LeanLogistics Offers Managed Transportation Services For Logistics Operations

Business Model Provides Customers Flexibility and Control While Outsourcing Transportation Management Functions

LeanLogistics, the leading provider of On Demand Transportation Management Systems, announces LeanLogistics' Managed Transportation Services (LLMTS), a comprehensive offering that combines business process outsourcing for transportation with the power of LeanLogistics' On-Demand TMS software. LLMTS allows customers to improve bottom-line performance while maintaining appropriate control of their transportation operation.

With LLMTS, the customer can choose which functions they outsource to LeanLogistics. LeanLogistics' team will perform shipment planning and optimization (consolidation; mode and carrier selection), load building and shipment tendering, appointment scheduling, tracking and tracing, and freight settlement on behalf of the customer.

"As the operator of a neutral On-Demand transportation network processing billions of dollars in annual freight bill expenditures for nearly 10,000 users interacting with thousands of carriers, we can offer services and deliver a Network Effect that others cannot match," said Dan Dershem, president of LeanLogistics. "What makes this service unique is that a customer can outsource their daily transportation operations without giving up control of their strategic carrier relationships. Managed Services is the model of the future for transportation solutions -- satisfying a market demand not met by traditional 3PL and software solutions."

LLMTS offers significant advantages over either traditional 3PL or TMS technology-only solutions. Transportation processes are centralized and standardized. Customers gain a single point of responsibility for daily operational tasks, but retain organizational flexibility and control. LeanLogistics builds a seamless business process with the customer's existing operations to produce an end-to-end workflow under the customer's direction -- and the customer determines which functions to outsource and which to retain.

"The transition from implementing a Transportation Management System in-house to accessing it via an On Demand service is well underway. The trend now is to bundle managed services as part of the outsourced solution, thus blurring the line between technology vendor and Logistics Service Provider," said Adrian Gonzalez, director of ARC Advisory Group's Logistics Executive Council. "The net result, as exemplified by LeanLogistics' Managed Transportation Services, is a new business model that's well suited for companies that want to outsource their transportation planning and execution operations, but also want to have centralized visibility to transportation events and performance metrics, want to retain their direct relationship with carriers, and want to pay based on the cost of the services performed, not the size of their freight spend."

With LLMTS, the customer benefits by:

• Implementing rapidly with no operational disruption -- this translates to the shortest time-to-benefit
• Implementing best practices to increase process efficiency -- LeanLogistics is the industry thought leader and developer of "Carrier-Friendly Best Practices"
• Implementing the best possible technology and avoiding the significant investment to implement a TMS in-house; managing transportation with better technology enhances the shipper's relationships with carriers and customers
• Increasing service levels, notably on-time delivery, through shipment visibility and network oversight
• Insuring contract performance by setting metrics, controlling daily usage, and enforcing conformity
• Connecting with a larger base of carriers to obtain the best service, capacity, and price solution

Customer-centricity guides LeanLogistics' supply chain technology and service innovations, making LLMTS the fastest, and lowest risk, route to business process improvement.

About LeanLogistics, Inc.
LeanLogistics meets the latest needs of major shippers of goods with its far-reaching, Web-native Transportation Management System -- On-Demand TMS. Customers reduce their transportation cost and increase efficiency with a typical payback of less than one year - Return on Cash.

Customers select LeanLogistics On-Demand TMS to optimize shipping, addressing new and old challenges, such as obtaining carrier coverage, managing ever-changing networks, controlling inbound freight, creating continuous-move opportunities, and settling Freight Bills quickly and accurately.

On-Demand TMS is a strategic, end-to-end solution. Its functionality includes: Procurement, Planning and Optimization, Execution Management, Financial Settlement, and a competitive Electronic Marketplace that promotes intense information sharing for synergies that benefit all trading partners.

LeanLogistics hosts its On-Demand TMS in a robust computing environment accessible from any Web browser. Customers maximize ROI with little or no Information Technology (IT) expense. The technology easily integrates with leading ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), and Order Management Systems (OMS).

On-Demand TMS is the undisputed leader in On-Demand TMS. Dozens of companies, including Unilever, Barilla America, Orange Glo International, Procter & Gamble, PepsiAmericas, and Meijer, use On-Demand TMS to manage transportation for over 140 brands.

LeanLogistics was founded by veterans of transportation and third-party logistics (3PL). It is a privately held corporation with headquarters in Holland, Michigan. For additional information, visit www.LeanLogistics.com or call 616.738.6400.