Case Studies and Industry Initiatives

Issue: The Manulife Financial Centre is part of a project which combined the logistic collaboration of an Italian-based freight forwarding company, Archimede Gruden USA,Inc. and an American transportation and warehousing company, D.S.A Foxboro. The outer skin of the building is made of a special heat and cold resistant glass invented and manufactured in Italy. The project consisted of 200 containers, total of approximately 800 units shipped from the manufacturer's factory of glass panels in Italy to the port of Boston.

Archimede Gruden Italy and Archimede Gruden USA were involved primarily in the shipments on containers thanks to their fast and reliable ocean service from all major Italian ports to the US, in particular Boston and New York, with further available service inland. 
 
Solution: D.S.A's warehouse and transportation companies controlled container arrivals and returns, inventory control with assistance from DSA software's radio frequency programs, in-house handling and storage and job site delivery. Thanks to D.S.A and their trained staff, the containers were always picked up on time and the palletized glass panels, used to cover the outside of the building, were given special treatment as required as the material is are very expensive - heavy and very fragile. DSA's Web View allowed real time and constant updates for their customers. The results have been that each delivery has been 100% accurate - and on time with an absolute minimum of damage. This level of communication between a manufacturer,  freight forwarder, a warehousing / transportation company and the final customer made things work more efficiently for each party involved and it's the kind of work that one should always look at when dealing with transportation
 
Luca Pieri  - Archimede Gruden - (USA).