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Technology Overview
Logistics Services & Capabilities
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What We Do
Revenue of ~ $1Billion
100+ sites
20+ countries
12,000+ employees
1.5 M m2 warehouse
space
16.4 M ft2 warehouse
space
SCALE
Inbound Logistics
Outbound Logistics
Fulfillment
Freight
Management
Reverse & Repair
After sales service
CORE
SERVICES
KEY CUSTOMERS
Audi
BMW
FCA
Ford
GM
Harley Davidson
JLR
Mercedes Benz
Scania
Yazaki
Canon
Dell
Diebold
IBM
Lexmark
NCR
Samsung
Verizon
Wincor Nixdorf
syncreon provides outsourced specialized logistics and supply chain solutions (3PL)
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We provide the full range of 3PL services
…from basic to highly specialized, our focus is specialized logistics
services.
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2009: NAL
ACQUISITION
North America Expansion
/ Telecom Capability
North America Expansion
Telecom Capability
2011: COMPUSPAR
ACQUISITION
Global Expansion /
Aftermarket Expertise
Reverse Logistics Proficiency
2013: CENTERBRIDGE
INVESTMENT
Centerbridge substantial
minority investment
2007: OUR
BEGINNING:
Walsh Western /
TDS Logistics Merger
Technology
Expertise
Automotive Expertise
Global Expansion
Company History and Growth Prudent organic growth supplemented by acquisitions
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syncreon Core Strengths
Unrivaled WMS, managed 100% internally
Superior Engineering Capability
Operational Excellence
Seamless Execution
Capital-light 3PL
Specialized Logistics
Strong, Long-standing
Relationships
NA & EMEA Emphasis
Technology & Automotive Focus
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Pillars of the syncreon Way
Make syncreon a
place people want to
work, while remaining
customer centric.
Enhance our customer
experience to keep
growing existing and
earning new
customers.
Leverage configurable
core solutions, bring new
innovative capabilities
and expand offerings.
Increase capacity and
repeatability for flawless
launches. Always
enhance the customer
experience.
Continuously
improve our
superior
operational
service.
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Key Clients
“We like to work with customers who are demanding, whose supply chain is evolving fast. That’s reflected
in our customer base. We adapt and evolve our solutions in line with our customers’ requirements.” Brian Enright, syncreon CEO
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Relationships: Length, Strength, Quality
Inbound
Outbound
Sub-assembly
Fulfillment
Aftermarket
Freight
management
1956 1993 1995 1995 1999 1999 2000 2000 2002 2003 2007Value added
services since
TECHCLIENT
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Industry Awards
&
Customer Recognition
Awards & Recognition
DELL#1 Supplier Customer
Satisfaction 2015
Boston
ScientificGalway Supplier Achievement Award, 2013
ChryslerSupplier of the Year
2014
General MotorsLogistics Supplier of the Year
Brazil, 2013
Gartner#1 Visionary Company - EMEA and NA
3PL Regional Magic Quadrant
2015
Transport Topics Top 25 Warehousing Firm
2015, 2016
Logistics QuarterlyTop 40 American 3PLs
2013
ISCCABest Overall Transportation
2015
Armstrong &
Associates50 Most Successful 3PLs in NA
2014, 2015, 2016
Global Trade MagazineTop 10 Specialized Service
3PL - 2013
Inbound
Logistics Top 100 3PL Provider
2014, 2015, 2016
Supply Chain BrainTop 50 Most Successful 3PLs
NA 2014, 2015, 2016
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Technology Service Offerings
Aftermarket Services
4PL Expertise
Transportation Management
Value Added Services
Warehouse Services
eCommerce Capabilities
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Warehouse Services
Warehouse Services• We tailor the syncreon WMS to our clients’ process and
plans
• Advanced options beyond the basic Receive, Store,
Pick, Pack, Ship
• Inventory Planning & Management
• VMI experience & flexibility
• Cross-docking expertise
• Returnable Container Management
syncreon designs, develops and maintains its own
Warehouse
Management Systems in-house; each is designed and
customized to meet specific industry demands.
