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Sunday, February 05, 2012

Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
(C-TPAT)

C-TPAT is a joint U.S. Customs-Logistics Industry partnership program that cooperatively strengthens supply-chain border security by addressing issues of compliance and safety.

These areas include personnel screening, physical security, process training and other high levels of uniformity in Customs related areas. Century has been an accredited member of C- TPAT since December of 2002 and received validation from CBP in December 2006.

Century Distribution Systems, Inc. is an independent operating unit of “K” Line, one of the world’s premier shipping lines. Century was originally founded in 1969 under the name Tokyo Overseas Forwarding Company.

To better communicate its strong emphasis on supply chain technology, the company reorganized and incorporated in 1987 under the name Century Distribution Systems, Inc.

Century's core business activities are:

  • Asia and Europe freight consolidation
  • Global NVO services, FCL and LCL
  • Internet based supply chain management
  • U.S. warehousing and distribution

Century’s number one priority is to create logistics solutions that achieve measurable results and bottom line cost savings for your company.  We achieve this goal by, first, identifying your goals and the dynamics of your business and, second, by employing cutting edge technology and our operational experience to address your supply chain challenges.

Century Express

We are pleased to announce that Century is now licensed by the United States FMC and China MOC as an Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI), holding both NVOCC and Freight Forwarder licenses. Our new services will operate under the name Century Express.  All the same owned offices and long-established agents that manage our buyer’s consolidation business are hands-on with the Century Express business. That adds up to 48 countries we service out of 100-plus cargo handling facilities in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, South America and Central America.

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  NEWS

>>  Jan 18, 2012
Darice Inc., a wholesale craft supply company based in Strongsville, OH has selected Century as its lead logistics provider.  
Learn more about this creative company and their fantastic line of products.
 
   
>>  Dec 21, 2011
Century is pleased to announce signing on  Sephora
the leading retailer of perfumes and cosmetics in the U.S. and the second largest in Europe.
   

>>  Dec 9, 2011
Century, Jo-Ann Stores and Acuitive Solutions win "Best Collaborative Practice" Award in recognition of our ground-breaking freight audit program.


   Business Model

Customized Innovation

Personalized Service

This is an area that sets Century apart from our competitors. Century’s reputation with our customers and in the market, centers on our unsurpassed ability to tailor our technology and our services to each customer’s unique needs. The key to our innovation is that it is customer- driven. Century designs our IT and VAS projects in tandem with our customers. This is demonstrated by our track record with our existing customer base. Century’s partnership ethic allows us to dedicate more senior management resources to our customer base versus our competition. By working with a select customer base, our senior management is able to be hands-on in the relationship, which gives Century the ability to execute and deliver.
   

Long Term Partnerships

Execution

Century seeks to enlist partners who will join forces with our staff to implement supply chain initiatives that result in competitive advantages for our customers. True supply chain improvements require mutual top-down commitment and a medium to long-term focus. Our execution and response time sets us apart from our competitors. Because of Century’s size and streamlined management structure, we are able to implement systems and operations initiatives more quickly than our competitors.
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