IN THIS SECTION: Materials Handling — Transport Mgmt.
MATERIALS HANDLING
ExpressCube • www.expresscube.com
ExpressCube is a low-cost solution for acquiring dimensional weight (cubing) and actual weight of a box or parcel. ExpressCube utilizes passive infrared sensor arrays that provide reliable and accurate measurements of a box. In seconds, ExpressCube collects cube and weight data that can be sent to main- frame or PC hosts (ERP, WMS, TMS, IATA, etc.). This data is commonly used to maximize the use of storage space, make more accurate storage slot assign- ments, identify proper carton sizes in order picking, determine optimal load planning and pallet stacking configurations, slotting, inventory management, DIM Weight using DIM factor, and calculate dimensional-based freight charges.
PALLETS
Totally Green Manufacturing • www.thegreenpalletcompany.com
Totally Green Manufacturing offers The Green Pallet, the lightest, most inexpensive, and environmentally friendly pallet on the market today. Supporting “green” practices is not only good for our environment, it makes good business sense. Besides the immediate freight, storage, and disposal savings, and the cost of the pallets themselves, think of the millions of trees you could save. Our pallets are made from 100-percent recycled plastic and are easy to assemble. Put more green on your bottom line!
TMS
TMW Systems • www.tmwsystems.com
Maximize asset utilization, lower operating ratios, reduce empty miles, and increase driver retention with TMW Systems’ dispatch and logistics transportation solutions. More than 1,500 common carriers, 3PLs, brokerages, and private fleets use TMW’s solutions–including TMWSuite, TruckMate, and TL2000–to gain efficiency by better managing their assets as they interact within the supply chain. TMW manages a multitude of functions for the thousands of trucks and drivers that travel the roads each day. See how TMW can go to work for you; visit the Web site for details, or call 800-401-6682.
TRANSPORT/FREIGHT MGMT.
Echo Global Logistics • www.echo.com
Echo Global Logistics is a results-oriented transportation management firm providing superior cost-savings technology and services for companies ranging from small enterprises to the Fortune 100. Echo’s transportation management solution delivers cost savings through proprietary access to unparalleled transportation market data, custom-built world-class technol- ogy, a massive nationwide network of carriers, and the negotiating power resulting from massive spend on behalf of Echo’s clients. Echo’s focus is on offering concrete, tangible savings to all our clients, and ensuring increased service levels that derive from the Six Sigma process integrity on which Echo’s transactional engine has been built.
July 2007 • Inbound Logistics 231
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