Case Study
Staying in gear Making sure your overseas transportation and logistics process runs smoothly
Challenge Summary How does a company that is sourcing products in Asia keep things moving smoothly half a world away? Services & Technologies Used n Ocean and Air Transportation n Regulatory and Security Compliance n Customs Clearance n Logistics Management n Shipment Tracking n Imports and Exports Across Multiple Trade Lanes n Global Documentation n Data Management n Performance Management Challenge Trek Bicycle, based in Waterloo, Wisconsin, imports finished bicycles and parts from a number of locations, including Taiwan, Japan and China. The company often imported small shipments from different vendors to a single location in the United States, then redistributed inventory to final destinations. Trek’s goal was to keep its shipments moving without interruption.