Schneider National Named 2009 Best Third-Party Service Provider by VICS
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Dec. 3, 2009 - Schneider National, Inc., a premier provider of transportation, logistics and intermodal services, has received the 2009 Best Third-Party Service Provider recognition from the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association, which exists solely to help businesses optimize business processes and costs.
Each year, the VICS Collaborative Commerce Achievement Awards recognize companies in the retail and consumer-focused industries that create solutions to eliminate billions of dollars of waste and delay from the supply chain. Schneider National and Schneider Logistics both received recognition this year.
We are deeply honored to be recognized by the VICS board for helping to achieve greater supply chain efficiencies, said Steve Matheys, executive vice president and chief administration officer for Schneider National. We are equally gratified that Kimberly-Clark and Whirlpool Corporation gave us the opportunity to work with them to enhance their supply chain operations. Collaborative solutions that result in real cost efficiencies have never been more important than during the recent economic downturn. We're proud of the team that helped both Kimberly-Clark and Whirlpool achieve strong business results.
Steve Harmon, vice president, corporate transportation for Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB), said that Schneider National continues to go above and beyond to help them solve customer problems. Our customer base came to us with specific requests to help them improve service to their existing distribution-center-to-retail-store business quickly, without extensive capital investment, reported Harmon. Schneider contributed logistics and technical expertise for freight movement and developed a 'Convergence' model for simplifying the invoicing process. The pilot with a major grocery retailer was successful in reducing handling costs and improving on-time service to stores.
Both Schneider National and Kimberly-Clark are eager to take the Convergence model from pilot to scale, ensuring continued efficiencies along the way.
Efforts with Whirlpool were equally compelling. Whirlpool and Schneider Logistics Consulting validated and catalogued global logistics cost across six continents, 50 factories, 140 warehouses, 200 suppliers and 300,000 customers. Through coordinated assessments, the joint team identified and prioritized more than 20 projects tied to network design, process improvements and best practices implementation.
It was a monumental effort that has resulted in significant savings to-date, with a promise of even greater savings and efficiencies in the future, said Jack Gross, Schneider Logistics' vice president and general manager for global supply chain management. We were pleased to be a collaborative partner with Whirlpool on this project and look forward to helping optimize other areas of their supply chain to achieve similar success.
About Schneider National, Inc.
Schneider National, Inc. is a premier provider of truckload, logistics and intermodal services. Serving more than two-thirds of the FORTUNE 500 companies, Schneider National offers the broadest portfolio of services in the industry. The company's transportation and logistics solutions include Van/Truckload, Dedicated, Regional, Bulk, Intermodal, Transportation Management, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing and International Logistics services. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Schneider National has provided expert transportation and logistics solutions for nearly 75 years. A $3.7 billion company, Schneider National conducts business in more than 28 countries worldwide and continues to grow its international service offerings. For more information about Schneider National, visit www.schneider.com or call
(800) 558-6767.
About Schneider Logistics, Inc.
Schneider Logistics, Inc. is a provider of comprehensive logistics services to small, medium and global shippers. The company's supply chain services include Transportation Management, Freight Brokerage, Air/Ocean Freight Forwarding, Customs House Brokerage, Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Consulting Services. For more information about Schneider Logistics, visit schneider.com or call (866) 875-9046.
Each year, the VICS Collaborative Commerce Achievement Awards recognize companies in the retail and consumer-focused industries that create solutions to eliminate billions of dollars of waste and delay from the supply chain. Schneider National and Schneider Logistics both received recognition this year.
We are deeply honored to be recognized by the VICS board for helping to achieve greater supply chain efficiencies, said Steve Matheys, executive vice president and chief administration officer for Schneider National. We are equally gratified that Kimberly-Clark and Whirlpool Corporation gave us the opportunity to work with them to enhance their supply chain operations. Collaborative solutions that result in real cost efficiencies have never been more important than during the recent economic downturn. We're proud of the team that helped both Kimberly-Clark and Whirlpool achieve strong business results.
Steve Harmon, vice president, corporate transportation for Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB), said that Schneider National continues to go above and beyond to help them solve customer problems. Our customer base came to us with specific requests to help them improve service to their existing distribution-center-to-retail-store business quickly, without extensive capital investment, reported Harmon. Schneider contributed logistics and technical expertise for freight movement and developed a 'Convergence' model for simplifying the invoicing process. The pilot with a major grocery retailer was successful in reducing handling costs and improving on-time service to stores.
Both Schneider National and Kimberly-Clark are eager to take the Convergence model from pilot to scale, ensuring continued efficiencies along the way.
Efforts with Whirlpool were equally compelling. Whirlpool and Schneider Logistics Consulting validated and catalogued global logistics cost across six continents, 50 factories, 140 warehouses, 200 suppliers and 300,000 customers. Through coordinated assessments, the joint team identified and prioritized more than 20 projects tied to network design, process improvements and best practices implementation.
It was a monumental effort that has resulted in significant savings to-date, with a promise of even greater savings and efficiencies in the future, said Jack Gross, Schneider Logistics' vice president and general manager for global supply chain management. We were pleased to be a collaborative partner with Whirlpool on this project and look forward to helping optimize other areas of their supply chain to achieve similar success.
About Schneider National, Inc.
Schneider National, Inc. is a premier provider of truckload, logistics and intermodal services. Serving more than two-thirds of the FORTUNE 500 companies, Schneider National offers the broadest portfolio of services in the industry. The company's transportation and logistics solutions include Van/Truckload, Dedicated, Regional, Bulk, Intermodal, Transportation Management, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing and International Logistics services. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wis., Schneider National has provided expert transportation and logistics solutions for nearly 75 years. A $3.7 billion company, Schneider National conducts business in more than 28 countries worldwide and continues to grow its international service offerings. For more information about Schneider National, visit www.schneider.com or call
(800) 558-6767.
About Schneider Logistics, Inc.
Schneider Logistics, Inc. is a provider of comprehensive logistics services to small, medium and global shippers. The company's supply chain services include Transportation Management, Freight Brokerage, Air/Ocean Freight Forwarding, Customs House Brokerage, Supply Chain Management and Supply Chain Consulting Services. For more information about Schneider Logistics, visit schneider.com or call (866) 875-9046.