Meridian Consolidates Suppliers with a VMI Program for a Midwestern Convenience Store Chain

CHALLENGE

  • The Client was using many different suppliers
  • Delivery of Printed Materials was untimely
  • Outages caused disruption within the operation
  • Costs were not measurable and escalating

SOLUTION

  • Single Source Point of Contact
  • Meridian implements a very simple Order Entry System
  • Meridian provides a same day, next day delivery print management program (VMI)
  • Substantial Cost Reductions

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS:

  • Account Management Team

  • Fail-Safe Warehousing, Production & Distribution System

  • Detailed Reporting on Inventory and Usage

  • Technology

  • Print on Demand

KEY BENEFITS:

  • Efficiency

  • Improved Customer Service with more timely and accurate receipt of products

  • Customer Confidence

  • Substantial Cost Reductions

  • Fast Delivery

  • Support Strong Store Growth