Case Study: Global Multi-billion Dollar Electronic Commerce Company achieves scalable supply chain growth with BNSF Logistics

BNSF Logistics Creates Supply Chain Solutions for Premier E-Commerce Company

Global Multi-billion Dollar Electronic Commerce Company, a global multi-billion dollar e-commerce retailer of consumer goods, electronics, multimedia, furniture, and more, was experiencing exponential sales growth that exposed constraints across its distribution network. The company needed help with air injection, sortation and distribution, network design and rationalization, and yard management, so it turned to BNSF Logistics for supply chain support.

BNSF Logistics analyzed the customer’s data and designed a high-velocity, flow-through distribution facility to connect Midwestern vendor activity to metro-area delivery points. BNSF Logistics also handled facility location, sortation equipment, human resources, yard management, and operational setup until the customer could manage the operation independently. The result was a new dedicated supply chain operation that enabled ongoing growth, with the customer sustaining 20% or more annual growth after implementation.