Press Releases
12/10/2003
Span Alaska Signs Horizon Services Group To build and implement an advanced Freight Management System
Shipment Management Projects will give unmatched visibility to information.
DALLAS, (December 10, 2003) – Span Alaska Consolidators Inc. has signed with Horizon Services Group, a leading provider of intermodal logistics technology, to provide a complete outsourced IT services solution. Span Alaska is one of the largest cargo consolidators in the Alaska market.
Under this agreement, Horizon Services will develop new in-house systems for Span Alaska and guide the company’s corporate IT strategy and development plans.
Called Shipment Management, the project allows visibility to cargo information for internal and external clients via the web as they move through the life cycle from processing LTL loads within Spans warehouse operations, to loading to delivery and invoicing. The system will also streamline complexities associated with the consolidator business and allow for greater flexibility resulting in operational efficiencies.
"Horizon Services Group has shown us the ability to deliver solid foundation technology. We have been impressed with their team and they come with excellent referrals from other clients,” said Tom Landry, Chief Information Officer for Span Alaska. "Those of us at Span Alaska are excited that this new system will allow for complete supply chain visibility for our shippers on the web as well as better internal efficiencies linking our Kent, Anchorage and Fairbanks operations."
Span Alaska anticipates their new system to be completely implemented before the end of 2004, with functionality being made available to customers as early as the middle of next year.
"This is an important partnership as Span Alaska is one of the Horizon Lines largest shippers in the Alaska trade. It makes for a unique integration of both the operational and technology expertise within the Horizon Group, along with Span's historical excellence in handling and consolidating shipments,” said Duncan Wright, head of Strategic Development for Horizon Services Group.
For more information, please visit www.horizonservicesgroup.com or www.spanalaska.com.
About Horizon Services
Horizon Services Group was formed in 2001 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Horizon Lines, the largest ocean carrier in the U.S. noncontiguous domestic trade. Horizon Services is based in Dallas. Its mission is to assist logistics companies in applying creative information technology solutions for improving customer service while reducing the cost of doing business. Horizon recently entered into a partnership with Microsoft Corp. to design next-generation software for logistics management using Microsoft’s new .NET XML-based development technology.
