Menlo announces partnership with Blue Coat Systems in Europe
By NewsDesk
Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc., has announced that Blue Coat Systems, Inc. is working with Menlo Worldwide Logistics in Europe to provide more efficient service for customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as Asia Pacific.
The services are based primarily in Menlo’s Rotterdam facility and range from quality control of inbound ‘raw material’ through software loading to individualised kitting, cabling, documentation and distribution to the end-user.
Blue Coat is the technology leader of Application Delivery Networking with solutions that make networks faster and safer. Blue Coat has partnered with Menlo at Menlo’s Rotterdam facility to serve customers for almost two years.
At its Rotterdam site, Menlo uses its transport management services for the outbound distribution of finished Blue Coat products and marries these services with a sub-assembly production line. Menlo also undertakes kitting and cabling for Blue Coat appliances to meet the requirements of individual customers and channel partners in various countries.
For Blue Coat, Menlo serves as a logistics operator with manufacturing assembly capabilities and IT experience. Blue Coat’s Mary Emerton comments, “A key to building an efficient and flexible global supply chain is to work with outsourced suppliers that have IT expertise and can understand our business. Menlo helps us support important business objectives”.
Source: Menlo Worldwide Logistics
