INTERNATIONAL PAPER EXPANDS EXELÆS CONTRACT TO COVER WAREHOUSE SYSTEM
International Paper, one of the world’s largest paper and forest products company, has extended a contract with Exel, a U.K.-based provider of logistics services, calling for Exel to install a customized warehouse management system within International Paper’s 600,000-square-foot distribution center in Hammond, Ind.
Exel has managed the Midwest facility since 1996, handling warehouse operations, inventory control, and order fulfillment.
International Paper, which has annual turnover of $6.5 billion, wanted “continued improvements in warehousing operational performance,” said Joe Banks, the company’s logistics manager.
