Future Logistics I

[list_arrow][item]Situation:Future Logistics (www.fmf.com) provides freight management solutions and services to the time-sensitive print and direct mail advertising markets. They offer freight brokerage services that include air, truckload and LTL, to all markets and industries both domestic and international.

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[item]Business Needs:

Managing information is a critical success factor for Future Logistics.

Their business needs to operate effectively 24 x 7 x 365.

They need infrastructure to offer comparable services to much larger competitors.

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[item]Future Logistics hired Upward to provide:

Strategic and tactical IT management during major business changes.

High-uptime Help Desk services.

Management of multiple software vendors and systems.

Architecture and execution of a migration from conventional to cloud-based systems.

Custom software to integrate operations and accounting.

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[item]Results:

Their IT is state-of-the-art and affords them the ability to compete with much larger competitors.

They have custom built software that allows them to track and control key processes.

Their IT solution is tightly integrated with their corporate business strategy.

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[item]Benefits:

Future Logistics is able to effectively compete with much larger competitors without adding staff by effectively leveraging technology.

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