Public Warehouses
Public Warehouses - Top 10 Advantages for Manufacturers
The face of modern warehousing solutions companies has changed greatly over the past decade. The introduction of Just-In-Time inventory systems, global ordering and shipping, and the need to have the ability to check individual orders via GPS systems, has placed a crunch on the standard brick and mortar warehouses. With this shift in warehouse distribution management and the rise of public warehouses, below are the top ten advantages for manufacturers to use these distribution fulfillment services such as industry leader, Distribution Centers of America (or Team DCA).
Responsiveness to Service Requirements
As an industry leader for more than two decades, Team DCA fully understands what it means to have a commitment to customer satisfaction. High priority is placed on meeting and exceeding customer expectations, from the moment of order receipt, through arrival in the warehouse, processing, handling, or value-added treatment and ultimately to distribution or order fulfillment. TeamDCA member companies succeed only when their customers succeed.
Quality of Management
Taking into account that Team DCA’s reputation is on the line with each and every delivery right alongside the reputation of the customer whose name is on the product or cartons delivered, Team DCA takes great pride in representing their customer through the utmost in high quality service with each individual customer.
Track Record of Ethical Performance
Being in business as DCA for nearly three decades (and individually in most member company cases, even longer), Team DCA has a proven track record of doing what is right and good to extend not only their business model, but assist in helping their customers to succeed in regional and national markets as well. This can be seen in DCA’s overall approach to warehouse logistics. Doing it right the first time, and better than the competition, is something on which Team DCA prides themselves.
Ability to Provide Value-added Services
Not only is Team DCA an industry leader in providing public warehouse space, but they also provide a long list of value added services as well. Through these services such as additional transportation and distribution, and innovative technological tracking and reporting systems, Team DCA can ensure their customers will have the peace of mind rendered by truly reliable service.
Low Costs
With more than 16 warehousing companies strategically located across the United States, offering over 24.5 million sq. ft. of clean, dry storage space, utilizing one’s on brick and mortar warehouse services becomes a drain on the budget. By utilizing a warehousing network such as Team DCA, much of a company’s warehousing and logistics budget can be focused on growing other areas of the business.
Knowledge of the Market
When a warehousing logistics network such as Team DCA knows the market the way they do, they can then use those strengths in helping their customers navigate through the maze of logistics smoothly and without issue. Although a continually advancing business, warehousing and logistics can still be a conundrum to some companies. Having a partner like Team DCA will simply make those logistical obstacles a thing of the past.
Personal Relationships with Key Contacts
Many times businesses just starting out find it a difficult task to get their foot in the door amongst their competition. Using the already established business model and networking systems, a warehousing logistics network such as Team DCA has developed over the years, makes that task less daunting, and allows younger businesses to work toward achieving their dreams of growth within their industry.
Willingness to Assume Risk
Working with well established public warehousing business models, Team DCA member companies are often willing to assume some of the risks of inventory carriage and management or even capital investment in infrastructure or systems needed to enable customer business growth, given firm commitment to partnership and volumes over time. Because some of this risk is assumed by Team DCA, manufacturers looking to utilize public warehouses can feel more comfortable about taking that next step of moving away from a brick and mortar facility.
Investment in State-of-the-Art Technology
One of the things that set Team DCA apart is their willingness to invest in newer and innovative technologies that allow them to ship and track orders much more efficiently throughout their member company businesses. Many DCA companies run completely paperless warehousing operations, with comprehensive order and shipment information easily accessible 24/7 via web interface, from wanded inbound receipt to outbound processing with all locations and status transitions in between.
About TeamDCA: TeamDCA members operate 27 million square feet of warehouse space, state-of-the-science systems and decades of experience achieving customer objectives in each regional market. The TeamDCA network of leading edge distribution centers provides a full menu of transportation services at negotiated rates with common carriers strategically located throughout the US. Whether managing inventory, filling orders, or processing returns, TeamDCA links your supply chain to, from and within the warehouse.
My company was able to open up a third location because we didn’t have to throw our money down the drain with warehousing. When you outsource public warehousing, you can focus more on other aspects of your business.
16 warehousing companies in the US. All I have to say is more power to you. It’s nice to see that there are dependable warehouse distribution management companies that offer this type of service at reasonable prices.
I like the part about your warehouse space being in a clean and dry environment. That is so important when you’re looking for warehouse distribution management services.
After reading this article, now I understand why some companies charge dirt-cheap rates. I notice that your warehouse spacious, dry and clean. It’s obvious that you’re getting more for your money here. Some warehousing companies that offer warehouse distribution manage charge cheap rates because they don’t have the facilities and service that you all offer.
A warehousing company that doesn’t have knowledge of the market should throw in the towel. A company should be constantly advancing in business. Thanks for sharing this article; I learned a whole lot about warehouse distribution management.
I am definitely considering using a DCA company now. You can save your company a lot of money in warehouse distribution management services. I tried to hire out other companies in the past but I always had trouble. Thank you for this info.
I think it’s great that you guys have GPS technology to track orders. The Just In Time inventory system is brilliant. Efficiency is key to success.
It’s great when a warehousing company offers state of the art technology. However, it is more important to be able to supply a company’s needs. I agree with your thoughts on ‘responsiveness to service requirements’.
Your warehouse space is massive. Talk about soup the nuts! Plus you have advance technology like GPS for tracking. Wow.
Your company is like Wal-Mart, you handle everything in one warehouse. Filling orders, processing orders and managing inventory. What will you guys think of next!