Experience business in a flat world.

Today's challenging economic climate calls for Transportation/Distribution/Logistics professionals to take critical action to ensure their company's future stability and growth. Many questions face these professionals;

• How do I reduce supply chain costs?
• How do I complete current shipping related duties with less man power?
• How can our distribution network be more productive and efficient?
• What will allow me to provide more personal value to my company?
• Will my department be outsourced, or can I provide an alterative solution to my company?

Scope matters in the transportation/logistics industry, and we believe that our nimble flexibility with customized distribution solutions provide Flat World with a competitive advantage over our larger competitors, even though our substantial collective spend offers powerful leverage that our individual clients would not enjoy on their own. The Flat World leadership team has more than 100 years of combined transportation/logistics experience, and what we've learned through this experience, allows us to impact your supply chain in a dramatic way; whether you need LTL transportation management, truckload brokerage, domestic or international freight forwarding, warehouse services, project management, or return goods management.

Choice is critical to a cost effective, yet service sensitive supply chain. Utilizing a menu of carriers to attain optimum service performance, leveraging volume to ensure competitive prices, and optimizing multiple shipping modes are all ways to better utilize your company's resources. We know your time is valuable, so our personal service with dedicated account management, along with state of the art technology offers a more efficient way to manage any supply chain. Only "best in class" providers are utilized, so you can be confident in the value we provide to your company. Large enough to demand the best price/value combination, but still small enough to offer the customized distribution services and the attention you deserve; that's Flat World's value proposition.

Technology applied properly within the supply chain can provide quantifiable results. Flat World utilizes a powerful Transportation Management System (TMS) called Pipelineª. Pipelineª allows you to manage your shipping and receiving more efficiently by consolidating multiple processes into one, easy to use tool that gives you the power that you desire at your fingertips. Imagine a system that can eliminate repetitive tasks and free up your team's valuable time to tackle more important issues. Pipelineª offers a powerful, multi-carrier rating engine that allows you to utilize your chosen carrier group, while shopping each shipment for the best service-cost combination. Through Pipelineª, you can prepare bills of lading, schedule pick-ups electronically, track / trace, and view service-standards across your entire carrier base. Pipeline uses an easy, icon based format for your shipping personnel, while also providing a robust database and custom reporting functionality for management level visibility.