Case Studies

AIT designs cold chain packaging solution for leading pharmaceutical provider

The Challenge: One of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical services providers was currently allowing its customers to handle the pack-out for all of their cold chain returns for overages or misdeliveries.

Improper packaging solutions and multiple service failures involving products ranging from flu vaccines to topical creams resulted in financial losses of a staggering $1.5 million last year.

Casting doubt on the effectiveness of their cold chain distribution process and the bottom line of their business, the need for accurate temperature control became critical for the customer.  (more. . .)

AIT designs consultative and comprehensive 10+2 solution

The Challenge: AIT’s South Bend station had been handling the domestic business for a worldwide distributor of military, industrial and commercial connectors. As the relationship grew, it was soon realized that the customer’s corporate headquarters location in Philadelphia was conducting its own ocean import and customs brokerage business through another forwarder.

The contact advised AIT that they were not satisfied with the quality of services currently received from the incumbent provider, particularly in light of significant ocean import regulations being enforced across the industry. (more. . .)

AIT puts leading refrigerator manufacturer in control of its own supply chain

The Challenge: During the peak season of air lift deficiencies and rate spikes for air cargo from Asia to North America, AIT’s corporate headquarters location in Chicago was asked to move 45 pallets of plastic refrigerator bins weighing 16,103 kilos from Changzhou, Jiangsu Province in China to Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico for a leading manufacturer of ranges, refrigerators and laundry products.

AIT’s competitors communicated in writing to the customer that they would be unable to handle the shipment due to lack of air capacity. (more. . .)

AIT gives pharmaceutical company's supply chain a shot in the arm

The Challenge: One of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical service providers presented AIT a business challenge that involved crafting local and national supply chain solutions involving real-time inventory control, advanced tracking and tracing systems and cost-effective distribution processes catering to the time-sensitive nature of their business.

The company specifically asked for AIT’s expertise in transporting direct shipments of clinical trials and innovative therapies to sales teams, physicians, pharmacists and medical professionals. (more. . .)

AIT charters just-in-time part for order fulfillment factory

The Challenge: A marketing and order fulfillment company was in dire need of a part that was manufactured by Philips Lighting in Chartres, France. The plant was about to shut down if the part wasn’t received as soon as possible.

AIT’s Cleveland and Chicago stations immediately sprang into action to begin coordinating the critical shipment. (more. . .)

AIT develops innovative packaging solution for high-definition plasma televisions

The Challenge: A leading consumer electronics manufacturer introduced a new 85” high-definition plasma television to consumers that was not packaged to support transportation without damage. As the company’s appointed logistics provider, AIT was first in line to handle the transportation.

AIT’s corporate national accounts team determined that the high-value commodities were too risky to be transported in their own packaging. They advised the current customer of their findings and offered to put together a solution that involved crating the TV’s on AIT’s dock prior to shipping them to end-users for the final mile delivery. (more. . .)

AIT overturns PDMA compliance challenge

The Challenge: AIT’s corporate and Dallas teams had recently passed an extremely detailed and thorough Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA) audit to begin handling business for a multi-specialty health care company.

However, within days of receiving a verbal commitment from the company, AIT’s Los Angeles station was notified that customer’s compliance department had expressed serious reservations about utilizing AIT’s services due to a misconception of AIT’s PDMA and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 11 audit and compliance results. (more. . .)