ADS Logistics To Provide Integrated Metals Supply Chain Services and Distribution Through Port of Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana Location.HOMEWOOD, Ill. -- ADS Logistics, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (ADS) has entered an agreement with the Port of Shreveport - Bossier Bossier may refer to:
In addition to water and highway access, the Port is rail served by the Union Pacific Railway Company. The Port's infrastructure and equipment allows for high volume rail activity, as well as modal combinations of barge, rail and truck. The Port warehouses will be used to provide storage services for ADS' customers as needed as needed prn. See prn order. , with capability to provide handling with overhead cranes for open and covered rail cars, and forklifts for boxcars box·car n. 1. A fully enclosed railroad car, typically having sliding side doors, used to transport freight. 2. boxcars Games A pair of sixes on the first throw in craps. Noun 1. . "The need for metals distribution services in this market is growing. The flexibility of the Port to handle multiple modes of transport efficiently, combined with warehousing, allows customers great cost-saving options," said Rich Doyle, director of marketing & sales for ADS. Lynn Austin, president of The Caddo-Bossier Port Commission, owner/operator of the Port of Shreveport-Bossier indicated that the opportunity for companies to utilize the advantages the Port offers as part of their distribution and logistics planning is an exciting time in the evolution of the Port. "We are seeing more and more companies take advantage of partnering with the Port to assist in growing their business. This recent agreement with ADS is evidence that this partnership is working," said Austin. Customers of the new facility will also have the benefit of utilizing ADS' supply chain management technology solution, LoMaS(R), providing complete visibility to their products via the web "Customers will know exactly what material is on-hand at the Shreveport-Bossier Port facility as well as what products are enroute and their expected arrival. An inventory position report provides the entire picture of on-hand material plus product detail for enroute material including ETA information at one, two or X number of days out," said Gordon Gustafson, chief commercial officer and vice president of ADS' Integrated Solutions Group. "This technology simplifies the inventory management process. " The 2,000 acre Port of Shreveport-Bossier operates as a Foreign Trade Zone and is an inland multimodal Two or more modes of operation. The term is used to refer to a myriad of functions and conditions in which two or more different methods, processes or forms of delivery are used. On the Web, it refers to asking for something one way and receiving the answer another; for example requesting transportation and distribution center, linking customers throughout the Ark-La-Tex region to domestic and international markets via the Mississippi River Mississippi River River, central U.S. It rises at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and flows south, meeting its major tributaries, the Missouri and the Ohio rivers, about halfway along its journey to the Gulf of Mexico. and the Gulf Intra-coastal Waterway. The Port is a shallow draft navigation channel 9 feet deep by 200 feet wide and has ten miles of rail track linked to the Union Pacific main line. Switching to the KCS KCS keratoconjunctivitis sicca. is available. On-dock rail and a rail switch yard are on site. The Port provides all switching services and has two Port-owned locomotives available for immediate rail car switching. For further information contact Marilyn Haley, Public Affairs Manager, Port of Shreveport-Bossier, mhaley@portsb.com. ADS (www.adslogistics.com) is a national provider of integrated logistics and supply chain solutions. ADS provides metals manufacturers and consumers opportunity to reduce supply chain operating and transaction costs Transaction Costs Costs incurred when buying or selling securities. These include brokers' commissions and spreads (the difference between the price the dealer paid for a security and the price they can sell it). and increase logistics service quality. ADS' integrated solutions, supply chain management technology, and distribution programs help companies maximize efficiencies and cost savings. For more information contact Dawn Thrasher thrasher: see mimic thrush. thrasher Any of 17 species (family Mimidae) of New World songbirds that have a downcurved bill and are noted for noisily foraging on the ground in dense thickets and for loud, varied songs. , Director - Communications and Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , ADS Logistics, LLC (708) 922-2024, dthrasher@adslogistics.com. |
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