2005 Annual Report
Executive Summary | Customer Satisfaction
Logistical efficiency
Portocel, Brazil's largest forestry products sea port.
Some $350,000 was invested in an ongoing electronic integration project for customers and logistical suppliers, which made it possible to achieve higher levels of efficiency and security in the exchange of information, thus improving services to customers.
With the startup of the Veracel mill, the coastal shipping operation between Belmonte, in the State of Bahia, and Portocel, in State of Espírito Santo, also entered into operation. A pioneer project in Brazil, it is conducted in partnership with the Norsul shipping company. Besides economic and social benefits, the operation makes it possible to achieve significant traffic reductions in logging trucks on local highways, with subsequent gains in efficiency and safety.
DeuFurthermore, we kicked off the first phase of a system to upgrade management of the chain of logistics chain, designed to automate all outbound logistical planning – from demand forecasts to production scheduling.
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