Packaging & Logistics Management

These crucial aspects of management and production differentiate Laborgistics from the outsourcing model of the past. IOS offers significant competitive advantages in each of these areas within its Packaging & Logistics Division:

	Containers & Packaging — IOS is equipped to handle container and packaging logistic needs, from product labeling and shrink-wrapping to corrugated and mixed-material containers and custom-built freight pallets. Principal products include: Wooden freight pallets Crates Pre-assembled, mixed-material container sets Standard four-sided boxes Topless containers Die-cut boxes Partition pads Laminated separators Tubes/sleeves Corner protectors Roll-up pillars Die-cut inserts Lids Trays Thermoform plastic clamshells with inserts
	Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) — Using VMI, IOS manages customer inventory to reduce your overhead costs and paperwork through this efficient, demand-driven process.
	Just-in-Time (JIT) — IOS provides Just-in-Time delivery of services and products to reduce your warehousing costs and overhead while providing product speed-to-market
	Freight Logistics and Supply Chain Management — IOS has comprehensive support services, including warehousing, distribution and cross-border shipping transportation, making Supply Chain Management a smooth and seamless operation with customers.
	Global Infrastructure and Knowledge of Cross-border Outsourcing Operations — IOS has extensive knowledge of cross-border operations with regard to commerce regulations and logistics.
	Skilled Labor — IOS has mastered the management of a global workforce. We offer clients fully scalable manpower to manage costs and meet ever-changing demands.
	Responsiveness and Flexibility — IOS provides prompt production and product mobilization to meet stringent JIT delivery requirements that are fully customized to meet your precise requirements.
	Value Managed Relationships (VMR) — IOS forms a collaborative relationship with our customers by sharing of resources, information and engineering data to integrate operations for a near seamless system.
	Certified Quality Management Systems — IOS operations are conducted in accordance with internationally recognized standards of quality, including: ISO 9001 USFDA/HACCP SAS 70 Level I and II Six Sigma principles U.S. Department of Defense manufacturing certifications Homeland Security programs BASC C-TPAT CIP