Press Release Summary: Dubai, 12 September 2006- SNS, a leading Supply Chain Services provider, announced today the successful implementation of the SSA WMS at Direct Shipping Services LLC - an International Freight Forwarding Company with offices in the UAE, Malaysia, Honk-Kong, India, Turkey, Spain and China. This implementation took place in the UAE where DSS has established a 3PL business to accommodate its customers. DSS is currently using SSA WM 1000 to manage their Less Than Container Load (LCL), Full Container Load (FCL) freight forwarding and 3PL businesses.
Press Release Body: The changes applied by the SNS technical consultants have enabled the SSA Warehouse Management System to managing the freight forwarding business in a minimal development and implementation time, thus reinforcing inventory visibility, order accuracy and order cycle time.
"DSS is committed to offering the best to its customers. SNS' reputation in the region was the main reason why we selected them to implement our Warehouse Management System", says Mr. Balak Valakrishan Operations Manager at DSS. "Yet, we have remained highly impressed with SNS' speed and quality of development and implementation. Though time was short, the transition to the new system was still very smooth".
The DSS project is SNS' first project following the SNS Rapid Implementation Methodology (SRIM) that enabled DSS to going live with maximum knowledge transfer in two-month time. The SRIM is characterized by a full analysis of the warehouse operation and the development of a standard operating procedures document based on the best practices available in the supply chain industry.
"The ability to supply our customer's needs in no time is our forte. DSS was able to improve inventory control and can now easily manage complex inbound material flow as well as outbound distribution. The SRIM has proven to be effective and highly profitable to the customer, minimizing the project man days without losing any of the objectives", says Nadim Klat, SNS senior consultant.
About Direct Shipping Services LLC
It was 1997 when Direct Shipping Services LLC started its operation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates headed by its founder Mr. Venkatesh Govinda. In a short period of time through a progressive spirit and corporate dynamism has grown to be one of the best freight economist offering simple yet superior logistics solutions to the trade worldwide.
DSS is a firm with an international stature that enables it to handle thousands of tons of merchandise daily, transporting it all over the world via its integrated truck, ship, plain and train transportation system.
As part of the main goal, DSS had established warehousing and distribution offices at Jebel Ali Freezone and Dubai Cargo Village, to support the needs of its thousand clients.
About SNS
SNS (Supply Network Solutions) is a leading provider of superior supply chain services including distribution center design, system integration and implementation, training, support, solution development and supply chain consulting. SNS provides its services to companies operating in various industries such as third party logistics, distribution, wholesale, retail and freight forwarding. SNS' cutting-edge services are delivered by a professional team of supply chain specialists with a highly customer-oriented culture.
SNS is a privately-held company with offices in the Middle-East area and with operations spanning globally through a strong partnership network in Europe, Asia and North America. For additional information, visit the SNS website at www.sns-emea.com.
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