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thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services’ on-demand Houston, TX, multi-client facility is in a business district with convenient access to Beltway 8, I-45, and Bush IAH. Our secure 50,000 ft² facility features rear-load building dock-high doors, ESFR sprinkler system, and a full suite of material handling, fulfillment, and transportation services. Office space available upon request.
Expedited Job Site Deliveries for Utility-Scale Projects.
Renewable Energy - tkSCS has executed full turnkey solutions for several solar customers. These solutions cover port to jobsite logistics and everything in between.
Pick/Pack/Ship: 11,000 Outbound Packages Weekly.
Production: Embroidery & Cut/Sew: 4,000 Embroidered Pieces Weekly.
thyssenkrupp SCS entered into a relationship with this client following the significant growth of their business. Rapid growth prompted a shift in their focus to their core competencies and a need to bring in a 3rd party to handle their warehouse and fulfillment programs.
tkSCS is part of a nationwide warranty deployment involving rework
on over 6,800 units. In collaboration with small regional providers,
tkSCS is heading up the National Bus Pontoon (ferring)/Bracket Rework
Campaign in large bus depots across the US.
In a year that shocked the world, very few businesses managed to evade the negative effects of lockdowns, sick employees, and widespread uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In spring 2020, supply chain challenges impacted 94% of the Fortune 1000. By March 2020, Amazon Prime Two-Day Shipping became Four-Week Shipping, and empty shelves plagued grocery stores around the world. An invisible and unforeseen virus derailed even the largest supply chains, sending ocean shipping schedule reliability down to a 10-year low by January 2021.
As supply chains continue to adapt to a post-pandemic world, the warehousing industry is undergoing its own growing pains to meet the needs of the 21st century economy. Businesses of all sizes, from the garage start-up to international conglomerates, are expecting more from their 3PL (3rd Party Logistics) warehouse providers than just a storage space. Yet low vacancy rates are causing warehousing prices to spike, even for those offering only the most basic services.
In a world that is growing increasingly interconnected, fostering strategic partnerships has found increased recognition as a preferable alternative to the transactional business model that defined the 20th century. One innovation helping pave the way towards this model is the rapid expansion of coworking spaces.
One of the largest challenges presently facing the logistics industry is the ongoing driver shortage. Not only are trucks sitting empty that could be moving freight, but this inefficiency has caused shipping costs to spike. Raised shipping costs affect not only business costs, making goods more expensive to procure and ship, but the consumers who purchase those same goods that have risen in price, suffered delayed shipping, or both.
When businesses are deciding which 3PL (3rd Party Logistics Provider) to work with, one of their considerations will be whether they want an asset-based or brokerage transportation system. Some 3PLs may also offer a hybrid model that relies on both types to varying degrees.