative for Arby’s restaurants, selected Transplace as its third party logistics (3PL) provider to efficiently manage shipments throughout the United States. Transplace will bring to ARCOP deep domain expertise in cooperative business, along with on-demand supply chain visibility, providing transparency for day-to-day operations decisions. As an award-winning company providing management services and logistics technology solutions for large corporations as well as growth-oriented companies, Transplace’s Transportation Management System (TMS) will provide shipment lifecycle visibility, reduce direct transportation costs and improve overall operational efficiencies for ARCOP.
“We set out to find the best partner and found in Transplace, excellent technology tools and proven processes that allow ARCOP to better manage business and identify opportunities to ultimately drive the best landed costs to our restaurants,” said ARCOP President David Cox. “Transplace also gives us added supply continuity to our restaurants through their extensive carrier development program. They have long-standing relationships with a large carrier network to help ensure that we will have products available when they are needed for our customers.”
Wendy Kleefeld, vice president, supply management added: “The Transplace engineering team came up with the right solution from the start. When we arrived at their operations center, the business intelligence tools were demonstrated, showing us the power of the data and what we could learn from it. We were very impressed to see the business intelligence development and utilization by Transplace.”
Transplace has invested heavily in business intelligence with the understanding that visibility tools are a key to success. The web-based portal allows Transplace customers to produce standard and custom reports on-demand or on a scheduled basis to generate detailed insight and greater visibility into their transportation operations in real-time or on a historical basis to identify trends. This has been an area Transplace has delivered on for multiple years to their customers and a tool the cooperative and Quick Serve Restaurant (QSR) industry has been requesting for a long time.
“Cooperatives have their own set of needs and challenges, and Transplace has many years of experience and knowledge to assist ARCOP with better leverage for freight spend, as well as strategic planning that serves the cooperative and its partners,” said Transplace President & CEO Tom Sanderson.
Kleefeld continued: “As a co-op, we consider ourselves a relationship management organization. We’re focused on making sure that all collaborating parties, ARCOP, suppliers, distribution partners and ultimately the restaurants receive best in class service. Collaboration across the supply chain and visibility to all is vital to ensuring the best service and on-time delivery. Any delay can cause disruption and inefficiencies. In the end, we chose Transplace, with its Lean Six Sigma processes, as the optimal partner to support our franchisee membership.”
About ARCOP, Inc.
ARCOP, Inc. is a non-profit purchasing cooperative formed in 1978. Its two primary missions are to manage costs through consolidated purchasing efficiencies, and to ensure continuity of supply through strategic supply chain management while minimizing obsolete inventory.
ARCOP contracts for frozen foods, dry groceries, branded paper products, beverages, operating supplies, as well as distribution services. Contract prices are strictly monitored to ensure that our distributors are charging ARCOP members the ARCOP negotiated pricing. Savings achieved through ARCOP services are passed along to franchisee and company stores through lower product costs.
About Transplace
Transplace is a non-asset based third party logistics (3PL) provider offering manufacturers and retailers the optimal blend of logistics technology and transportation management services. From complete logistics management outsourcing to intelligent transportation management systems (TMS) and supply chain network planning and design to high-quality brokerage services, Transplace has proven the ability to deliver both rapid return on investment and consistent value to customers. The company is recognized among the elite 3PLs in North America by a customer base that includes many of the largest shippers in the world and is a leader in Cold Chain transportation management.
Register for the Shipper Symposium to learn from industry experts and legendary business successes such as
Roger Staubach, Sunny Delight President & CEO Billy Cyr, and Transplace President & CEO Tom Sanderson. The event is May 10 – 12, 2011 in Dallas.
To learn more about Transplace and the people behind “I Am Transplace,” please visit www.transplace.com.
“We set out to find the best partner and found in Transplace, excellent technology tools and proven processes that allow ARCOP to better manage business and identify opportunities to ultimately drive the best landed costs to our restaurants,” said ARCOP President David Cox. “Transplace also gives us added supply continuity to our restaurants through their extensive carrier development program. They have long-standing relationships with a large carrier network to help ensure that we will have products available when they are needed for our customers.”
Wendy Kleefeld, vice president, supply management added: “The Transplace engineering team came up with the right solution from the start. When we arrived at their operations center, the business intelligence tools were demonstrated, showing us the power of the data and what we could learn from it. We were very impressed to see the business intelligence development and utilization by Transplace.”
Transplace has invested heavily in business intelligence with the understanding that visibility tools are a key to success. The web-based portal allows Transplace customers to produce standard and custom reports on-demand or on a scheduled basis to generate detailed insight and greater visibility into their transportation operations in real-time or on a historical basis to identify trends. This has been an area Transplace has delivered on for multiple years to their customers and a tool the cooperative and Quick Serve Restaurant (QSR) industry has been requesting for a long time.
“Cooperatives have their own set of needs and challenges, and Transplace has many years of experience and knowledge to assist ARCOP with better leverage for freight spend, as well as strategic planning that serves the cooperative and its partners,” said Transplace President & CEO Tom Sanderson.
Kleefeld continued: “As a co-op, we consider ourselves a relationship management organization. We’re focused on making sure that all collaborating parties, ARCOP, suppliers, distribution partners and ultimately the restaurants receive best in class service. Collaboration across the supply chain and visibility to all is vital to ensuring the best service and on-time delivery. Any delay can cause disruption and inefficiencies. In the end, we chose Transplace, with its Lean Six Sigma processes, as the optimal partner to support our franchisee membership.”
About ARCOP, Inc.
ARCOP, Inc. is a non-profit purchasing cooperative formed in 1978. Its two primary missions are to manage costs through consolidated purchasing efficiencies, and to ensure continuity of supply through strategic supply chain management while minimizing obsolete inventory.
ARCOP contracts for frozen foods, dry groceries, branded paper products, beverages, operating supplies, as well as distribution services. Contract prices are strictly monitored to ensure that our distributors are charging ARCOP members the ARCOP negotiated pricing. Savings achieved through ARCOP services are passed along to franchisee and company stores through lower product costs.
About Transplace
Transplace is a non-asset based third party logistics (3PL) provider offering manufacturers and retailers the optimal blend of logistics technology and transportation management services. From complete logistics management outsourcing to intelligent transportation management systems (TMS) and supply chain network planning and design to high-quality brokerage services, Transplace has proven the ability to deliver both rapid return on investment and consistent value to customers. The company is recognized among the elite 3PLs in North America by a customer base that includes many of the largest shippers in the world and is a leader in Cold Chain transportation management.
Register for the Shipper Symposium to learn from industry experts and legendary business successes such as
Roger Staubach, Sunny Delight President & CEO Billy Cyr, and Transplace President & CEO Tom Sanderson. The event is May 10 – 12, 2011 in Dallas.
To learn more about Transplace and the people behind “I Am Transplace,” please visit www.transplace.com.