Online buyers, sellers can add transportation to requests for quotes through partnership with Matson Integrated Logistics
Atlanta — November 29, 2005 — Online sourcing enabler MfgQuote.com has added managed global transportation to the list of services available through its marketplace following an agreement with Matson Integrated Logistics.
The new partnership between MfgQuote.com, which operates a marketplace for sourcing and selling manufacturing services, and the logistics company will allow buyers and sellers to add transportation via Matson to their requests for quotes (RFQs) or replies, the core activity on the marketplace.
Matson Integrated Logistics (MIL) provides multimodal transportation services, including domestic intermodal rail service, long haul and regional highway services, specialized hauling and expedited air and ground services. Matson is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin of Honolulu.
MfgQuote.com users who create or respond to an RFQ will have the opportunity to work through Matson Logistics to develop a customized transportation solution for shipments of a pallet or larger. MfgQuote.com said its relationship with Matson gives users preferred pricing on Matson services, enabling users to save money on every RFQ they execute.
"MfgQuote.com connects buyers and suppliers around the globe, and each RFQ that passes through MfgQuote.com will have engineered-to-order components that will need to be delivered," said Mitch Free, president and CEO of MfgQuote.com. "We decided to help streamline the process and provide logistics management, along with special pricing, to the MfgQuote.com community."
MfgQuote.com said that its relationship with Matson addresses supply chain needs outlined in AMR Research's April 2005 report "Contract Manufacturing at a Cross Roads: Brand Owner Need for Visibility." These needs include a wider range of supply and logistics services for brand owners; the ability for parties in long-distance, overseas contract manufacturing relationships to be more responsive to volatile demand; more coordination points between brand owners and contract manufacturers because of an expanding range of outsourced services; and automation of information transfer and business processes between buyers and suppliers.
"Our partnership with MfgQuote.com can help turn a low-volume regional supplier into a high-volume global supplier and simultaneously expand procurement options for purchasing agents and design engineers," said Gary Eyring, Matson's vice president of marketing. "With global competition increasing, getting the goods in the right place at the right time is critically important to supply chain success."
Additional Articles of Interest
— With U.S. manufacturers increasingly challenged by global rivals, American Axle & Manufacturing's Abdallah Shanti believes that the best way to compete is to collaborate. Read more in "Uniting for a Competitive Edge," in the December2003/January 2004 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
— Looking to bring new operational analytics solutions online? Here are five simple steps that every enterprise should take. Read "Bringing Operational Analytics Online — 5 Easy Pieces," an SDCExec.com exclusive.
— All that glitters may not be gold when it comes to outsourcing manufacturing productions to China. First, weigh the costs and learn the facts with this helpful guide. Read "China or Bust: Recognizing the True Costs of Outsourcing" on SDCExec.com.
Atlanta — November 29, 2005 — Online sourcing enabler MfgQuote.com has added managed global transportation to the list of services available through its marketplace following an agreement with Matson Integrated Logistics.
The new partnership between MfgQuote.com, which operates a marketplace for sourcing and selling manufacturing services, and the logistics company will allow buyers and sellers to add transportation via Matson to their requests for quotes (RFQs) or replies, the core activity on the marketplace.
Matson Integrated Logistics (MIL) provides multimodal transportation services, including domestic intermodal rail service, long haul and regional highway services, specialized hauling and expedited air and ground services. Matson is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin of Honolulu.
MfgQuote.com users who create or respond to an RFQ will have the opportunity to work through Matson Logistics to develop a customized transportation solution for shipments of a pallet or larger. MfgQuote.com said its relationship with Matson gives users preferred pricing on Matson services, enabling users to save money on every RFQ they execute.
"MfgQuote.com connects buyers and suppliers around the globe, and each RFQ that passes through MfgQuote.com will have engineered-to-order components that will need to be delivered," said Mitch Free, president and CEO of MfgQuote.com. "We decided to help streamline the process and provide logistics management, along with special pricing, to the MfgQuote.com community."
MfgQuote.com said that its relationship with Matson addresses supply chain needs outlined in AMR Research's April 2005 report "Contract Manufacturing at a Cross Roads: Brand Owner Need for Visibility." These needs include a wider range of supply and logistics services for brand owners; the ability for parties in long-distance, overseas contract manufacturing relationships to be more responsive to volatile demand; more coordination points between brand owners and contract manufacturers because of an expanding range of outsourced services; and automation of information transfer and business processes between buyers and suppliers.
"Our partnership with MfgQuote.com can help turn a low-volume regional supplier into a high-volume global supplier and simultaneously expand procurement options for purchasing agents and design engineers," said Gary Eyring, Matson's vice president of marketing. "With global competition increasing, getting the goods in the right place at the right time is critically important to supply chain success."
Additional Articles of Interest
— With U.S. manufacturers increasingly challenged by global rivals, American Axle & Manufacturing's Abdallah Shanti believes that the best way to compete is to collaborate. Read more in "Uniting for a Competitive Edge," in the December2003/January 2004 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
— Looking to bring new operational analytics solutions online? Here are five simple steps that every enterprise should take. Read "Bringing Operational Analytics Online — 5 Easy Pieces," an SDCExec.com exclusive.
— All that glitters may not be gold when it comes to outsourcing manufacturing productions to China. First, weigh the costs and learn the facts with this helpful guide. Read "China or Bust: Recognizing the True Costs of Outsourcing" on SDCExec.com.
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