SendSuite™ Live to serve its Tri Vantage distribution division
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 6, 2012--
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
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Source: Pitney Bowes
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