Apparel & Footwear
Fast changing trends, increased globalisation and a heightened need for full end-to-end visibility, has led to new supply chain challenges for the apparel & footwear industry. alrobban has the experience and global expertise to help you.
The footwear & apparel industry has 2 main segments; fashion and sports performance. Both are fast-paced with complex and varied products that require constant attention and tracking; right through to delivery on the shelves. This poses significant supply chain challenges.
As the world’s leading provider of end-to-end supply chain management solutions to the apparel & footwear industry, we count most of the world’s major brands amongst our customers.
Our experts will work with you to provide tailor-made logistics solutions to meet your specific requirements.
In addition to our core transport and supply chain solutions, we offer a range of specific services and solutions to the Apparel & Footwear industry.
Specific logistics services:
- Agility and flexibility in supply chain, allowing for last minute decisions on speed up/slow down of freight
- DC bypass at destination – delivery to final customer utilising alrobban’s cross dock facilities where cargo is consolidated with other freight to final customer
- Special handling of cargo at origin, hub or destination, including labelling, tagging, scanning and pick & pack amongst others
- Master PO handling, allowing for placement of large quantity orders with factories
- Salesmen sample handling and shipping at origin
- High quality and reliable information through our visibility systems and EDI transfer
- End-to-end supply chain visibility through integrated information management
- High performing CFS operations globally to consolidate cargo
- Key account management programme and industry expertise.
