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Printing / Publishing
Challenge:Publisher needs a reliable freight forwarder to deliver expedited shipments of books and supplies, usually requiring after hour pickups and critical next-day service.
Results:SBA is now handling all of this client’s shipments weighing 100 lbs or more. We are also exclusively handling large volumes to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
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Healthcare / Medical Equipment Study #1
Challenge:Improve efficiency, cut costs and strengthen supply chain communications for one of the industry’s largest and fastest-growing laser medical companies.
Results:Our client continues to save roughly $200 per shipment based on the commodity’s new dimensional weight factors. Read Full Case Study » |
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Healthcare / Medical Equipment Study #2
Challenge:Coordinate and manage a large national “swap-out” program within a 4 week time span for a worldwide industry leader in the medical aesthetics market.
Results:SBA successfully completed this swap-out program without a problem.Read Full Case Study » |
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Event / Entertainment
Challenge:Coordinate shipping arrangements for live cross-country and international rock music concert tours. Often these show dates are scheduled very close together and many miles apart.
Results:SBA coordinated a section of the tour that covered Argentina, Ireland and Mexico in the span of 4 weeks.Read Full Case Study » |
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Military / Government / Defense
Challenge:Provide industry leading logistic services for some of the most important officials in the world in a security-laden environment where the margin for error is increasingly thin.
Results:Strict High-level Authorized Clearance & Security Protocols – SBA is required to pass security clearances to ensure that all communications are kept confidential. In addition, all SBA facilities have procedures in place to prevent unauthorized access to cargo, equipment and documentation. In the client’s highly sensitive security environment, our protocols are critical.Read Full Case Study » |
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High-Tech / Telecommunications
Challenge:Manage a national distribution program, while delivering product to third-party retailers, many of which are located in rural areas, without docks or warehouses.
Results:After more than a year of work, SBA is handling, on average, 100 shipments a day for the client and 60-65% of the domestic distribution. Read Full Case Study » |
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Consumer Goods / Retail / Fashion #1
Challenge:Create a budget and manage shipping costs for an international merchandising company seeking to pass on low prices to the national discount retailers they service.
Results:Improved service and lower costs soon followed, allowing the client to begin shipping expedited volume by air.Read Full Case Study » |
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Consumer Goods / Retail / Fashion #2
Challenge:Coordinate and manage white glove, time-specific deliveries for a high-fashion national retailer while eliminating a problematic high theft rate.
Results:SBA has drastically reduced this client’s past claims rate ratio. Through more than 1,600 shipments in the first nine months, we only processed 1 claim for $50 (which is extremely low in the apparel industry).Read Full Case Study » |
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White Glove / Special Project
Challenge:Coordinate the rollout and remodeling of more than 25 banks during the bank’s after hours. The successful installation and fixture swap-out program would translate into more business for our client.
Results:SBA and the client have successfully completed the rollout of the bank’s San Francisco and northern California remodeling projects, resulting in a continuation of the long-term project. Next up are Las Vegas, NV and Phoenix, AZ. Read Full Case Study » |
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Furniture
Challenge:Fulfill e-commerce orders, while providing reliable, white glove service to consumers expecting premium service from this rapidly growing high-tech furniture manufacturer.
Results:This program was quickly adopted as the "gold standard" for our client's white glove delivery program and SBA was awarded all of their white glove and residential delivery business. Read Full Case Study » |