MALVERN, Pa. - (Business Wire) PLS Logistics Services (PLS), the leading provider of logistics management services to industrial shippers, and BravoSolution US (formerly Verticalnet), the premier provider of global supply management solutions, today announced a multi-year agreement pursuant to which PLS will employ BravoSolution
’s strategic sourcing and optimization solutions to create and deliver specialized transportation sourcing tools for its carrier community. PLS will incorporate BravoSolution
’s industry leading capabilities into its technology enabled logistics service offering.
PLS will begin using the BravoSolution tools to help carriers identify additional opportunities within the PLS network in the coming weeks. The tools will be available for use by the entire PLS carrier base. PLS manages nearly 1 million shipments per year from origin points throughout North America and maintains a carrier network of over 5,000 qualified transportation service providers. PLS solutions create value for industrial shippers by reducing total costs of transportation, improving service and implementing PLS technologies to create visibility throughout the shipping process.
“The scale of our North American truckload shipment network creates a substantial opportunity for our clients and carrier partners. Capturing the opportunity within a network our size, however, is complex,” said John Gallardo, President and CEO of PLS. “We evaluated many sourcing tools and BravoSolution’s tools are the best fit for us in terms of usability, flexibility, optimization power and return on investment.”
“BravoSolution excels at helping shippers and 3PLs address their complex shipping networks, and we are proud to deploy our industry-leading sourcing solutions to complement PLS’s superb transportation management technology,” said Chandler Hall, Senior Director of Collaborative Solutions at BravoSolution. “We look forward to driving immediate value for PLS, their carrier base, and their customers.”
Carriers interested in joining PLS’s network or learning more about this new offering can register at www.pghlogistics.com.
ABOUT PLS: PLS Logistics Services delivers non-asset based logistics solutions to industrial shippers of metals, building materials, lumber and equipment, PLS’s solutions combine logistics professionals, industry leading technology and a carrier network throughout North America. PLS creates value for clients by reducing the total costs of transportation, improving service and using technology to create visibility and metrics throughout the supply chain process.
ABOUT BravoSolution: BravoSolution is a leading international provider of eSourcing solutions. Its mission is to generate value by supporting its clients in the improvement of procurement processes through innovative web-based technologies and services. Founded in June 2000 by the Italcementi Group, BravoSolution effectively combines professional expertise and technological excellence in the area of sourcing in order to deliver valuable results to its worldwide base of customers. BravoSolution has offices in Chicago, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, New York, Philadelphia, Paris, Rome, Shanghai, and Washington, DC. BravoSolution has worked with numerous Global 2000 companies to deliver rapid ROI and drive strategic corporate supply management objectives. BravoSolution has a team of more than 350 professionals and has managed more than 100,000 online negotiations, totaling over $75 billion of spend.
BravoSolution US
Liz Flynn, 630-545-0343
l.flynn@bravosolution.com
www.bravosolutionus.com
