Acal has teamed with supply chain systems specialist ByBox to optimise the delivery services it offers customers in the IT sector.
But the approach is also likely to be extended to Acal's electronics businesses in due course.
The distributor has created the AcalByBox service, which Rob Hall, MD Acal Supply Chain, says means that customers can expect to have "a reduced exposure to obsolescence, run an 'asset light' model and spend far less on premium transport".
The partnership behind the service, is just that, an equal partnership, Hall explains
"It's important to be clear that this is not a binary decision: 100% in-house or 100% AcalByBox outsource. Not at all. The service proposition is essentially a continuum - you can choose the level at which you want to engage," says Hall.
But as Hall points out: "It's fair to say that the deeper the commitment the more the benefit, but that shouldn't be confused with requiring a full outsource to get going."
While the current focus is in the IT sector, the agreement between ByBox and Acal Supply Chain is intended to stretch into other sectors in due course.
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