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Value Added Services
Value Added Services
• Merge in Transit
• Kitting
• Bundling
• Configure to Order (CTO)
• Gift Packing
• Customizing, Nationalizing, Personalization
• Serial number registration
• Relabeling/repackaging/Price-Labeling
• Technical Services
• Quality & Functional tests
• Pre-installation
• Firmware & Software upgrades
• Sub-assembly
• Laser etching
• IP configuration
• Address capturing, cloning, setting
• Inventory Management – Spare Parts & Consumables
• Procurement
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Transportation Management
Transportation Management
• Fully integrated TMS
• Integrated multi-carrier transport
• Carrier Management & Contracting
• Import/export/customs
• Deconsolidation
• Direct to store, Direct to home
• Returnable Container Management
• Technical Courier services
• Final Mile / White Glove delivery
• FTL/LTL
• Line-haul
• Parcel & Postal
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4PL Services
4PL Expertise
• Control tower and network management services. We
serve as the single point of contact spanning:
• Multiple carriers
• Logistics management
• Quality
• Order services
• Security
• Sales
• Customer care
• Customs brokerage, etc.
• Business planning
• Change management
• Project management
• Inbound, outbound and reverse logistics management
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Aftermarket Services
Aftermarket Services• Repair
• Remanufacturing
• Technical Rework & Upgrade
• Dismantling
• Environmental disposal
• Scrap Management & Recycling
• Advance Exchange
• Buy & Sell
• Data Wipe
• Test & Screen
• Filtering: (No Fault Found) & (Beyond Economic
Repair)
• Life Cycle Management
• RMA & Warranty Management
• Planning & Procurement
• Supplier Management
• Technical Courier & Swap Services
• Re-calibration
• Refurbishment
• Repackaging
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Aftermarket Services
eCommerce Capabilities
• Our customers rely on us to receive, configure, and
deliver their products. syncreon’s eCommerce
fullfiment services include:
• Finished goods distribution centers
• Product configuration
• Tailored customization solutions
• Aftermarket operations
We support these services with full-service control
towers and call centers.
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Global FootprintStrength in NA & EMEA
EuropeCanon, Daymen, Dell, IBM, Lexmark,
NCR, Toshiba, Wincor, Xerox, and
other technology leaders
North AmericaAgilent, Canon, Dell, IBM, Lexmark,
NCR, Samsung, Verizon, and other
high tech companies
Global
LocationsIBM, Lexmark, NCR, Nextel, and Samsung
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Locations
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Locations
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Locations
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Locations
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Locations3 Locations
650,000+ M2 of Warehouse space
~5,000 employees
600,000+ M2 of Warehouse space
~5,000 employees
200,000+ M2 of Warehouse space
~2,000 employees
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Oshawa
Dundee
Laval
North American LocationsLocations & Customers
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2
2
2
Elk
Torrance, CA
Fremont, CA
Olive Branch, MS
Addison, IL
XTech Client Aftermarket
Vaughan, ON,CAN
YTech Client Pandora
Atlanta, GA
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3
Olive Branch, MS
location
Fremont, CA
Colorado Springs, CO
a
San
York
Kansas City
Lancaster
Hebron
El Paso
St. Louis
MemphisToledo
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XTech Client
Europe LocationsLocations & Customers
Hannover/f
Saarwellingen
Regensburg
Wolverhampton
Duisburg
Bremen
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3
2 4
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Global Locations
ASIAPacific
Middle East& Africa
Russia
South America
Colorado Springs, CO
XTech Client
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Project
Definition
Phase
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Measure and
Analyze
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Detailed
Design
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Implementation
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Continuous
Improvement
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New Business Launch Approach
Launch Excellence is a Fundamental Pillar of the syncreon Way
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Project Management Operations
We provide professional Project Management resources to ensure successful projects
Strategic
InitiativesFacilities
Transitions &
Expansions
BPI
Improvement
Initiatives
DMAIC
Projects
Customer
Project
Pipelines
New Business
Projects
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Flash ReportsInternal weekly Executive “Flash Reports”.
Attended by Executive team and all functional
leads. Project Manager provides an area by area
update. Roadblocks discussed and actions agreed.
Buddy Systemsyncreon to Customer “Buddy” system
established at a functional level
[customer & syncreon IT forum etc.]
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Cross Functional TeamsCross-functional team meetings are
an essential forum to keep all aligned
to same objectives.
