Supply Chains are global,but logistics execution is local

Benefits of working with a Regional Logistics Provider

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ReasonstouseaRegional3PL 4

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AboutPCWC 8

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Didyouknow?DidyouknowthatthebesttimetovisitNapaisSeptemberthroughNovemberorMarchthroughMay?

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California is Unique

Ok– somaybethesetidbitsofknowledgedon’treallyimpactyoursupplychainbutlikeanymarket,thereisinformationthatisspecifictoCaliforniamarketsthatwouldgreatlyimpactyoursupplychainandthedistributionofyourshipmentstoyourcustomers.

Let’slookatashortlistofuniquedifferences:

• InCalifornia,workersareentitledtoovertimeiftheyworkover8hoursinasingleday.Moststatesdon’tallowovertimeuntilaworkerexceeds40hoursofworkinasingleweek.Betweenvacationpolicies,mealandrestperiods,alternativeworkweekschedulesandmanyothercategories,beinganemployerinCaliforniacanbechallengingIFyoudon’tknowwhatyouaredoing!Californialawsdiffersignificantlyfromfederallawsandthoseofotherstates.Californiaemploymentlawsprovideworkerssignificantlygreaterlevelsofprotectionthanthoseofotherstates.Butthat’sok.Thekeyisunderstandingthelaborlawsandmanagingyourteamsaccordingly.Oh, by the way did we mention that Los Angeles area on average has 73% sunshine?

• TransportationstudiesshowthattheaverageAmericanspends36hoursayearstuckintrafficjams.However,insunnyCalifornia,thefigurerisesto56hoursperyear.Understandingthetrafficpatternsthroughoutthedayallowscarrierstoscheduledeliveriesaroundtraffictoeliminatelatedeliveriesornoshowtoappointments.Ifyouarenewtothetrafficissues,youcouldspendyourtimeinsunnyCaliforniaontheroad.Did we tell you that California has some of the best beaches in the United States?

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• Californiahasadiverseworkforce,cultureandlanguageusage.Currently,over50%oftheworkforceisLatinowith39.5%ofthepopulationspeakingalanguageotherthanEnglish.Thediversityisverydynamicandchallengesanemployertoensurethattheycreateaworkenvironmentthatincludesallnationalitiesandcultures.Visit us during Cinco de Mayo! Great celebration of Mexican-American culture!

Sowhatisthepoint? ThepointismanylogisticscompaniesentertheCaliforniamarketthinkingthattheycanbeanimmediatelogisticsexpertofthearea.Theycan’t.PCWChasbeeninthemarketsince1969.Weunderstandthemarket.Weunderstandthelaborlaws,thediverseworkforceand,yes,unfortunately,wealsounderstandthetrafficissues.

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“I’m actually a native southern Californian. My entire logistics career has been serving in this market.

Pacific Coast Warehouse has been around the southern CA market for a long time and knows what is required to be successful and provide our customers with premium service.”

JimEmmerling,PresidentPacificCoastWarehouseCompany

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Reasons to use a Regional 3PL

KNOWLEDGE

Regionallogisticsserviceprovidershaveastrongunderstandingandconnectiontotheirmarkets.

PCWCpossessestheknowledgeofbesttruckroutes,regulatorycompliance,employmentlaws,distributiondeliverypointsandcustomerrequirements.

EXPERIENCECONSISTENCY

Regional

Customer

ExpectthesameexperiencebetweenfacilitiesataRegionallogisticsserviceprovider.Alargerprovidermayhaveissueswithconsistency.

NomatterwhatoperationatPCWC,youwillreceivethesamecustomerexperience.Ourprocesses,servicecultureandteamsensurethatserviceisatahighlevel.

CREATEGLOBALNETWORKSRegionals

Regionalserviceproviderscontinuetobeapartofglobalnetworks.No3PLiscompletelyglobal.

It’sdifficultforanyonecompanytobeEVERYWHERE.Manyglobal3PLsuseregionalserviceproviderstosupplementtheirnetworksespeciallysincetheyhavemarketexpertise.

ARegional3PLlikePacificCoastWarehousecanbringbenefitstoyourorganizationthatwillrewardyoursupplychainwith:

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ARERESPONSIVERegionals

BetheBIGFISHinthelittlepond!BeanimportantclienttoyourRegionalserviceprovider.

AtPCWC,everycustomerisimportant.Youarenotanumberwithus.Wewillberesponsivetoyourneedsandgiveyoutheattentionyoudeserve.

Reasons to use a Regional 3PL

EXPERTISE

Regionallogisticsserviceprovidershavebeenintheirlocalmarketsformanyyears.

PCWChasbeeninbusinessinsouthernCaliforniasince1969.ThelongtermworkforceandPCWCteamshaveservicedawidevarietyofcustomersinthePCWCfacilitiesforyears.

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Duetolocalexpertiseandstrongregionalpresence,aRegionalThirdPartyLogisticsProvidercanbetherightfitformanyorganizationswhoarelookingtostreamlinetheirsupplychain.

PacificCoastWarehouseCompanyworkswithcustomerstoprovidelogisticsservicesthatfitthespecificneedsoftheirorganization.Weworkondevelopingpartnershipswithourcustomerandsolutionsthatalignwiththeindustryrequirementsthatcreateacompetitiveadvantage.

ProvidingthebestservicepossibleisbuiltonthelongstandingrelationshipsthatPacificCoastWarehousehasdevelopedovertheyears.Thoserelationshipsarebasedonmutualrespect,analignedunderstandingofcustomersatisfactionandtruecommitmenttocreateagreatcustomerexperience.Thatphilosophyiskeytobothcustomerandvendorrelationships.

Realizingthebestsolutionisn’tenoughintheCaliforniamarket.It’sallabouttheexecutionofthatsolution.Ifyouhaveanextensivebackgroundinthemarket,thisprovidesacomprehensiveapproachtotheimplementationofthesolutionanditsdesiredoutcome.

AtPacificCoastWarehouse,weareresults-orientedandcommittedtoourserviceofferingtoourcustomersand theircustomer.

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PacificCoastWarehouseCompanydatesbackoverseventyyearsandhasclearlybecomeoneofthefinestdistributionorganizationsintheWesternUnitedStates.

Weareoperating nearly60,000palletsofongoingstoragecapacity inSouthern California. Ourfacilitiesareofthehighestqualityconcretetilt-upconstruction,withlargetruckcourtsandcompletesprinklerandalarmprotection.OurASIaward-winningsanitationprograms,completecodedatetrackingandstockrotationareallintegralpartsofourservice.

Inhandlingthedistributionneedsofeachofourcustomers,weapproacheachsituationasaveryrealmemberofthatcompany’sdistributionteam.Wearecontinuallylookingforwaystoimproveouroperationintermsofbothlogisticsandproductivity,withtheendresultbeinglowercoststoourcustomers.Ourmanyyearsofservicetoourrespectedclientscertainlyconfirm oursuccessintheseefforts.

Ourcorebeliefsarethecornerstonetoourbusiness. Weusetheseprinciplestoguideusinourconductandapproachtothebusiness. Webelievethesebeliefsallowustoexcelandbecomea"partnerofchoice"byourcustomers.

Stewardship ‣ Unity ‣Betterment ‣ Authenticity

Ifyouarelookingforwaystoenhanceyoursupplychain,youneedtopartnerwithacompanywhohasyourinterestsfirst.LetmetellyouaboutPacificCoastWarehouseCompany!

ContactusatSALES@PCWC.COM formoreinformation.

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