DSC Logistics Wins Kellogg Company's Top Gun Award; DSC Proves Their Excellence as a Kellogg's Supply Chain Provider.CHICAGO -- DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP. Logistics, a leading nation-wide third-party logistics A third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL) is a firm that provides outsourced or "third party" logistics services to companies for part, or sometimes all of their supply chain management function. provider announced that it has been honored with Kellogg's 2004 Top Gun award for excellence in service, cost, quality and innovation. DSC's Allentown Logistics Center won first place in the Top Gun full service distribution center contest, and DSC's Columbus Logistics Center won first place in the retail distribution centers contest. The Top Gun award, established in 2000, is the Kellogg Company's highest honor bestowed upon their third party logistics providers. The scoring for each category is based on on-time loading, customer on-time delivery, absolute inventory variance, quarterly net inventory variance, return order processing, case pick accuracy, customer damage, DC warehouse damage, controllable labor costs, controllable transportation cost, controllable fixed cost, CHEP CHEP Cricohyoidoepiglottopexy CHEP Computers in High Energy Physics (Conference) CHEP Commonwealth Handling Equipment Pooling (CHEP Inc.) dwelling time, unit load productivity, case pick productivity (full service locations only), trailer dwell time The time cargo remains in a terminal's in-transit storage area while awaiting shipment by clearance transportation. See also storage. and safety. "I am very proud of both Logistics Centers for focusing on our mission, vision and values and translating those principles into daily examples of success that create recognition opportunities like the Top Gun award," remarked Ann Drake, DSC's chief executive officer. "Kellogg's acknowledgement upholds our belief that we are the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae sense-and-respond supply chain management organization." "DSC's strong performance resulting in winning the Top Gun award for both locations has proven their excellence in integrating with the Kellogg Company For other uses, see Kellogg. Kellogg Company (often referred to as simply Kellogg or Kellogg's) is an American multinational producer of breakfast foods, snack foods, cookies, and crackers, with corporate headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. ," commented Walt Lentz, vice president logistics & real estate. "DSC has provided us with excellent service, cost, quality and innovation." About DSC Logistics DSC Logistics, a leading supply chain management company with a nationwide network, focuses on supply chain capabilities that are adaptable, versatile and based on changing customer needs. DSC services include supply chain analysis and design, strategic solutions-based consulting, business process integration, process improvement and management of logistics operations, such as warehousing, transportation, packaging and fulfillment. In today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. environment, filled with rapid and unpredictable change, DSC manages change and information in the supply chain by being ready for anything! To learn more, please visit www.dsclogistics.com, call (800) DSC-1960 or email CustomerSolutions@dsc-logistics.com. |
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