Joint Executive UpdatesJoint Executive updates are usually
set-up on a monthly basis, but can
be tailored to request.
Project Governance & Communication
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Project Management Tool Kit
syncreon project management tools contain a traditional project management tool set supplemented with Six Sigma.
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syncreon technology major new projects, 2014-2016
Customer Service Scope Region Year
NCR Aftermarket Services NA hub USA 2016
Canon Re-location., Extension, ExpansionNetherlan
ds2016
alias PandoraWarehousing, Inventory Management &
VASEMEA/NA 2016
Dell MDS International EMEA 2015
Nextel BrazilWarehousing, Transport, material
infrastructureBrazil 2015
XeroxConsumables EMEA Warehousing &
Control TowerNL 2015
NCR Mexico SDMs Repair Mexico 2015
HP Spain Reverse Activities Spain 2015
TA Triumph-Adler
West GmbHWhite Glove Delivery DE 2015
VerizonWarehousing, Final Mile, Reverse, Asset
DispositionUSA 2015
Dell LA Warehouse USA 2015
Samsung On- site repair and logistics for printers
and monitorsColombia 2014
Verizon
North AmericaMid-Atlantic warehousing USA 2014
Customer Service Scope Region Year
Canon Spare parts Management Brazil 2014
Lexmark GEA Logistics Services - Colombia Columbia 2014
Toshiba Tablet Repairs - Poland Poland 2014
Lexmark BRA, repair laser printer Brazil 2014
Lexmark Poland, New Part Numbers Poland 2014
Lexmark Voyager Toner Filling 2014
DellWYSE Warehousing
KMP DubaiDubai 2014
IBMTransport BCN - CB Venlo, Delta power
supply, BarcelonaSpain 2014
Toshiba Madrid, Staging Spain 2014
NCR AUS, New Repairs 2 Australia 2014
Daymen Inbound logistics UK 2014
Verizon Fredricksburg Final Mile USA 2014
NCR Madrid , Local Business - New PNs Spain 2014
British Telecom Slow moving stock storage UK 2014
Samsung, NA
1 year: Sacramento Deployment
NA Warehouse locations / configuration
/Final Mile
USA 2014
New Business Wins
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IT Capabilities WMS Summary
• RF driven workflow
• Integrated to MHE & Conveyor systems
• End to End traceability
• Vendor Managed Inventory
• Customer Owned Inventory
• Dynamic Put-Away
• Optimal Space Utilization
• Multi-Order types
• Multiple Picking Methodologies
• High volume throughout
• Range of value added services
Customer Integration
• Full Range of EDI capabilities
• Integration to customer ERP’s
Sub-assembly/kitting
Accessory parts
Product Personalization
Configuration & testing
Software imaging
syncreon WMS
Our applications are adaptable to meet our customer needs.
AOS is fully RF driven and supports both Vendor Managed
Inventory and Customer Owned Inventory.
AOS can be fully integrated with engineering solutions.
Separate AOS instances allow for maintenance & deployment
flexibility across operations and time zones.
Extensive B2B integration throughout the product suite and to
Customer ERP’s.
Centrally hosed in High Availability/Disaster Recovery Data
Centres with 99.99+% uptime, automated failover, and 24hr
global support.
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syncreon WMS OverviewFunctional Modules & Capabilities
Put-Away InventoryCycle
Count
Order
Processin
g
Inbound
Replenish-
mentLabeling OutboundPicking Visibility
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Full Range of
EDI Capabilities
Integration to
customer ERP
Integration to
carriers
EDIFACT, ANSI
X12, XML
AS2, HTTP,
FTP, SFTP
Enterprise Integration
syncreon provides a comprehensive and flexible systems integration offering
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Reporting & Dashboards
syncreon’s Dashboards provide summarized
activity based information real-time for
operations, management, and customers.
Features include:
• Operational / Performance metrics
• Current activity versus UPHs
• RAG Indicators (Red-Amber-Green)
• Volume information
Enables supervisors to proactively manage
process spikes and volume fluctuations and
maintain SLA adherence.
Dashboards can be accessed securely from
any device within the syncreon wide area
network.
Customers have visibility to process
dashboards via internet, Wi-Fi, or 3G
connections.
