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Mastering the
Last Mile/Installation Niche
Beltmann
Integrated Logistics
Detroit, Michigan
February 1, 2006
By
Richard Armstrong
Key Personnel:
Bob Denehy, General Manager
Frank Gaura, Vice President of Business
Development
The last mile is the toughest
mile in logistics. The combination of timely service, high visibility
installation, multiple vendors and strict deadlines are not integrated service
offerings most 3PLs embrace. But they are the core service offering for
Beltmann Integrated Logistics (BIL).
Beltmann does tool belt
installation in conjunction with its retail store and hotel/resort openings
business. Here are a couple of examples.
For Fairfield Resorts,
Beltmann completes rooms and common areas. Starting with the bare structure,
Beltmann installs the mirrors, fixtures and anything else necessary to make the
place homey. Then it brings in the furniture. In the process, Beltmann manages
the timely transportation of a wide range of products, stores them as necessary,
makes the last mile deliveries and does the installation.
For Home Depot, Beltmann set
up 24 foot long countertop displays at 500 stores. Five-man teams make the
installations between 8 PM and 6 AM. The key difference for Beltmann is the
integration of services. Many office furniture manufactures, retail store
chains and modern media designers need someone to provide the whole service.
Beltmann evolved into its
niche from its roots as a high-value product tracking company. For many years
it was the largest North American Van Lines agent, emphasizing commercial
accounts along with household goods movement.
Beltmann really jumped into
its new niche in 2003 when it acquired LogiSys, an installation logistics
company based near Detroit. In 2004, Beltmann was one of the major agents
buying back North American’s high-value products transportation operation. The
new company, STI, is a critical piece of the Beltmann offering.
Digital Media Solutions is a
new service offering which is off to a strong start for Beltmann. As program
manager, Beltmann manages the supply chains and installation of large television
screens in public areas. The most interesting of these installations involve
REACTRIX units. As children play on the mat below the plasma TV unit move
around, they cause the display screens on the unit to change. The children
quickly learn to understand how their activities change what they are seeing.
The program management
solutions put together by Beltmann utilize Total Trak. Total Trak is an
on-line, real-time, order management system. It is web enabled. Customers can
modify it and its reporting capabilities as needed.
The key players at Beltmann
Integrated Logistics are Bob Denehy, general manager, and Frank Gaura, vice
president of business development. Denehy got much of his training at Ryder
Automotive Logistics. Gaura handled transportation management for DSC. They
have $60 million in revenue now with good profit margins. They are masters of
this niche and very much in charge of BIL’s bright looking future.
...Beltmann Integrated
Logistics,
North American Van Lines, Home
Depot, Last Mile, LogiSys, Warehouse,
Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery,
Load Planning, Value-added warehousing, WMS, TMS,
Order Management, 3PL,Third-Party Logistics, DSC Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation
Planning, Inventory Management, Ryder, Beltmann Integrated Logistics,
North American Van Lines, Home Depot, Last Mile, LogiSys,
Warehouse, Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery,
Load Planning, Value-added warehousing, WMS, TMS,
Order Management, 3PL,Third-Party Logistics, DSC Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation
Planning, Inventory Management, Ryder, Beltmann Integrated Logistics,
North American Van Lines, Home Depot, Last Mile, LogiSys,
Warehouse, Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery,
Load Planning, Value-added warehousing, WMS, TMS,
Order Management, 3PL,Third-Party Logistics, DSC Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation
Planning, Inventory Management, Ryder, Beltmann Integrated Logistics,
North American Van Lines, Home Depot, Last Mile, LogiSys,
Warehouse, Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery,
Load Planning, Value-added warehousing, WMS, TMS,
Order Management, 3PL,Third-Party Logistics, DSC Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation
Planning, Inventory Management, Ryder, Beltmann Integrated Logistics,
North American Van Lines, Home Depot, Last Mile, LogiSys,
Warehouse, Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery,
Load Planning, Value-added warehousing, WMS, TMS,
Order Management, 3PL,Third-Party Logistics, DSC Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation
Planning, Inventory Management, Ryder, Beltmann Integrated Logistics,
North American Van Lines, Home Depot, Last Mile, LogiSys,
Warehouse, Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery,
Load Planning, Value-added warehousing, WMS, TMS,
Order Management, 3PL,Third-Party Logistics, DSC Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation
Planning, Inventory Management, Ryder, Beltmann Integrated Logistics,
North American Van Lines, Home Depot, Last Mile, LogiSys,
Warehouse, Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery,
Load Planning, Value-added warehousing, WMS, TMS,
Order Management, 3PL,Third-Party Logistics, DSC Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation
Planning, Inventory Management, Ryder, Beltmann Integrated Logistics,
North American Van Lines, Home Depot, Last Mile, LogiSys,
Warehouse, Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery,
Load Planning, Value-added warehousing, WMS, TMS,
Order Management, 3PL,Third-Party Logistics, DSC Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation
Planning, Inventory Management, Ryder, Beltmann Integrated Logistics,
North American Van Lines, Home Depot, Last Mile, LogiSys,
Warehouse, Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery,
Load Planning, Value-added warehousing, WMS, TMS,
Order Management, 3PL,Third-Party Logistics, DSC Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation
Planning, Inventory Management, Ryder, Beltmann Integrated Logistics,
North American Van Lines, Home Depot, Last Mile, LogiSys,
Warehouse, Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery,
Load Planning, Value-added warehousing, WMS, TMS,
Order Management, 3PL,Third-Party Logistics, DSC Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation
Planning, Inventory Management, Ryder, Beltmann Integrated Logistics,
North American Van Lines, Home Depot, Last Mile, LogiSys,
Warehouse, Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery,
Load Planning, Value-added warehousing, WMS, TMS,
Order Management, 3PL,Third-Party Logistics, DSC Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation
Planning, Inventory Management, Ryder, Beltmann Integrated Logistics,
North American Van Lines, Home Depot, Last Mile, LogiSys,
Warehouse, Warehousing, Last Mile Delivery,
Load Planning, Value-added warehousing, WMS, TMS,
Order Management, 3PL,Third-Party Logistics, DSC Logistics, Warehousing, Distribution, Transportation
Planning, Inventory Management, Ryder... |
