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October 13, 2009 - “We have taken our logistics expertise and combined it with our extensive knowledge of the publishing industry to develop eDC (electronic Distribution Centre) specifically for this market,” explains Steve Walker, Chairman, SBS Worldwide Ltd. The concept is being launched at the Frankfurt Book Fair next week.
“We wanted to offer our publishing customers the speed, cost-effectiveness and visibility that is available in other industries such as automotive and retail,” he says. “We wanted to integrate supply chain capabilities with total web-based visibility to the ISBN level. And we've done it.”
eDC will help publishers take control of costs – and of the books themselves. The software gives everyone who needs it – production, accounts, sales teams – access to the information about where the books are and when delivery can be expected, right from the pre-production stage.
A ‘traffic light’ system flags up potential problems or delays in production, allowing publishers to better manage the operation – and their customers’ expectations.
The system is especially useful for the many publishers who use printers in Asia. “Many people took the decision to shift their printing to Asia to reduce costs, but did not then take the next logical step of reorganising the complete supply chain,” says Steve Walker. Many companies ship the books from the printers to a distribution centre in Europe or the US and then organise worldwide distribution from there.
With the electronic Distribution Centre (eDC), SBS Worldwide can organise the worldwide distribution of books direct from Asia. This not only reduces transport costs, it can also cut delivery times by up to two weeks and gives more flexibility to redirect books to areas of highest demand.
“We are changing the perception of what a publisher’s supply chain has to look like,” says Steve Walker.
SBS Worldwide, headquartered in the UK, offers the full range of air, ocean and courier services, with a particular expertise in the publishing and retail sectors.
www.sbsworldwide.com/eDC
SBS is a privately owned UK company which commenced trading in 1983, offering diverse solutions and client driven freight forwarding services. The company has established six facilities in the UK and four in the US.
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