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Dive Summary:
- Ryder has opened its first fulfillment center for technology manufacturer Lexmark, simplifying two operations into one by shipping and receiving printers, toner cartridges and parts.
- The 1 million-square-foot facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana, will allow 99% same-day shipping and 99% midnight pickup with next-day air service, according to a press release last week.
- The facility will also facilitate the adaptation, configuration, return, refurbishment and recertification of equipment.
Dive Insight:
Ryder’s new Lexmark fulfillment center aims to reduce transport costs and times.
“We conducted a network analysis considering markets served, shipping volumes and times, transportation costs, nearby ports, real estate prices and the labor market,” said Norm Brouillette, Ryder’s vice president of supply chain, in a a press release. identified an ideal location combined with two-day transit improvement and additional delivery capabilities.
In addition to fulfillment services, Ryder will use a digital platform called RyderShare. The platform allows shippers, consignees, carriers and service providers to access the entire supply chain in real time, according to the release. The platform uses data analysis and analytics to aid decision-making, help prepare supply chains for unexpected events, and accelerate recovery from disruptions.
While Ryder and Lexmark have partnered with each other since 2009, the two companies have never operated fulfillment services together.
According to Lexmark’s Senior VP and Chief Product Delivery Officer, Billy Spears, Ryder’s supply chain solutions were a “natural evolution.”
“We provided Lexmark with comprehensive transportation management solutions, including network planning with integrated continuous improvement, carrier procurement and management, shipment planning and execution, and cross-border operations between the United States, Canada and Mexico,” Brouillette told Supply. Chain Dive in an email.