Meritor Offers Unique Aftermarket Competencies and Logistics Advantages Through New Meritor Aftermarket Services Division - aftermarketNews

Meritor Offers Unique Aftermarket Competencies and Logistics Advantages Through New Meritor Aftermarket Services Division

First announced in January during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week, Meritor Aftermarket Services has officially launched in North America, with intentions to expand globally over the next several years.

ATLANTA, Ga. – Offering a number of unique, core logistics competencies including packaging and kitting, material planning, warehousing, distribution, customer support and consulting services, Meritor has launched an aftermarket-based, third-party multiple logistics service called Meritor Aftermarket Services.

First announced in January during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week, Meritor Aftermarket Services has officially launched in North America, with intentions to expand globally over the next several years.

Meritor Aftermarket Services is currently exhibiting this week in Atlanta at the Ninth 3PL Summit and Exhibition.

“A number of manufacturers are seeking smart, efficient aftermarket 3PL capabilities,” said Craig Cartmill, general manager, Worldwide Aftermarket Operations, Meritor. “By fully understanding our depth of warehouse, inventory and distribution processes – serving nearly 6,000 customers and shipping over 7,000 lines daily – we’re augmenting that with a fully implemented lean distribution and supply chain system. This new business is an innovative global system featuring technology-based, voice-activated parts-order-picking, launching in October 2011."
 
According to Meritor, the new Meritor Aftermarket Services business offers a number of advantages to prospective customers, including:
 
• Highly productive distribution operations driven by “lean processes” and a culture that deliver cost-saving services.
• Advanced demand-forecasting and safety stock techniques that promote customer loyalty and market share through high fill-rates and service levels.
• Capacity to assemble complex kits and deploy highly automated packaging equipment to ensure worry-free shipments and attractive branding at points of purchase.
• Improvement in inventory turnover through methods such as high-velocity picking zones.
• A comprehensive remanufacturing capability, supplying a broad portfolio of commercial vehicle components and industrial products.
• Streamlined access to global customers and suppliers with distribution centers in China, India, Australia, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Mexico and Brazil, as well as the United States and Canada and six remanufacturing centers around the globe.  
 
“Our business system and technology helps our customers reduce costs by maximizing productivity while improving service levels,” added Cartmill.
 
Paul Nyers, manager-sales, and Jason Kraus, manager-business development, will lead the global market strategy implementation. Nyers and Kraus, with extensive customer and business process management experience at Meritor, will be supported by broad, experienced global aftermarket operations team.
 

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