Handleman Company Transfers Atlanta and Baltimore Distribution Services To Indianapolis
Automated Center
May 7, 1998 12:02 PM
TROY, Mich., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move to improve customer satisfaction while reducing operating
expense, Handleman Company HDL announced today that it will transfer product distribution from its
Atlanta and Baltimore facilities to Handleman's automated distribution center (ADC) in Indianapolis, with a
completion date set for late summer of this year.
In making the announcement, Tom Schmid, Handleman Entertainment Resources vice
president/operations, noted, "In its two years of operation, the Indianapolis ADC has exceeded our
expectations for productivity. Inventory control, order reliability, on-time shipping and customer satisfaction
all have increased as a result of our automated systems. By moving our distribution to Indianapolis, we will
improve inventory management and provide improved levels of service to those customers formerly supplied
out of Atlanta and Baltimore."
Handleman Company, with annual sales in excess of $1 billion, is the largest supplier and merchandiser of
music, video, book and personal computer software products to North America's leading retail chains. The
Company's 3,600 employees ship products to some 16,600 retail departments from distribution facilities
located in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. SOURCE Handleman Company |