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• Hosted at NAP/SuperNAP DCs in Las Vegas NV,
USA
• Fully redundant, designed for NO single point of
failure
• RTO (recovery point objective) less than 15 minutes
• RTO (recovery point objective) of zero data /
transaction loss
• Minimal user disruption or impact to production
• Consistent syncreon Next-Gen Global Tech stack
• Replication between DCs via redundant, diverse, 10
gigabit Ethernet circuits
• Intel x86 based high-density blade server
architecture
• Semi-annual disaster recovery testing of full site
failover
Business Continuity
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• Uptime Institute Tier IV rated colocation facilities
• Density, cooling, security, redundancy and energy
efficiency at unprecedented scale and performance.
• Primary & DR Data Centers located 24 Miles apart,
connected by redundant, diverse, 10Gb links.
• Nearly 40 telecom carriers *on-net* allows
unprecedented connectivity options to out IT
services.
• Security – armed, military grade security
• Meets all audit requirements for security,
compliance, regulatory requirements – certified to
the highest levels for government, financial,
commercial and gaming industries.
• Proprietary/Patented HVAC survivability
• 100% data center uptime guarantee in contract.
Business Continuity
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Environmental
Health & Safety
Social Responsibility
Quality
● ISO 9001
● ISO 20017
● GS1 compliant
● Six Sigma
● OHSAS 18001
● ISO 14001
● TAPA TSR
● Known Consignor
● Regulated Agent
● AEO
● TAPA A
● ISO 14001
● Resource Recycling
● Environmental protection
● Energy consumption reduction
Health and Safety topics are incorporated
into our 5S standards, boardwalk reviews,
and operational work descriptions. They
are fundamental to all process designs
and considered at every subsequent step.
syncreon is working towards
achieving ISO 26000:2010 Social
Responsibility which provides
companies with best practice
guidance in social responsibility,
taking into account societal,
environmental, legal, cultural, and
political and organization diversity,
as well as differences in economic
considerations.
Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety
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Targets variation
Fixes capability issues VoP
versus VoC
DMAIC Model
Improves process control
Data driven & Data-centric
decisions
Six Sigma
Targets non value added
Focuses on flow and speeds
the process
Reduces invested capital
Removes Buffers
Exposes capability issues
Lean
Business Process Improvement
(BPI) is the comprehensive
quality policy at the heart of
each syncreon operation.
syncreon BPI
BPI
Business Process Improvement Model
Our BPI model Incorporates Lean & Six Sigma
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Corporate QMS applied to all
locations
ISO 9001: 2008 Certified
ISO 20017
OHSAS 18001
ISO 14001
TAPA TSR & TAPA A
Scope of processes solution
design, new business launch,
operational processes, and
account management
Quality system is housed in
Qpulse document
management system
syncreon Quality Management“If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you are doing” - W. Edwards Deming
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Create training plan for DL’s & IDL’s based on Go live &
recruitment timelines.
Create tools to be used for training: WI’s, Assessments,
Visual aids
Class room session: Document study, System tasks, Process
description, Quality requirements
On the job: Hands on training
Buddy training: After start up. Long term objective...
Trainee signoff by expert and trainer
Trainer
Training
03Certification
Competence Update Q-pulse, Kronos & Competence matrix
Training Methodology
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Quality Certification ProgramLean & Six Sigma
syncreon has a comprehensive employee training and
certification program to support consistent quality
methods and syncreon standards.
syncreon employees can earn certification in these
areas, among others:
• Kaizen
• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Kanban
• Team Quality Brainstorming
• Gemba Analysis
• Total Production Management
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness
• Five S Program
• Value Stream Mapping
• ABC Quality Analysis
• Poke Yoke Error Proofing
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Training Process for New Hires
Training
Database is
Updated
Induction
MHE
Assessment
(If needed)
Process
Training
Assessment
Customer info
Site rules
Health & Safety
Manual handling
Quality Awareness
Process Training:
Department specific
W.I. Based
WMS
CSR’s
Quality Requirements
Classical/On the job
MHE Training:
Vehicle specific
Theory + exam
Practical + exam
Support Training:
5S basic
H & S Awareness
A.F.S
Near miss/incident reporting
Q-pulse
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Technology Overview
Logistics Services & Capabilities