“When you’re dealing with unknowns, you
need to have risk-mitigation tools to make
you comfortable.”
— Marshall Christman of UPS Capital
further economies in its domestic supply
chain. The company had been shipping
from two distribution facilities, one at its
headquarters in Oxnard, Calif., and the
other on Long Island in New York. Around
the same time it began using the COD service, it closed down the East Coast facility
and began serving nearly all customers
from Oxnard. Today, says Pozzi, American
Tooth is one the biggest users of UPS’s Blue
Label second-day air service.
The company, which operates one of the
two remaining denture factories in the U.S.,
also relies on insurance from UPS for trans-
porting trade show materials. The service is
cheaper than that provided by the big van
lines, according to Pozzi. American Tooth
exhibits at some 14 trade shows a year, mov-
ing delicate and expensive displays, as well
as sample packages, all over the country.
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SPOTLIGHT ON SMARTTURN
‘The Software-as-a-Service model has reduced our capital investment,
reduced training time and fit multiple warehousing and distribution models.’
‘A scalable product with quick implementation that allowed us to get up and
running in a month yet still allows us room to grow later.’
‘They have allowed us to expand our business rapidly and
customize our system offerings with ease.’
‘The 24/7 online access allows even our overseas customers to view
real-time inventory and order status at the click of a button, day or night.’
