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A widely recognized lifestyle and do-it-yourself retailer in Nordic countries has a rapidly expanding international trade. It regularly moves sizable volumes of merchandise into northern Europe from China and other points of origin, and it also has significant import via road from European suppliers. The company selected a range of Agility’s supply chain offerings to manage these demands. Agility implemented order and exception management controls to enhance visibility into inventory. As a result, the retailer saw distribution and cost management improvements from shipment and order due date controls, equipment optimization, and direct-to-store or direct-to-distribution center bypasses. Beyond those improvements, a factory-to-distribution center network capability boosts deliveries and scheduling. Agility also consolidates shipments from multiple buyers or vendors and provides cross-docking for goods at point of origin and destination.​​​

A subsidiary of a major oil company needed to move liquefied natural gas tanks from the Czech Republic to Mosjøen, Norway. Each tank was more than 53 meters long and weighed 276 metric tons. Moving them along narrow roads to the Elbe River port was like threading a needle. What’s more, winter was coming and river levels were low. Cold winter weather and high seasonal demand for equipment and crews couldn’t excuse Agility from delivering the cargo on time. We used relationships with hauliers, port authorities and the ocean carrier to secure space on barges to Hamburg, Germany, and a heavy-lift vessel to cross the North Sea. When Agility discovered that the road to the storage area in Mosjøen couldn’t accommodate the weight of the load, we found an alternative route and got permits to remove fencing and level the road surface for safe delivery.