A senior logistics executive with responsibility for operations and purchasing decisions in the U.S. for a leading global chemical manufacturer needed to develop and execute a solution to support his company’s sustainability goals.
The chemical company had been exporting materials through the port in Charleston, South Carolina and using a drayage company to transport the inventory from its distribution warehouse in Greenville, SC managed by its 3PL partner, Sunland Logistics Solutions. With an average of 32 containers per month requiring a truck to travel an estimated 440 miles roundtrip for each container, there was an opportunity to improve the environmental impact and efficiency of the operation.
Focused on eliminating waste from the export supply chain process, the Sunland team helped support a collaboration with the South Carolina Port Authority to develop a better solution by leveraging the Inland Port in Greer, SC and using Sunland’s affiliate transportation company, SunTrans, LLC., for a more streamlined drayage support service.
As a result, the chemical manufacturer was able to reduce the number of truck miles driven by approximately 153,600 miles per year and generated $192,000 in annual cost savings while maintaining high performance and reducing the time required by the logistics executive’s team to manage the export operation.
