admin Cloud-based solutions, AI-driven supply chains and cognitive computing have altered the status quo of supply chain management systems. The catapulting growth of on-demand shipment fulfilment needs has clearly coincided with the e-commerce boom. This has resulted in the need for more optimized and streamlined logistic solutions. Big tech has come in handy to meet the demands of the moment, offering the logistics industry tech tools like real-time mapping and business intelligence.
While no one can deny the indelible impact of big tech on the logistics sector, what remains quite palpable is the slow turnaround time it takes to embrace the novel changes. MGN Logistics is one of the forerunning companies that has been defying this trend and rapidly pioneering tech-based changes in the sector. As a full-service freight management solutions provider, the company is an industry veteran that has espoused a tech-based approach to supply chain management solutions much before the current tech boom. The cloud-based TMS of the company has been leveraging the benefits of mapping, routing and analytics to optimize logistic management for their clients.
Avowed Goals
MGN Logistics came into existence with one avowed goal: to change the freight industry and create a technology that didn’t previously exist. Over its 22 years of service, the company has successfully achieved this goal and much more. The company strives to provide clients with the best mix of services to help them achieve their business goals with efficiency. This service orientation has set it a class-apart from the rest of the market competition.
The Trailblazer behind the Venture
Hailing from a background of logistics and finance, Matthew Telesca was quick to understand the need to embrace the fast-paced changes occurring in the world of technology to migrate logistic solutions into the modern era. Telesca began this effort of infusing tech-based tools into the supply chain and logistics process in early 2000, when the industry was still very much tied to the conventional norms of business-as-usual. By leveraging his unique insights on software development, Telesca started paving the path for the logistics industry’s whole new future.
Innovation is the cornerstone of MGN Logistics. For us, meeting the client’s expectations is not enough. We aim to exceed their expectations – Matthew Telesca
Having served in the positions of a Transportation Manager and Financial Advisor, Telesca was well poised to establish MGN Logistics in 2000. This was the first step towards creating a company that would two decades later emerge as the leading tech-enabled logistics firm in the market.
Fostering an Innovative Mindset
Given Telesca’s propensity for pursuing the novel, he always tried to foster and encourage the same zeal and enthusiasm among his team members. To this end, each individual on the MGN Logistics team is encouraged to think outside the box and pioneer an ideology of growth and change. Telesca believes in a hands-on leadership style and thus, continues to actively engage in the management of the business processes, even as he shoulders other leadership roles like such as the CEO of his latest venture- AI Logistics.
Creating a Formidable Venture
While online automated freight portals may now seem like the go-to option for most customers, there was a time when this idea was rather far-fetched and more so, unprecedented. Back in the early days of 1998, this novel idea was given shape by Matthew Telesca. The beginning of the venture dates back to Telesca’s days of serving as a warehouse worker. MGN Logistics had its inception roots in ‘logisticsquote.com’- the first-of-its-kind online brokerage website created by Telesca, where customers could register, open accounts, track shipments, and review rates, etc.
The consistent growth of this start-up soon earned it a niche market reputation and in 2004, it was sold to private investors. 2007 marked the year when Telesca used the ingenious insights and tools he had pioneered for ‘logisticsquote.com’ and acquired a Boston-based freight management firm.
This was followed by a long line of acquisitions across The United States and a purposeful exploration of how IT solutions and tech-based tools could further diversify and grow the logistics space. Today, almost 22 years after the first steppingstone for the company was laid, MGN Logistics has been hailed as one of the fastest growing private companies in America by Inc. Magazine seven years in a row and as America’s top 100 3PL Providers by Inbound Logistics magazine. The company has acquired a notable roster of clients, including numerous fortune 100 customers and has offices in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Florida, California, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Securing a Market Niche
MGN Logistics is not a regular logistics company with an online presence. It is much more than that. The industry-first tech-based approach of the company has given it a pioneering position in the market. Understanding the role of big data, MGN Logistics uses it to transform the status quo of the transportation industry. The team believes in interpreting and synthesizing data into actionable insights. This has awarded the firm an unparalleled edge in the market. The company uses the most innovative tools like AI, blockchain and machine learning to make the process of freight management and transport seamlessly streamlined. This ingenuity of the company and its constant R&D efforts have led to the creation of comprehensive proprietary tools like freight analysis dashboards where clients can review freight-related data sets all at once or real-time data visualizations that help clients make time-sensitive decisions with ease.
End-to-End Service Coverage and More
To ensure all aspects of freight delivery and management remains covered, MGN Logistics provides its clients with a comprehensive list of tech-enabled solutions. The company leverages its extensive knowledge of tech-based tools to help make its services not just efficient, but also cost-effective. MGN Logistics takes care of document management, and the tariff negotiation processes to ensure that clients remain worry-free.
Reconciling our solutions with the needs of the client and their avowed business goals is the primary goal for the company – Matthew Telesca
Partnerships with MGN yield both tangible and intangible benefits. Clients can access quotes from multiple carriers to pick one that best meets that budget threshold. They also have access to a data warehouse of shipment records and consolidated invoice details. This streamlines the shipment and supply chain management processes.
Parcel services offered by the company include Parcel invoice auditing, Carrier Mix Optimization, Comprehensive Management Reporting, and Service Level Optimization. MGN Logistics also provides its clients with consulting and analytical services like Best Practice Consulting, Nodes and Modes Scenario Analysis and Carrier Contract Analysis. With the SurePost and SmartPost Analysis solution, the company assesses the track records of a client’s shipment history to help them determine if a carrier change is indeed the best solution for the client’s company. To ensure long term savings for the client, MGN Logistics also offers Surcharge Analysis and Strategic Planning services where it helps clients understand their accessorial expenses to make more prudent shipment decisions.
A Next-Gen TMS
In the age of digital solutions, looking at conventional tools to empower businesses might not work. Advanced transportation management software solutions have proven this time and again. The state-of-the-art cloud-based TMS created by MGN Logistics allows clients to comprehensively plan, execute, assess and optimize shipments. From carrier quoting, e-dispatch, real-time tracking, load optimization, and invoice auditing to systematic business assessments and analytics, this ground-breaking TMS is designed to handle every aspect of the supply chain management process. This adaptable TMS is designed to fit the needs of the client. Thus, they can either adopt it as a standalone system or incorporate it to their existing system to further streamline operations.
Remaining Relevant
Complacency is the bane of any enterprise. The team at MGN Logistics also believes the same. While the company is one of the foremost innovative firms operating in the logistics domain today, it still continues to chase the next novel breakthrough. This constant pursuit of tech-based solutions that can further streamline the logistics processes has earned the company many accolades- both from critics and clients. The company understands that the logistics market is changing at a rapid pace. And to remain relevant in this ever-evolving market, it is important to fuel the fire of innovation.
A Reliable Logistics Partner
Over the last two decades of its operation, the company has earned the trust of its clients. With services that optimize every aspect of freight and supply chain management, the company has helped clients reduce cost overheads, pick solutions that align with their avowed business goals and enjoy streamlined services with excellent turn-around time. Remaining cognisant of the evolving needs of clients, the company believes in actively processing client feedback to further polish its services. Such a dedicated approach to client management has allowed the company to craft lasting relationships of trust and transparency with its clients.
Fostering an Empowering Work Culture
A work environment where employees feel valued and inspired is the cornerstone of every innovative and successful company. At MGN Logistics, the work culture is one where every employee is encouraged to cultivate creative problem-solving skills and step away from the conventional. The company believes in valuing its team members as individuals, who bring unique skills and ideas to the table. To this end, they are given space to ideate and innovate solutions that will help create a better customer experience.
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