Royal Mail & C3 Solutions Bring Home a Second Award

(October 2008) On October 23rd, 2008, Royal Mail won a second award for their Yard Smart implementation. The award was given by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and Royal Mail was recognized in the category of Information Management. This past summer Royal Mail was awarded the Best Use of Technology by the Motor Transport Awards for their Yard Smart implementation. C3 Solutions is very proud that the Royal Mail yard management project has been acknowledged and praised by both the CILT and Motor Transport Magazine.

Royal Mail Wins Motor Transport Award With C3 Solutions' Yard Smart

(July 2008) Royal Mail was awarded with the "Best Use of Technology" award at this year's Motor Transport Awards gala. They earned the win using their implementation of C3 Solutions' Yard Smart software. The judges commented that this project was "A really impressive physical and operational solution. Excellent use of technology - a first in this scale of hub operation."

This award represents a significant accomplishment for C3 and Royal Mail. This is a prestigious award and C3 is incredibly proud to be recognized internationally for the quality and innovativeness of its yard management solution.

Rory Bremner [Host of the Awards gala],
Nicholas Couture [President, C3 Solutions],
Phil Murphy [General Manager, Network Distribution, Royal Mail] and
John McNaught [North Regional Managing Director, Bridgestone UK - sponsor of the Best Use of Technology award]

Photograph by
Andrew Dunsmore
© Picture Partnership 2008

Agile Logistics: Transforming the Distribution Center

The pressure to effectively support fluctuating supply and demand without increasing staff or warehouse space is driving supply chain professionals to make the warehouse an agile and flexible part of their supply chain that can respond quickly to business changes. Improved logistics agility provides a company with a leg up on the competition in at least two major ways: by making full use of the resources on an order-by-order basis, and by intelligently positioning and configuring those resources in the short-term to better meet impending demand.

As a result of these dynamics, a lofty 97% of the 150 companies surveyed in May 2008 revealed that they plan to improve warehouse operations in the next 24 months, with 56% of Best-in-Class companies planning to improve warehouse operation over the next 12 months. This report will examine how supply chain organizations are aligning their warehouse operations with business objectives by improving core processes, implementing or upgrading warehouse management software and mobile technologies, and extending their technology footprints to lower labor costs and improve performance through increased agility.

Americold Logistics takes yard management across the enterprise

(April 2008) Americold, a leading 3^rd party supplier of supply chain solutions in North America has successfully implemented Yard Smart at a 12^th site. Americold is the largest provider of temperature controlled food distribution services in North America with 100 locations.

The C3 implementation team worked with the Americold Yard Smart project team for the first two implementations of the system using C3's 'Project in Motion' methodology. With this method, and the success of the initial Yard Smart implementations, the Americold project team was able to take ownership of further deployments.

C3 has always made it a priority to offer a fully configurable solution or system that is also user friendly and easy to deploy. Americold has risen to the challenge and proven time and again that a dedicated team can successfully manage a Yard Smart rollout and extend the visibility and efficiency Yard Smart offers across the enterprise.