Hasbro Wins Logistics Award

Hasbro recently won the Service and Technology Innovation Award for their e-Connect application, which is built on Teamworks. The award was presented by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) as part of the Hong Kong Logistics Awards.

We wanted to take the time to congratulate the Hasbro team, and particularly the Far East division, on this important recognition of their work. The Logistics Awards are a major accolade for manufacturers doing business in Hong Kong and China.

This also represents the latest in a long line of awards for Hasbro, going all the way back to 2006, when they were named to their InfoWorld 100 for their first implementation, which also marked the very beginning of the e-Connect project.

But more importantly, here’s what won Hasbro the attention of their peers.

Hasbro Far East Limited has 800 employees and an incredibly diverse and complex supply chain. Every year, they manage upwards of 8,000 SKU’s, which are in turn manufactured by over 100 suppliers with factories in South China. They produce 45,000 containers of product, which are shipped to 24 affiliates and 600 direct importers in 46 different countries.

The e-Connect system is what holds it all together; it delivers a platform that connects manufacturers, suppliers, and logistics providers by enabling self-service transactions and seamlessly integrating them into Hasbro’s ERP system.  The end-to-end process is impressively streamlined and has resulted in a significant reduction in cycle times. It also allows all of the company’s business partners to be integrated intro the logistics and supply chain from the very core of operations.

Congrats again to the Hasbro team.

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