Glen Raven Selects Pitney Bowes's Global Parcel Shipping Management Solution
September 06 2012 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) today announced
that Glen Raven, the global textile manufacturer, has selected
SendSuite Live™ as its logistics management solution for web orders
and other parcel shipments.
Glen Raven will use SendSuite Live, a scalable global logistics
management solution, in their Tri Vantage distribution division to
manage its shipments of 400,000 parcels a year. In doing so, the
system will provide seamless integration to its order management
systems and website to provide accurate shipping pricing at time of
order and visibility to total shipping charges of their small
parcel shipments. SendSuite Live will also provide Glen Raven cost
savings opportunities by allowing choice and flexibility with
access to a variety of parcel carriers and services. This is phase
one of Glen Raven’s deployment plans to expand SendSuite Live into
its other divisions in the future.
“We are pleased that SendSuite Live will be the foundation for
Glen Raven’s global multi-carrier shipping needs,” said Jim
Hendrickson, vice president, general manager, shipping and
transportation management solutions, Pitney Bowes. “SendSuite Live
provides companies easy access to parcel and freight carriers and
services that allow them to experience immediate and measurable
performance benefits in their shipping operation. Our extensive
services and support footprint delivers the local and global
deployment, integration and ongoing support requirements that major
manufacturers like Glen Raven demand.”
“Having experienced considerable growth through acquisition of
distributors over the past few years,” said David Hall, director,
IT applications, Glen Raven, “our company now demands better
management of our shipping operations. Access to the versatility
and scalability that SendSuite Live provides will give us that,
ensuring a strong logistics management platform that will support
our growth in the future and provide the analytics we have long
sought to monitor our efficiency and success.”
SendSuite Live leverages web services to create a unified global
logistics management platform that streamlines logistics processes,
reduces business risks and deliver cost savings on a global scale.
It provides access to a wide range of global parcel and freight
carriers’ rates and services, allowing a shipper to choose the best
delivery and cost options. It offers origin point shipping for
international shipping and cross-border rating and consolidation.
With easy to use applications, SendSuite Live also offers the
ability to optimize routing and streamline the logistics process
with carrier and vendor compliance, and effectively manage
regulatory compliance concerns, such as SOX and Export
requirements. It is a fully scalable solution that integrates
easily with internal ERP, WMS and CRM systems.
About Pitney Bowes
Delivering more than 90 years of innovation, Pitney Bowes
provides software, hardware and services that integrate physical
and digital communications channels. Long known for making its
customers more productive, Pitney Bowes is increasingly helping
other companies grow their business through advanced customer
communications management. Pitney Bowes is a $5.3 billion company
with 29,000 employees worldwide. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is
a new opportunity™. www.pb.com
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