Services

Direct Store Distribution

Alpha Comm will broaden its current direct store distribution through this joint development initiative with the help of our engineers and distribution team.

One of the strengths of operating a direct store delivery (DSD) team is that it provides your business with unprecedented care in the form of the absolute control of your products starting way up stream in procurement of raw materials all the way to pack out and rotation of your finished products at retail. The control over your product comes at a great cost and your company should perform a periodic analysis of your DSD team to ensure that the value derived from it continues to be greater than the cost of maintaining it. Chances are the results from this periodic analysis revalidate your company’s choice in direct store delivery in some or all of your sales channels.

DSD provides a manufacturer with a highly motivated, highly trained, flexible and efficient selling and delivery machine. Retailers also gain a distinct advantage over their non-DSD competition since they have complete visibility of their supply chain which now starts at the supplier’s factory and extends all the way to the shelf. Visibility is the secret to true network optimization according to one of the US retailers

Packaging and Design

They say "presentation is everything" and this is especially true when packaging a product! In many instances, such as Cellular Accessories, the package can be more expensive than the product inside. In the highly competitive retail world, your packaging must grab the consumer's attention and compel them to purchase your product over the competition's. Every day many products of lesser quality are purchased over their higher quality competitor because of superior packaging, not because of a cheaper price.

We have created hundreds of high-impact packaging designs for some of the most competitive products on the market. We have the experience, expertise and resources necessary to help you make your product as marketable as it can be.

Plan-O-Gram

Plan-o-Grams offer a great way to turn your store into a destination for product. Alpha Comm’s marketing staff is eager to help you with everything from store layout to product selection. Choose from a vendor-designed plan-o-gram or have an Alpha Comm Consultant help you design one that is customized for your store. Please feel free to contact your local Sales Consultant or the Alpha Comm Marketing Department to discuss some of the many services available to you.

Plan-O-Grams are functional, colorful, and appealing ways to display your products while helping you to manage your store inventory. These eye catching displays will not only appeal to your customers but also highlight the innovative customer solutions that these products meet.

Fulfillment

We can pick and pack any order any size…

Alpha Comm provides a wide variety of distribution options to maximize your cost savings and deliver your products quickly and accurately to your customers. We offer both same day and 24-hour turnaround. Complete Pick and Pack production facilities. Shrink-wrapping and a variety of package insert capabilities. Packages in our warehouse go through a rigorous quality control procedures. Best Way Shipping methods that Alpha Comm supports:

• USPS
• First Class and Priority
• Standard A / B
• Book Rate
• Media Mail
• Express Mail
• UPS
• Red Label
• Blue Label
• Ground Commercial and Residential
• Fed-Ex
• All Shipping Options
• DHL
• All Shipping Options

Third Party Logistics

For Third-Party Logistics providers (3PLs), it's hard to drive new sources of revenue while guaranteeing service levels. A strong trading partner connectivity solution and best-of-breed ways to coordinate inventory and transportation can take 3PLs to the next level.

Through Alpha Comm’s, 3PLs experience efficient and cost-effective trading partner connectivity and Visibility & Performance Management solutions. With global visibility and Transportation Management , 3PLs can uniquely configure and reconfigure their supply chain services to meet the needs of each customer, while leveraging the economies of a shared infrastructure.

For dedicated fleet management, Alpha Comm’s market-leading Routing & Scheduling solution enables cost savings and better route planning.

• Ability to connect customers and their supply chain partners through a real-time information hub
• 10-15% reduction in transportation costs
• Real-time monitoring of inventory, orders and events
• Intelligent order sourcing across multiple stocking locations
• 10-15% cost improvement for fleets