Sometimes the fruit has to travel far from the tree…and when you care about your product as much as the Musco Family Olive Co. does, you care about the way it’s handled along the way.

The Musco Family Olive Co. had always shipped their product from California to many small distribution facilities across the country, but they knew they needed to eliminate the ineffi-ciencies in this system. Plus, their largest customer, Wal-Mart, was increasing the number of orders Musco received and at the same time reducing the size of those orders and causing a shift to less-than-truckload (LTL) deliveries. Musco knew they needed to convert LTL into truckload (TL) deliveries, to gain efficiencies and improve service to Wal-Mart. In other words, they needed the consolidation services provided by DSC Logistics.

And, Musco got what they needed through our innovative consolidation program, MOST (Multi-vendor Optimization Strategy), a win-win solution for manufacturers and retailers alike. Musco olives are shipped via TL and rail to DSC’s strategically located MOST facilities throughout the country. Musco maintains inventory at the MOST centers; we consolidate their orders with the orders of other Wal-Mart vendors and deliver full truckloads to Wal-Mart’s regional distribution centers. Musco can depend on a reliable delivery schedule, with LTL deliveries and the inefficiencies associated with them eliminated. And at the same time they have reduced transportation costs and achieved competitive pricing. Musco also benefits by warehousing their products in DSC’s state-of-the-art facilities where they receive unparalleled inventory controls and reports and access to their inventory in a real-time basis through DSC’s on-line supply chain visibility system. Musco’s network is strengthened.

Through the partnership with DSC, Musco, which also uses DSC for warehousing and delivery to other customers, is able to utilize economical rail, intermodal and TL services for their inbound shipments into the DSC facilities. Our systems and execution have streamlined their distribution network, reduced their costs and, of course, improved service to their largest customer, Wal-Mart. And, Wal-Mart, in endorsing DSC as a 3rd Party Consolidator, shows confidence in our ability to deliver for them and their vendors.

At DSC, we have the warehouse and transportation management tools, technology, services and personnel to help companies like Musco Family Olive Co. and Wal-Mart meet their goals. And, we care, too.