Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies - June 2008 - (Page 18) Combine, Agricultural Equipment Lessor Taps BNSF Logistics to Manage Fleet MachineryLink, a major provider of combine leasing programs to agricultural producers in North America, has selected BNSF Logistics to provide equipment utilization services for MachineryLink’s fleet operations and surge capacity management for seasonal demand. Based in Kansas City, Mo., MachineryLink maintains seasonal service facilities in five locations across the United States. Its managed lease programs allows growers to significantly lower their equipment costs by providing the latest harvest technology and equipment with guaranteed delivery and pick-up. MachineryLink expects BNSF Logistics to identify and facilitate optimal backhaul movements for its fleet, repositioning the specialized equipment into the company’s key areas of need, while minimizing deadhead miles. As agricultural demand peaks, BNSF Logistics will also provide MachineryLink with additional specialized capacity to ensure consistent and timely service to its clients. “BNSF Logistics’ broad network of clients who utilize specialized equipment provides a volume balance for MachineryLink’s backhaul needs,” says Robert Sutton, director of supply chain services for BNSF Logistics. “During seasonal peaks, we are prepared to supply the additional capacity that MachineryLink will require.” “This relationship will be mutually beneficial,” says Jim Bramlett, vice president of Logistics for MachineryLink. “[We] will see improved efficiency in truck utilization and BNSF Logistics will have additional resources and capacity to service their customer base.” Visit www.bnsflogistics.com and www.machinerylink.com. Ariba Says Long-standing Partnership Helps Diebold Reduce Costs by Millions Spend management solutions provider Ariba says that it is helping Diebold Incorporated reach its goal of saving more than $100m in a company-wide cost-reduction initiative launched in 2006. But Diebold, which offers integrated self-service delivery and security systems and services, began its partnership with Ariba years before. “As a market leader, Diebold must diligently manage its costs and drive supply chain efficiency on a global scale in order to maintain and enhance its competitive advantage,” says George S. Mayes Jr., executive vice president, global operations, Diebold. “Through Ariba’s solutions, we have been able to identify opportunities for savings and drive them to the bottom line while continuing to invest in innovation and deliver quality products and services to our customers around the world.” Since 2000, Diebold has used Ariba Sourcing to streamline its sourcing and negotiation process and optimize its supply base. In 2003, the company leveraged Ariba global services to launch a low-cost country sourcing project in China to strengthen its supply chain and move closer to its customers. By 2004, similar projects were under way in Europe and India. In 2006, Diebold added Ariba Spend Visibility and Ariba Category Procurement to identify additional opportunities for savings across direct materials and indirect spend categories and drive cost and process improvements. “Diebold embraced spend management at a time when many organizations were still thinking about it,” says Kevin Costello, president of Ariba. “By investing in spend management solutions and building the teams and processes necessary to support them, Diebold has not only transformed its procurement organization, but its overall business.” Visit www.ariba.com and www.diebold.com. DSC Logistics to Handle 3PL Needs in Western U.S. for Bumble Bee Foods DSC Logistics reports that it is providing Bumble Bee Foods, reportedly North America’s largest branded seafood company, logistics management services out of the 3PL’s distribution center in Mira Loma, Calif. DSC handles Bumble Bee Foods’ leading brands, including Bumble Bee, Clover Leaf, Brunswick and Beach Cliff, and the company’s packaged, ready-to-eat meals. Services include inventory management on product arriving from Bumble Bee Foods’ plants in California, Georgia, Washington and China, and transportation serv- 18 JUNE 2008 http://www.bnsflogistics.com http://www.machinerylink.com http://www.ariba.com http://www.diebold.com
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