SupplyChain Magazine January 2018 | Page 66

Pallet Alliance Brings Pallets into the Digital Supply Chain

For Avery Dennison , integrating pallets into its digital supply chain was a natural step . Its pallet program is the product of more than 12 years of collaboration with Pallet Alliance , and was built from the ground up to take advantage of emerging advances in procurement and information technologies , delivering significant , sustainable cost reductions .
Leading manufacturing companies across America turn to Pallet Alliance for custom pallet programs that evolve in response to changing manufacturing environments and products . With the ability to integrate into online procurement and in-house ERP platforms alike , as well as to provide industry-leading dynamic reporting solutions , Pallet Alliance provides standardization , transparency and control .
Among companies that think the pallet spend starts and ends at the pallet itself , periodic RFP ’ s are the main cost-cutting tool . These consume valuable internal resources and produce only marginal savings on dated products and processes .
Forward-looking companies like Avery Dennison — who make sizable investments in modernizing their supply-chains — turn to Pallet Alliance to take control of their pallet spends .
The Pallet Alliance process begins on the plant floor and progresses through the entire supply chain . Solutions include process transformation , equipment modification , pallet redesign , sourcing changes , and IT integration . Through identifying and mitigating factors that drive cost , Pallet Alliance delivers sustainable savings . The end result is a fully customized and optimized pallet program , with a single accountable entity for consolidated ordering , billing , reporting , and project management .
Pallet Alliance has retained its three largest customers for an average of 15 years . MMH annual reader survey for 2017 identified Pallet Alliance as the top-ranked management company for custom national pallet programs . Category leaders in American manufacturing turn to Pallet Alliance for truly custom solutions to manufacturing and distribution challenges . Visit tpai . com to transform the way your business moves .
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