Value Added Services – Partnering with the Right 3PL
In today’s competitive business environments, retailers, technology manufacturers and healthcare businesses are expecting more from their third-party logistics providers. To meet these new needs, 3PL providers like SCI provide value added services (VAS), to help their clients reduce costs through a variety of solutions, including the ability to customize orders, maintain product quality, and get […]
Retail Reverse Logistics Challenges
Reverse logistics refers to the supply chain process associated with either capturing value or proper disposal of any product when it’s being returned from their typical final destination, in the case of retail logistics, the consumer. Many retailers struggle with handling consumer returns due to the lack of clearly defined reverse logistics policies & processes […]
Whitepaper: E-commerce Returns – from Costly Complication to Competitive Advantage
Returns are a reality of e-commerce, and new Canada Post research tells us that the ease of making a return is a deciding factor in completing a purchase for one third of Canadian shoppers. Unfortunately for retailers, there is a great disconnect today between consumer expectations for returns and merchant strategies. The whitepaper published by […]
Case Study: Supply Chain Solution for Automated Cash Handling Equipment
SCI’s client is popularly recognized for secure transportation services and is best known for their cash-in-transit services, security services and high-value storage (vaults) for banks, credit unions, mints, retailers, and governments, to name a few. One of the client’s technology solutions helps retailers transform their cash handling from a slow, manual process into an automated […]
Maximizing Supply Chain Value for South-Eastern Ontario Hospitals: 3SO and SCI
Summary The case study was nominated for the 2015 CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation AwardTM. SCI’s unique supply chain solution represents a slight departure from other models in the third party healthcare logistics market. It enables 3SO to decrease operating costs and free up resources for the member hospitals. 3SO manages the procurement of the surgical […]
SCI opens a new healthcare-dedicated facility in Greater Toronto Area
New 78,000 square-foot facility focused on providing national supply chain services to health industry SCI today announced the official opening of a new facility dedicated to fulfilling highly specialized requirements to the health care industry. The new 78,000 square-foot multi-client facility provides nation-wide supply chain services to medical device, drug, and natural health product suppliers. […]
Expect MORE from Your Third Party Logistics Provider
Contrary to what many procurement professionals may think, all logistics solution providers are not created equal. And as retailers are pulled further and faster into the omni-channel future the need for advanced logistics solutions will only continue to increase. The very nature of omni-channel means getting closer to the customer and when it comes to […]
