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 Introduction
 Logistics Plus (LP)was established in 1996 in Erie,
Pennsylvania.
 Logistics Plus has more than 200 customers, managing
over $300 million in global freight for small, medium,
and large sized companies.
 Today, Logistics Plus is a global company with over 150
employees worldwide and offices in ten countries.
Company Mission

“The business mission of Logistics Plus is to provide North American and

International logistic solutions and reduce transportation costs while
exceeding our clients’ expectations."

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 Solutions for Global Sourcing
 LP specializes on 3 PL and 4 PL model for global
sourcing support for MNC’s

Logistics Plus offers professional logistics services, relieving

companies of the responsibility of performing these services
themselves. We provide transportation, warehousing, pool
distribution,management consulting, logistics optimization,
freight forwarding, transportation management, rate
negotiations, cost evaluations, and contract management
services.

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 Value Proposition
 Savings guaranteed
 End to End Solution
 Commitment Transit time
 One Stop solution ( Documentation / Customs Brokerage /
Freight / Destination Services/ Warehousing)
 Global Pick up and Centralized Billing
 Value Adds ( Customer billing/ Packaging)
 Monthly consolidated bill for all activities
 Warehousing and Distribution

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 International Services

Our customers have a global presence, and

so do we. Logistics Plus has offices all over
the world. Our solid relationships with
carriers, freight forwarders, and customs
brokers throughout the world allow us to
move freight to and from virtually LCL, FCL, and
anywhere.
Specialized Ocean
We also take pride in the expertise of our Air Cargo and Charter
international team, who recently received Freight Forwarding
the Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for
Export Excellence. Customs Brokerage

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 Other SCM Services
Warehousing
From off-site warehousing Inventory Management
and inventory control to Consulting
traffic management, if we Product Sourcing
don’t already offer it, Freight Bill Administration &
Logistics Plus will create Auditing
the supply chain service On-line Global Freight Tracking
that best meets your On-site and Off-site Logistics
specific needs. Management
Customized Logistics Programs
Let our award-winning
logistics teams find the
answer to your logistics
requirements, so that you
can stay focused on your
core business..

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 Why Logistics Plus (LP)?
 Customer Intimacy in a service
excellent company
 Solutions beyond rates
 Differentiation is long term &
sustainable
 Embed in customer’s order cycle

"The process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient, cost-effective

flow of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods and related information
from the point of origin to the point of consumption for the purpose of conforming
to customer requirements".

The "+" in Logistics Plus is doing all those extra things that make the above possible.

It also often means changing (and not just conforming to) the customers'
requirements, by showing them solutions that will result in greater efficiencies,
profitability and success than they may have originally imagined.

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 LP’s Competitive Advantage
Synergy
A wealth of multi-disciplinary expertise to evaluate, recommend
and implement optimal logistics strategy
Shared Resources
Provide customized logistics solutions using “Best in Class”
service providers managed by LP.
Leadership
LP’s expertise and industry knowledge can quickly identify new
trends and changes across supply chains providing customers a
competitive edge in response to evolving market demands
Flexibility
LP’s ability to provide a ‘single stop’ accurate, real time and
activity specific information flow, enable better planning of
merchandise, faster deliveries, reduced costs with enhanced
decision making and control.

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 Training
•Since 2004 LP is involved in

• Training front and back office staff in freight related

companies

• Organizing Seminars and Workshop in cross border logistics

•Special packages for in house training for corporates

•Cost and process streamlining consultancy in logistics

 Satisfied Customers

GE Transportation
Systems

Logistics+ has helped saved millions of dollars to companies over the

past 5 years. It is our dedication, experience and knowledge that have
led to many prestigious awards such as the GE Corporate “Best
Practice”.
Whether it be through our Global Logistics Management teams of
onsite coordinators, or through our warehousing, tariff and special
project rates, there is nothing that we cannot do to help you save time,
money and headaches.
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 Customers in India….
 Hero HONDA motorcycles.
 Atlas cycles.
 BRANDS caravan(cross border logistics and domestic distribution
of American ,French & Italian wine brands).
 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
 GE Aero Derivatives-SINGAPORE.
 GE Industrial systems.
 GE Thermometrics.
 GE Motors INDIA ltd.
 GE Transportation systems.
 GE Power Corp.
 GE Lighting.
 Su Kam Power Systems Ltd
 VWR International
 Marubeni India Pvt Ltd
 Mahindra Composites Ltd
 Pitti Laminations Ltd
 Precision Hydraulics
 Texmo Industries
 S & V Industries

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 Logistics+ International Presence

Russia
Canada
United States Eastern Europe
Western Europe China
Mexico
India
Indonesia

Africa

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 Proven Business Models

A) Inward Domestic VMI

B) Inward International Logistics Integration

C) Outward Logistics + Sourcing integration

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 MODEL 1 CASE PROFILE/SOLUTION

INWARD DOMESTIC VMI

A common User 3PL warehouse Model

 Customer – X Manufacturing at Haryana

 30 Vendors Situated in NCR

 2000 SKU’s

 Goods Excise paid/Countervailing Duty paid

 Sold on Central value added taxes

Model 1
INWARD DOMESTIC VMI

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 MATERIAL FLOW

30 Vendors / 2000 SKU’s

Model 1
INWARD DOMESTIC VMI

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 INFORMATION FLOW

30 Vendors / 2000 SKU’s

Stock Report

MODEL 1
INWARD DOMESTIC VMI
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 CASE PROFILE/SOLUTION

SERVICES PROVIDED BY LOGISTICS +

Sales Tax ( HVAT) registration for out of state parties
 Milk Run pick up on designated days of the week from vendors
 Delivery by consolidated truck load shift wise to production
line
 Invoicing on behalf of the vendors
 Receipts, Inspection facilitation ,warehousing, picking and
dispatch
 Warehouse management proprietary software customized to
suit invoicing formatting requirement of
vendors/excise/customer
 Managing returns and rejections
 Stock reporting on daily basis to customers/vendors

