ROMEOVILLE, Ill., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Helping to keep
treadmills, elliptical cross-trainers, exercise bikes and other
fitness systems up and running – both literally and figuratively –
LeSaint Logistics, a 3PL provider headquartered near Chicago, has contracted with exercise
equipment manufacturer Life Fitness to manage the company's parts
business on a global level, from warehousing to fulfillment to
transportation.
By teaming with LeSaint Logistics, Life Fitness is able to
ensure the constant and timely delivery of parts to repair
professionals who service fitness facilities as well as those
repair professionals who work directly for fitness facilities and
retailers that sell Life Fitness equipment. "LeSaint has the
right locations, is a good size fit with our organization, has the
technology component in place to run our inventory – backed by its
industry leading, overall logistics knowledge," said Michael Cusack, vice president of customer
support for Life Fitness.
According to Cusack, parts, warehousing and fulfillment
functions were previously done in-house at Life Fitness, but the
company was looking for more efficient ways to employ the latest
inventory technology, ensure consistent operations and best utilize
its staffing and space to better serve customers and grow its
business. "We ultimately chose LeSaint as a 3PL partner because of
its end-to-end turnkey solutions and sophisticated technological
tools," Cusack said.
Currently, through its pick, pack and ship functions, LeSaint
handles more than 8,000 sku's of Life Fitness parts in a single
facility with global capability. Hundreds of orders are processed
per day, all managed by LeSaint's technology WareTech™. Additional
services include display monitor testing that has enabled Life
Fitness to further save on costs and time. In addition, because
replacement parts are shipped off-site, there is a clear separation
of parts flow between manufacturing and after-market parts.
"Life Fitness is now able to focus its efforts on manufacturing
and other segments of its business. As they grow their
business, they can rely on LeSaint being their experts to grow with
it and manage parts and inventory around the world," remarks
Dino Moler, LeSaint's executive vice
president of client services.
Cusack agrees that the partnership has made a significant and
quick difference in Life Fitness's everyday order fulfillment as
well as its overall global business strategy. "We have improved
shipping rates with a greater ability to expand. LeSaint is poised
to immediately handle any level of future expansion that we need,"
he notes, adding that the decision to outsource its parts business
has proven beneficial. "LeSaint was a good match with our
company."
About LeSaint Logistics
LeSaint is a Top 100 third-party logistics (3PL) provider,
developing customized integrated supply chain solutions for
customers from a wide range of industries. With more than 18
facilities across the United
States, LeSaint offers comprehensive logistics services,
from warehousing, transportation and fulfillment to inventory
management, dedicated contract carriage and value-added
services.
About Life Fitness
Life Fitness is the global leader in providing fitness
equipment. The company manufactures and sells strength and
cardiovascular equipment under the brand names Life Fitness and
Hammer Strength and distributes its equipment in more than 120
countries. Headquartered outside Chicago, in Schiller
Park, Illinois, Life Fitness is a division of Brunswick
Corporation (NYSE: BC).
SOURCE LeSaint Logistics