Yusen Logistics provides supply chain solutions by designing customized solutions to bridge operational and process gaps between sourcing and order fulfillment. Their solutions improve customers' productivity and financial performance by directly linking to key metrics. For a food products company customer, they conducted a supply chain evaluation that identified opportunities to reduce total landed costs by over 10% through optimizing inventory planning, transportation networks, and distribution centers.

1. Supply Chain Solutions

2. What We Do We develop a detailed understanding of our Customer’s Business, then design a solution that bridges the operational & process gaps between sourcing and order fulfillment.

3. How We Build Value

4. How Our Customers Receive Value The final operating solution provides productivity and financial benefits to our customers that are proven through direct linkage to Balance Sheet and Income Statement performance metrics. Opportunity for Improvement Identified in Cash-to-Cash NYK Solution delivered improved ROA Opportunity for Improvement – Inventory Turns

5. Total Supply Chain Engineering: Case Study

6. Food Products Company: Financial Impact NLA identified and reduced the Total Landed Cost in 4 Areas Product costs Transportation costs Inventory capital Carrying costs Over 10.3% improvement in Total Landed Cost! >

7. Food Products Company: Supply Chain Engineering The evaluation and analysis of their supply chain included multiple components: Inventory planning Inventory control Product handling Slip sheets vs. Pallets Asset / cube utilization Product cost per unit Distribution network Facility placement Transportation options Demand satisfaction CURRENT PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OPTIMIZED DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

8. Food Products Company Customer Challenge Inefficient, nonproductive supply chain due to: Inconsistent processes across network Inefficient work flows Sub-optimal distribution network Out of control inventory planning and management Yusen Logistics Solution Identify opportunities to reduce Total Landed Cost through review and analysis of the Customer’s Supply Chain and Logistics Network Supply Chain Cost Improvement: Over 10.3% improvement in Total Landed Cost Reduced Cost of Goods Sold expense by 3.2% over one year Improved inventory carrying cost by 1.6% over one year Reduced transportation network miles by 23% over one year Reduced international freight cost by 20% over one year

9. Allen Bains Manager, Business Development (805)460-6203 office (206)793-9166 cell [email_address]