Depot Profile - Raheen

Flextronics Logistics [Irish Express Cargo], based in Raheen, Limerick, has been providing best in class Warehousing and Logistics services for some of the major Blue Chip Electronics, Telecommunications, and Medical Divisions for the past 10 years in this region. Our logistics services have provided our clients with the ability to outsource non-core competences and concentrate on their own specialized markets. The Flextronics Logistics (Limerick) facility is a modern secure warehouse located close to Shannon Airport and Cork seaport, ideally located to support the Logistics needs of companies within the Munster Region. It is: 5 minutes from Main Dublin/Cork Road. 10 minutes from Limerick City Centre 15 minutes from Limerick Rail Terminal. 30 minutes from Shannon Airport 30 minutes from Foynes Container Port. 90 minutes from Cork Container Port. The custom built 210,000 sq ft facility offers 29,000 Pallet storage in narrow aisle configuration locations which includes a High Value restricted access storage area. The facility is fully certified as a Type E Customs bonded warehouse & TAPA Level Security. These certifications allow Flextronics Logistics to offer full Duty and Tax deferment to the point of ownership transfer. We are TAPA security compliant with ISO 9001:2000 certified facility accreditation. The 10.6 acre site has the capacity to offer Trailer parking for up to 60 vehicles within a secure compound, covered by CCTV and guarded access control. Read More ...

Inbound Freight Management - Application of 6 Sigma and Lean methodologies to IFM

Our customer is a leading electronics manufacturer whose EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) operation is based in the mid-west of Ireland. Our hub (the largest SMI Hub in Europe) manages all inbound raw materials (29k pallet locations; 1200 Kanban locations, 20,000 Part Numbers: 24/7 operation). In order to support this business requirement, Flextronics Logistics had to re-engineer its inbound batch receipt processes to allow for the seamless one piece flow of material from receipt to put-away, increase visibility into the supply chain for our customer and Flex Logistics and the automation of receiving metrics reporting and capture. Utilising 6 Sigma and Lean methodologies, to improve cycle time and reduce/eliminate waste, the Receiving Re-Engineering team developed a process known as Inbound Freight Management. The solution resulted in significant improvement in time to receive, quality and inventory integrity performance. Read More ... (PDF)

Supplier Metrics Pack - Web Portal for KPI reporting

The FLEXLogistics hub in Raheen, Limerick is the largest in Ireland. All product is bar code labelled at a case level and all transactions are paperless. All the product is vendor owned and held under VMI rules. FLEXLogistics required a solution that would provide our customers with up to date information and metrics to support their business and mission critical decision making. The solution resulted in all product being bar code labelled at a case level and all transactions becoming paperless. Receipts, movements and issues are captured via radio frequency scanners. These transactions are messaged electronically back to the vendors planning or ERP systems. This results in millions of transaction messages being messaged in real time or nightly. Read More ... (PDF)

flexRequestor - Integrating critical cross boundary workflows

In recent times, there has been much focus on Lean material flow processes in Logistics but equally critical to sustained competitive advantage is the integration and responsiveness of the supporting work flow based processes. Our experience is that companies that foster and improve the capabilities of their entire supply chains win in the market place. This demands continued focus on cross boundary information sharing, agile decision making and follow through on business and mission critical decision making. FLEXLogistics as the Service Logistics link in the successful Dell Computer supply chain has developed a suite of workflow applications that support these emerging critical cross boundary workflows. The flexRequestor application is a web based tool that integrates critical cross boundary workflows. The result is a web based, centralised solution with global visibility at all times. Read More ... (PDF)

Update on Charity Donation

As we informed you in the last edition of the newsletter, we decided in lieu of sending Christmas cards to make a donation to Milford Hospice. Just to update you, we recently made the donation on behalf of Flextronics and pictured is Susan Fitzpatrick, Sales Executive, FLEXLogistics Raheen making the presentation to Sr Phyllis at Milford Hospice, Castletroy, Limerick

Competition: Your chance to win a digital camera

Answer a simple question before May 16th 2007 and you could win this digital camera Click here to enter.

Congratulations to last issue's competition winner Lorraine Mc Coy, Logistics Department, GlaxoSmithKline, Cork who won a HP IPAQ Pocket PC HX2190