Contract Logistics - Warehousing solutions with a global footprint

The international warehouse services that we provide to our clients are tailor-made according to their specific requirements—scalable warehousing solutions for all your logistics needs.

Providing you with scalable warehouse logistics solutions, in locations that are most beneficial to you.

Crane Worldwide Logistics has a global footprint of multi-tenant warehouse facilities in key distribution markets around the world. Our team of supply chain professionals can provide cutting edge logistics solutions with a willingness to invest in new warehouse locations that are mutually beneficial to our clients. Multi-user or dedicated warehousing, reach out for more information.

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Do you need a robust warehouse logistics solution? 

Our experts deliver warehousing and logistics solutions that meet the specific needs of our clients. Providing skilled operations managers and supply chain design specialists, we will work with you to provide maximum value to your logistics operations and distribution services. The integrated logistics approach supports the overall needs of your business operations, offering consultation and timely solutions, our team will work with you as a key partner to support your supply chain decisions.

We have worldwide cost effective warehousing solutions using the latest technology to support your regional or global operations with integrated solutions to develop your supply chain strategy successfully.

Leveraging our suite of flexible and scalable logistics applications, Crane Worldwide Logistics can be very nimble and quick to implement your warehouse and distribution programs providing customized logistics solutions to support your operations. Additionally, with our "Any to Any" translation toolset, we can implement new projects with integration leveraging our client's existing file formats.

Warehouse Management and Fulfillment

Receiving, Storage, Picking & Distribution

  • Our powerful Warehouse Management System (WMS) optimizes movement and throughput, all in real-time and paperless.
  • We customize our processes to suit our clients' unique scope, yet we do it under a single systemic platform and base foundation.
  • Expand into new markets quickly and easily. Our platform provides the ultimate scalability and flexibility.

Inventory Management

Picking Allocation, Aging, Inventory Control & Product Integrity

  • Our clients maintain an efficient footprint by utilizing our tools to manage stock levels.
  • Effective Rotation: Our picking allocation strategies reduce product aging by ensuring our clients' product is rotated effectively.
    • First In, First Out (FIFO).
    • First Expire, First Out (FEFO).
    • First Manufacture, First Out (FMFO).
    • Or a custom strategy that optimizes our clients' product’s integrity.
  • Auto Alerts: We provide automated notifications when the product is nearing shelf life.
  • Optimize Procurement: We enable end-to-end tracking tools to monitor stock levels and optimize our clients' spending.
  • Inventory Accuracy: Our team will help maintain and report accurate inventory levels and financials by utilizing our robust cycle counting program.

Data and Visibility

Reporting, Trending & Monitoring

  • Our online portal supplies full visibility to our clients' inventory and transaction history in real-time.
    • Place orders against stock directly through the dedicated portal.
    • Edit, cancel, approve orders using interactive queries.
    • Run reports at will, subscribe to email alerts, bookmark favorites.
    • Monitor real-time activity with a wide variety of dashboards.
    • Run KPI metrics for on-time performance.
    • Track and trace through delivery with participating carriers.
  • We offer variable and flexible integration solutions to feed warehouse milestone data to our clients' ERP (or other) systems.
    • API
    • EDI (XML, X12, CSV)
    • We also provide standard specs or customs mapping to your specs.

Distribution

Booking, Shipping & Tracking

  • Our solutions provide automated booking with couriers to reduce errors and mis-ships.
  • Utilize our managed services team to optimize load consolidation and routing.
  • Add custom business rules to optimize cost and arrival to a consignee.
  • We offer standard documentation (Bill of Lading, Packing List, Product labels) or create customized labels to suit your business or client’s requirements.
  • Track and trace delivery milestones using our online portal.

Yard Management

Container Rotation & Detention Reduction

  • Our experts work with our clients to avoid detention fees by rotating drop containers based on free time.
  • Our dock appointment calendar manages vehicle traffic and tracks movement throughout the yard.
  • We developed Check-in and Check-out processes to ensure the highest level of cargo security.

We can provide multiple logistics solutions, including full contract logistics capabilities:

Warehousing, Storage, Forward Stocking, Foreign Trade Zone & Bonded Solutions, Reverse Logistics, Transloading, Origin & Destination Vendor Consolidation programs, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), Supplier Owned Inventory, Value Added Processes, Inspections / Repairs / and Light Manufacturing, Retail Compliance, Kitting, Pool Distribution, Fumigation, Export Packing and many more. Network Design, Program Management, Transportation Modelling, Compliance & Tax consulting. All in addition to our global freight forwarding capability that includes Air Freight and Ocean Freight services supported by our global network of international offices for inbound and outbound transportation.

Our dedicated contract logistics team will work with you to fully understand your logistics challenges providing a warehouse and distribution service designed by experts that will support your supply chain strategy now and in the future. Need warehouse space? Reach out for more information!


Warehouse spotlight

Crane Worldwide CincinnatiThe 3PL warehouse in Cincinnati has more than 600K sq ft of class A industrial storage space, ideally situated to enhance distribution and supply-chain networks, with direct access to nearby air cargo hubs, the greater Cincinnati market, and the surrounding Midwest.

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