AAF Logistics
AAF Logistics offers:
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The capability to manage your extruded aluminium stock by financing, ordering or controlling the physical management of your inventory.
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A system that seamlessly integrates your finishing orders with stock control in real time, short cutting and eliminating a multitude of non-value adding activities
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A process that increases the responsiveness of your customer service requirements by having your stock close to the finishing process.
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Other value adding needs beyond finishing such as cutting and punching, special packaging etc.
AAF Logistics Industry services:
- Shower screens & wardrobe manufacturers
- Picture frame and display frame fabricators
- Commercial and industrial curtain wall manufacturers
- Architectural window & door manufacturers
- Other product fabricators using extruded aluminium
Benefits of AAF Logistics for customers:
- Focus on their core business activities and competencies knowing their stock is professionally managed
- Reduce overhead costs by eliminating facilities and labour costs
- Optimise shipping costs by sending AAF truckload quantities rather than job lot quantities.
- Reduce transport costs by drop-off and pick-up routines and avoid empty loads.
- Shorten lead-times by not having to wait for material to be shipped to AAF. By drastically shortening the turn around time in emergency
AAF's Physical Inventory Warehouse's provide:
- Storage facilities in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
- Up to date equipment specially designed to handle long length extrusions
- Cantilever type off-floor storage system minimising any damage.
- Structured bin location system that ensures ease of accessibility to stock.
- Experienced staff who are very familiar with identifying and handling material
- Stock accountability through regular cycle counts and stock takes.
- FIFO picking to maintain good stock quality.
AAF Logistics Management Information System enables:
- Real time update and tracking of the physical movement of stock in and out of the warehouse.
- Instantaneous update of stock information. Being integrated with our production planning system, as soon as your finishing order is entered, stock is "committed" and stock status is immediately refreshed.
- You to access your stock information in real time through a secured password web interface.
- You to directly place your finishing orders into our system.
- Access to reports and analysis that offer you insights on improving service to your customers
AAF's 20 years experience in Aluminium extrusion logistics:
- Ensures you get the best value for money from metal suppliers
- Share our experience with you to best serve your customers
- Being independent of extruders and a major buyer of extruded aluminium keep suppliers "on their toes" on prices and service.