PFSweb to Support Raytheon Aircraft’s New European Parts Distribution Center
Raytheon Aircraft Company will open a new parts facility for timely Beechcraft and Hawker parts service to its European customers. The distribution -- drawing on up to 10,000 individual parts will be at the highly automated facility of PFSweb B.V., the Liège, Belgium-based subsidiary of PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFSW) of Plano, Texas, a global business process outsourcing (BPO).
PLANO, TX (PRWEB) May 26, 2004 -- Raytheon Aircraft Company announced today
the opening of a new parts facility at PFSweb B.V.’s fully automated
distribution center near the Liège, Belgium airport. www.raytheonaircraft.com/press/files/05-24-04_RAPID%20European%20site1.pdf)
The arrangement will provide more timely Beechcraft and Hawker parts service to
Raytheon’s European customers.
PFSweb B.V. is the Liège-based subsidiary
of PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFSW) of Plano, Texas, a global business process
outsourcing (BPO) provider that develops and deploys integrated business
infrastructure solutions and fulfillment services for Fortune 1000, Global 2000
and brand name companies. Raytheon Aircraft designs, manufactures, markets and
supports Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft for the world’s commercial, military and
regional airline markets.
Raytheon Aircraft Parts Inventory &
Distribution (RAPID) will stock approximately 10,000 different parts at the
PFSweb facility. The center is ideally located near Liège Airport, which is
served by several air express cargo companies.
“Our new distribution site
in Liège will raise the standard for aircraft parts delivery in Europe,” said Ed
Dolanski, Vice President – Customer Support/RAPID for Raytheon Aircraft. “With
PFSweb handling the warehoused inventory and express carriers providing same-day
and next-day shipping, our customers throughout Europe will see a dramatic
improvement in parts availability for their Beechcraft and Hawker
aircraft.”
“PFSweb’s services will include warehouse management, product
receipt and inspection, order fulfillment and IT integration,” said Steve
Graham, senior partner and chief technology officer at PFSweb. “We recognize the
importance of service and speed when maintaining high value business jets. Our
five-year-old European operation will leverage its advanced pick-to-light
warehouse capability to ensure accuracy, rapid response and high service
standards that meet Raytheon’s critical logistics challenge.”
The PFSweb
facility in Liège:
• Contains 150,000 square feet of
space;
• Maintains 15,000 shelf/flow rack/static bin
locations;
• Maintains 8,000 bulk/pallet
locations;
• Has a capacity of 10,000 lines per eight-hour
shift;
• Features a JD Edwards Warehouse Management
System;
• Provides Radio Frequency
Deployment;
• Provides Rapistan (Rapid Route) Conveyor and
(Rapid Pick) Pick-to-Light Systems;
• Features Automated
Carrier Labeling/Manifesting.
The establishment of a European parts
distribution center is part of series of improvements in Raytheon Aircraft
Customer Support. During the past two years the organization has established a
Platinum Standard for the company’s fixed-base operations and Authorized Service
Centers and created such innovations as the Worldwide Inventory Network (WIN), a
Web-based system.
WIN allows customers to view the company’s entire
parts inventory -- and nearly 100,000 additional part numbers from WIN partners
– and order parts from either source.
As a result of these innovations
and others, areas such as Aircraft-on-Ground resolution, parts availability and
same-day shipping rates have improved dramatically, Dolanski emphasized.
“We’re getting great feedback from our customers that confirms our
efforts are raising industry standards,” said Dolanski. “Our goal is to offer
such excellent service that customers will never go anywhere else to buy their
aircraft.”
About PFSweb, Inc.
PFSweb’s comprehensive outsourcing
solutions provide proven, fast and secure business infrastructure to enable
traditional and e-commerce strategies. PFSweb solutions include: professional
consulting services, e-marketplace logistics, order management, web-enabled
customer contact centers, customer relationship management, international
distribution and fulfillment services, reverse logistics, billing and collection
services, kitting and assembly services and ERP information interfacing
utilizing its Entente SuiteSM.
PFSweb is a global provider of business
process solutions, including third party logistics, call center support and
e-commerce services. The company serves such notable clients as Dupont
Fluoroproducts, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, NokiaUSA.com, Pfizer, Inc., Roots Canada,
Shell Energy Services Company, Smithsonian Institution, Xerox and other brand
name companies.
To find out more about PFSweb, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFSW), visit
our website at www.pfsweb.com.
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