WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ModusLink Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ModusLink Global Solutions™ Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNK), a global, omni-channel technology and fulfillment provider, today announced its inclusion in the 2015 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, “100 Great Supply Chain Projects,” list. The company is recognized for its work managing direct-to-consumer fulfillment of mobile devices and accessories for Republic Wireless, a WiFi-first smartphone service. Offering services nationwide, Republic Wireless is widely recognized for its industry disruptive efforts that are leading the consumer smartphone industry in a new direction. ModusLink’s work for Republic Wireless includes quality testing, inventory control, pick, pack and ship and reverse logistics.
“We spend a lot of time focusing on making the entire customer experience, from ordering through to delivery of a customer’s smartphone, the very best it can be. That makes our supply chain and logistics operations our de-facto nerve center,” says Alan Pendleton, Supply Chain Director, Republic Wireless. “With the help of ModusLink, we’ve built up our supply chain and logistics in advance of demand. We can easily scale to meet consumer demand while maintaining reliable and competitive delivery solutions for our customers.”
ModusLink’s end-to-end supply chain and e-commerce solutions allow Republic Wireless to quickly manage orders while always keeping insight into its inventory at the serial number level. As a result, Republic Wireless’ fulfillment centers are able to rapidly respond to variable point-of-sale demand.
“Our goal is to efficiently handle the full lifecycle of our customers’ product supply chains, from packaging design to extensive quality testing to shipment and returns management, so customers’ supply chain teams can remain focused on strategy development and implementation of their products,” said John Boucher, CEO of ModusLink. “We’re honored to be named to the 2015 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 for our work helping Republic Wireless achieve rapid business and revenue growth through a lean e-commerce supply chain.”
The 2015 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 are supply chain solution and service providers helping their customers and clients achieve supply chain excellence. They have produced measurable gains in ROI through cost-cutting and increased efficiency, whether in warehouse, transportation, procurement, sourcing or any other category in the end-to-end supply chain. The submissions were evaluated by the magazine's editorial staff primarily based on: the ambitiousness/scope of the project, the creative application of technologies/solutions/services used, the extent of the business results/impact and the clarity of submission. More than 200 projects were submitted for the 2015 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100.
About ModusLink Global Solutions
ModusLink Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ModusLink Global Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNK), is a global, omni-channel technology and fulfillment provider that gives clients real-time visibility into their end-to-end supply and demand chain operations, with expertise and facilities worldwide to manage forward and reverse logistics. The company’s operations are supported by more than 25 sites across North America, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region. For more information, please visit www.moduslink.com and www.valueunchained.com, the blog for supply chain professionals.
About Republic Wireless
Recognized as the winner of PC Magazine’s Annual Reader’s Choice Award, the top pre-paid service provider by Consumer Reports and named ‘Disruptor of the Year’ by Entrepreneur Magazine, Republic Wireless is on a mission to create smartphone service as it should be.
Republic Wireless, a division of Bandwidth, headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, is spearheading a wireless freedom movement to return value and control of the smartphone experience to members by leveraging the power of both WiFi and cellular networks. Our Hybrid Calling uses WiFi in the home, office or anywhere else as the primary network for calls, texts and data. When outside of WiFi coverage, the smartphone works just like a typical smartphone on the cellular networks of national CDMA carriers. Visit http://www.republicwireless.com/ for more information. Media resource center here.
About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web: www.SDCExec.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding ModusLink’s strategy in providing services to Republic Wireless so as to enable Republic Wireless to gain a competitive advantage. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. The following important factors and uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: ModusLink's success depends on its ability to execute on its business strategy and the continued and increased demand for and market acceptance of its solutions and services; there is increased competition and technological changes in the markets in which ModusLink competes; and there are certain inherent risks associated with providing services internationally. For a detailed discussion of cautionary statements that may affect ModusLink's future results of operations and financial results, please refer to its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements represent management's current expectations and are inherently uncertain. ModusLink does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements made by the company.
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