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	Seal Shield Seals the Deal 3GTMS

Seal Shield Seals the Deal

3GTMS

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Healthcare & Hospitals Education
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Supply Chain Visibility Inventory Management
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Seal Shield, a leading manufacturer of industrial-grade hygenic technology, was experiencing a healthy growth rate averaging around 15% year-over-year. By 2012, the company needed a true ERP and chose NetSuite. In 2019, Seal Shield decided to relocate its operation and warehouse function from the west coast to a third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse on the east coast. This move was supposed to increase efficiency and help the team prepare for unpredictability. However, the team found itself spending significant time developing processes and managing training of its outsourcing partner; an arrangement designed to create efficiencies consequently had the opposite effect. As Seal Shield began to address the pressures that came with a rapid rise in demand, Pacejet became a key component of building a world-class, in-house, distribution operation. Read More
About Customer	Seal Shield is a leading manufacturer of industrial-grade hygenic technology. The company's products, which include keyboards, mice, and screens that can withstand the most stringent cleaning protocols, along with ultraviolet cleaning machines, are trusted by hospitals, governments, and educational & research institutions. With health and safety at stake, the only thing as important as the quality of Seal Shield’s products is the ability to reliably get them into customers’ facilities. The company has been experiencing a healthy growth rate averaging around 15% year-over-year and has been on NetSuite since 2012. Read More
Solution	Seal Shield began its from-the-ground-up, no-expenses-spared reworking of its fulfillment operations and Pacejet has developed into a key member of the broader team. It was a welcome addition, especially amidst the colliding forces of unprecedented demand, supply chain slowdowns, and a quadrupling of its inventory holding capacity. While the human team dealt with the uncertainties of sourcing product and managing customer relationships, Pacejet could cut 50% of the human activity associated with packing and shipping. Unpredictable markets also require the ability to rapidly seize unforeseen opportunities. Pacejet’s international shipping and customs documentation automation allows Seal Shield to produce commercial invoices and certificates of origin right from its interface with NetSuite immediately when generating the shipping labels and bills of lading. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Healthcare & Hospitals

Education

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Supply Chain Visibility

Inventory Management

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Seal Shield, a leading manufacturer of industrial-grade hygenic technology, was experiencing a healthy growth rate averaging around 15% year-over-year. By 2012, the company needed a true ERP and chose NetSuite. In 2019, Seal Shield decided to relocate its operation and warehouse function from the west coast to a third-party logistics (3PL) warehouse on the east coast. This move was supposed to increase efficiency and help the team prepare for unpredictability. However, the team found itself spending significant time developing processes and managing training of its outsourcing partner; an arrangement designed to create efficiencies consequently had the opposite effect. As Seal Shield began to address the pressures that came with a rapid rise in demand, Pacejet became a key component of building a world-class, in-house, distribution operation.

About Customer

Seal Shield is a leading manufacturer of industrial-grade hygenic technology. The company's products, which include keyboards, mice, and screens that can withstand the most stringent cleaning protocols, along with ultraviolet cleaning machines, are trusted by hospitals, governments, and educational & research institutions. With health and safety at stake, the only thing as important as the quality of Seal Shield’s products is the ability to reliably get them into customers’ facilities. The company has been experiencing a healthy growth rate averaging around 15% year-over-year and has been on NetSuite since 2012.

Solution

Seal Shield began its from-the-ground-up, no-expenses-spared reworking of its fulfillment operations and Pacejet has developed into a key member of the broader team. It was a welcome addition, especially amidst the colliding forces of unprecedented demand, supply chain slowdowns, and a quadrupling of its inventory holding capacity. While the human team dealt with the uncertainties of sourcing product and managing customer relationships, Pacejet could cut 50% of the human activity associated with packing and shipping. Unpredictable markets also require the ability to rapidly seize unforeseen opportunities. Pacejet’s international shipping and customs documentation automation allows Seal Shield to produce commercial invoices and certificates of origin right from its interface with NetSuite immediately when generating the shipping labels and bills of lading.

Impact #1	Seal Shield has implemented the Address Validation module, as a means of speeding transit times and reducing carrier-imposed penalties.
Impact #2	Future efficiencies are also anticipated with Pacejet’s consolidation capabilities – something Seal Shield was previously unable to do with its dozens of daily parcel and monthly LTL shipments.
Impact #3	Seal Shield is clearly proud of its new fulfillment operation, hence its willingness to allow two academic institutions to profile it for their research.

Impact #1

Seal Shield has implemented the Address Validation module, as a means of speeding transit times and reducing carrier-imposed penalties.

Impact #2

Future efficiencies are also anticipated with Pacejet’s consolidation capabilities – something Seal Shield was previously unable to do with its dozens of daily parcel and monthly LTL shipments.

Impact #3

Seal Shield is clearly proud of its new fulfillment operation, hence its willingness to allow two academic institutions to profile it for their research.

Benefit #1	50% Reduction in human shipping activity
Benefit #2	<30 Seconds to create customs documentation
Benefit #3	4X Inventory to manage vs. pre-2020

Benefit #1

50% Reduction in human shipping activity

Benefit #2

<30 Seconds to create customs documentation

Benefit #3

4X Inventory to manage vs. pre-2020

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Seal Shield Seals the Deal

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