Each Ohio Logistics facility provides state-of-the-art warehousing and distribution services to its customers. These services include:
- Public Warehousing
- Contract Warehousing
- Inventory Control Management
- Serial and Date Control
- Scheduling and Replenishment
- Cross-Docking
- Pick and Pack Lines
- Bar Coding
- Inspection and Testing
- Order Entry
- Repairs
- Returned Goods Management
Each warehouse has modern computerized services, a one-floor fully-heated distribution center and 24-hour monitored fire protection. The highest quality safety and sanitation programs are also implemented.
Inventory control systems can be designed to operate independently or in conjunction with the customer’s system. The MIS-trained staff can assist in computer product recall, FI FO, stock location, and detailed inventory reports.
Definition
Logistics- ...the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of conforming to customer requirements. Note that this definition includes inbound, outbound, internal, and external movements, and return of materials for environmental purposes --Council of Logistics Management. [Council Logistics Management, http://www.clm1.org/mission.html / Feb.12, 1998]
Case of the Costly Changeovers
How much does it cost to change a production line?
Well, more than warehousing at Ohio Logistics. 
One Ohio Logistics customer proved that it was less expensive to warehouse its product than to make numerous costly changes to its production line.
This company makes plastic bottles - nearly 2,500 different types of bottles. After each and every order, the company would stop the production line and change the tooling to meet the new order specifications. With the value of each individual bottle worth only a penny or two, profit margins are very slim and cost-cutting measures had to be explored.
The company decided to experiment. Partnering with Ohio Logistics, the company decided to make larger production runs of each type of bottle and to make the costly production changeovers only on weekends. The additional bottles are transported to Ohio Logistics, which now also handles final distribution for the company.
It took the company just three months to prove the value of the new inventory and distribution system. Today the company is adding new capacity, as well as new customers, as it continues to grow.
