“Everything in our world is moving forward, and I was looking for a growing company pushing the envelope on the antiquated ocean freight market. After spending five years in the international logistics world, I learned how far behind many freight forwarders are in this regard.”
About Value Vinyls
Value Vinyls is a wholesale supplier of industrial textiles, selling primarily to manufacturers of end products as well as regional distributors. Since 1984, Value Vinyls has proven that its motto of “Excellence. Always.” applies to many areas of its business — from customer service to production.
Global reach, limited line of sight and control
With an interconnected supply chain, one of Value Vinyls’ significant challenges was excessive email traffic and limited booking visibility. We focused on reducing the number of processes and streamlining the essential ones, so their people could do what they do best: run their business.
“Our process before using Shippabo was very manual: emailed communication every two weeks for pricing and physical data storage lookup. Shippabo’s platform has reduced the number of hours to send emails from four to two hours a day,” says Kevin Boeck. To gain control of its supply chain, Value Vinyls needed:
- A stable shipping contract that ensured guaranteed capacity
- A single platform that unified their global shipping activity and communications
- A freight forwarding company that was an extension of their team and prioritized customer service
Wins with Shippabo
We integrate with Value Vinyls’ current logistics processes to give them better control over how, when, and where they ship. “Since using Shippabo, we have been able to step back and take a bigger look at our supply chain and make some better decisions. These decisions due to better and quicker visibility led us to save 10–15% in ocean cost.”
Beyond the savings
Shippabo’s all-in-one platform lets Value Vinyls centralize purchasing and logistics conversations. Instead of a game of tag to chase down information, it’s right at their fingertips.
“After 20+ shipments, I am blown away by the customer service and dedication to my account. Shippabo is a forward-thinking ocean partner. They utilize technology where it counts, and they do not replace areas that require common sense.”