MODEL 1
INWARD DOMESTIC VMI

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 MODEL WAREHOUSE

WAREHOUSE LAY OUT

 Receipt & Inspection area

 Specially Designated areas/group locations for

vendors/product type –plan approved by Excise

 Racked/Non racked Storage

 Staging & Dispatch areas

 Security, Internet & Temperature Controlled

MODEL 1
INWARD DOMESTIC VMI
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 ADVANTAGE TO VENDORS

 Ability to serve Customer with sensitivity

 Reduction in paperwork

 Non essential work outsourced

MODEL 1
INWARD DOMESTIC VMI
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 ADVANTAGE TO CUSTOMER
 Off-book Inventory
 Sourcing team focused on core function like product
development and cost reduction etc
 Head Count reduction
 Release of space inside factory
 Process outsourcing to functional specialists
 Consolidation of transport, paper work resulting in cost
rationalization

MODEL 1
INWARD DOMESTIC VMI
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 MODEL 2
CASE PROFILE/SOLUTION
Logistics Integration
Inward Consolidation Model

 Consuming Unit in NCR, INDIA

 10 vendors in USA & 30 SKU’s
 Annual Order placed for phased delivery
 Dispatch plan : One 40’ HC per week
 Goods picked up from Vendor warehouse and moved to
consolidator warehouse
 Goods dispatched in container by rail/sea/rail
 Goods bonded + warehoused
 Weekly JIT delivery based on consumption plan

MODEL 2
INWARD LOGISTICS INTEGRATION
 IMPORT CONSOLIDAITON MATERIAL FLOW

10 US VENDORS / 30 SKU’S

MODEL 2
INWARD LOGISTICS INTEGRATION

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 RESULT OF TAILOR MADE INNOVATION
COST REDUCTION BLOCKS

 US Domestic Trucking Haulage

 Conversion from LCLs to FCLs
 Avoidance of min charges at many cost points
 Negotiated steamship rates
 One Yellow Bill of Entry per Container in spite of multiple House
Bill of Ladings by innovative manifesting plan
 By the same numbers de-bonding Bills of Entries are reduced
 Reduction in transportation cost result in duty savings
 Optimizing the manpower at customer end by eliminating the need
to liaise with many service providers and processing many invoices
and making many payments
MODEL 2
INWARD LOGSITICS INTEGRATION

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 SAVINGS PROCESS FACILITATION

5% MATERIAL COST SAVINGS ON EX-WORKS PRICE

 Seamless process-Total responsibility till delivery with

Logistics Service provider
 Facilitation of holding of inventory at US warehouse if
order quantity is more than per container dispatch plan
 Availing of entire 90 days duty deferment in India
 Space release from factory
 The accounts co-coordinator of LSP becomes the
customers representative dealing with multiple vendors
making the process very pro active and sensitive

MODEL 2
INWARD LOGISTICS INTEGRATION

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CASE PROFILE

OUTWARD LOGISTICS + SOURCING INTEGRATION

 Customer -One of the largest MNC conglomerate with engineering

focus in the world

 Units-all over the world. This model is for units located over
USA/Mexico/Canada

 Items of Purchase- Safety items-gloves helmets-Goggles, Grinding

Wheels, Hand Tools, Tools etc.

MODEL 3
OUTWARD LOGISTICS + SOURCING INTEGRATION
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 PROCESS IMPLEMENTATION

 Global multi business sourcing team was formed

 Sources identified at India/China etc
 Evaluation done and short listed
 Samples approved
 Suppliers chosen on the basis of e-bidding
 Standing indents placed for annual quantities
ROLE OF INTEGRATOR IN USA
 To place Orders on suppliers on consolidated for 3 countries.
 To plan delivery and inventory
 To supervise Logistics process, warehousing & Supply to units
on JIT basis

MODEL 3
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 INTEGRATED SOURCING LOGISTICS MODEL

 Logistics Service Provider also acts as the Sourcing

Integrator as the role is limited to buying and selling
process and does not add to the technical inputs

SOME OF THE MODELS IMPLEMENTED BY LOGISTICS PLUS

 Pizza Hut/Tricon imported supplies

 LP as factoring agents for garment supplies to European Retail Chains
 Worth U$ 20 MM Under implementation

MODEL 3
OUTWARD LOGISTICS + SOURCING INTEGRATION
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Logistics Plus

Corporate Headquarters
Erie Union Station
1406 Peach Street
Erie, PA 16501
Phone: 866 LOG PLUS
Fax: 814-461-7625
Email : information@logisticsplus.net
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 Indian Operations
Ganapathi S.L. (CEO) - Salem.Ganapathi@logisticsplus.net

Southern Region
Sunil Nair ( Sr Vice President) - Sunil.Nair@logisticsplus.net
Phone no + 91 44 4031 2161
Fax no + 91 44 4031 2171

Northern Region
Brij Datta (Vice President ) - Brij.Datta@logisticsplus.net
Phone no + 91 11 4160 0683
Fax no + 91 11 4160 0413

Western Region
Anand Purushothaman (General Manager) - Anand.Purushothaman@logisticsplus.net
Phone no +91 22 4012 7176
Fax no +91 22 2858 1570
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