Signature Management | What Do We Do

Signature Management is a leading service company covering all 4PL transactions and supply chain event management. What do we mean by 4PL? This is a company that encapsulates transactions from the manufacture of a product to the end user. More often than not our customers are huge conglomerates that have their own distribution systems, but we can offer that if they need it. Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) is the integration of all companies involved along the supply chain. 4PL is the planning, steering and controlling of all logistic procedures (for example flow of information, material and capital) by one service provider with long-term strategic objectives.

A 4PL provider takes on operational responsibility for multiple supply chain functions and processes. The scope goes well beyond traditional third party transportation management and warehouse operations to include: manufacturing, procurement, supply chain IT, demand forecasting, network management, customer service management, inventory management, and administration. While an organization can outsource the entire range of its supply chain activities to a 4PL provider, a 4PL solution will more likely be a subset of critical path supply chain functions or processes.

4PL covers Purchasing, manufacture, shipping and distribution, but soon Signature Management is to become a 5PL provider. This is an extra logistics implementation, which covers all E-Business. In other words we will make all our products available through the Internet where they are ordered on-line, the inventory is updated on-line, then are shipped from the manufacturer to the distributor, all the time being tracked on-line.
5PL providers become a partner to their clients and must continue to add value. Frequently, the process of implementing supply chain solutions involves changing culture within a company, and has to be tackled in stages. A 5PL solution leverages the combined capabilities of both management consulting and third party logistics providers.

A 5PL implements recommendations including business process realignment, systems integration of technology across the client organizations and service providers, and transition of operations to the 5PL delivery team. Careful attention is paid to organizational change, recognizing that the "people" factor is a critical driver of success in the transition to the 5PL arrangement. The goal is to avoid the all too common, ineffective implementation of well-designed strategies and business processes that have limited the effectiveness of solutions and the delivery of projected results.

Whether you're looking for a product or a service, tangible or intangible goods, raw materials or components for computers, industry and technology, Signature Management can consummate the deal. We search the world to find you the best product for the best price and place it in the most receptive market. Our vast resources enable us to solve the most perplexing purchases and product development problems.

Signature Management is a one-stop shop. Worldwide trade is fraught with trails and tribulations from funding a product to getting it moved. Our 5PL organization will take away the operational issues that make up the time consuming process of doing business worldwide. By choosing Signature Management you will get more time to do business with the right people, more time to do more deals, and more time to make more profit.

Let’s be honest, you’re in business to make money and achieve a quality of life that exceeds your expectations. How can you do that if you’re always frantically calling overseas to make sure that the manufacturer has finished your product, having to call the Freight Forwarder to find out when it’s arriving, dealing with customs, dealing with banks to get the money together? Not to mention the fact that you still have to do sales all the time looking for buyers of your products! If you don’t do it all then you need an army of people to do it for you, and where do you find the right people?

Signature Management will take care of it all. Our experienced staff will handle your needs with efficiency and privacy. We’ll help you complete all the necessary paperwork and talk you through all requirements to make your transaction with us as easy as possible. We want your repeat business and want you to recommend us to others. It’s the way we do business – the right way!