This week MD Logistics President and CEO Mark Sell was invited to participate on the INsiders panel, as part of the Inside INdiana Business TV show, hosted by broadcast news veteran Gerry Dick.  The Inside INdiana Business TV show is Indiana’s only statewide business television program.  Participating on the INsiders panel, Mr. Sell discussed local current events with other business leaders from the community.

Headquartered in Indianapolis, Inside INdiana Business delivers daily content that can be watched, heard and read in Indiana, Michigan, Illinois (including Chicagoland), Ohio, Kentucky and markets around the globe.

You can watch Mr. Sell on this week’s Inside INdiana Business show, which will air on local Indianapolis channels,  WFYI tonight at 7:30pm, and on WTHR on Sunday morning at 11am.

The Little 500 bike race has been an Indiana University tradition since 1951, and has become the largest collegiate bike race in the United States. This year, the MD Logistics Team gets to be a part of this great tradition. On the afternoon of April 19, 2013 we will be supporting a group of four young ladies from the Theta Phi sorority as they embark on the 100 lap relay-style race around the cinder track of Bill Armstrong Stadium.  In front of a crowd of 20,000 people, and after months of training, these ladies will vie for a spot on the winner’s podium.

“We are proud to be a sponsor and support for these young ladies. They have trained hard for this race, while still maintaining a high level of academic achievement, and we applaud that. Having a number of IU alumnus on staff here at MD, it feels good to support the Little 500 event”, stated Emilie Gerbers, Manager of Marketing and Business Development.

The first Little 500 race was held as a way to raise scholarship money for undergrads working their way through college.  To date, more than $1.5 million has been awarded to IU students as a result of Little 500. Last year, IU Student Foundation awarded about $183,000 in scholarships and grants.  This year IUSF has a appointed the theme “Philanthropy in Motion”, going back to the roots of why the Little 500 tradition began all those years ago.

The 26th running of the Ladies Little 500 race will be held at 4pm on Friday, April 19th at Bill Armstrong Stadium on the Indiana University campus.  The 63rd running of the Men’s Little 500 race will be held the following day at 2pm.  Tickets for the race are $25, $10 for children 12 and younger, and are available through www.ticketmaster.com. Ticketmaster locations include the IU Auditorium Box Office; visit www.iusf.indiana.edu for more information.

Little 500 has been the subject of numerous national news reports and sports broadcasts and an Academy Award-winning film, “Breaking Away.” This year, a team of IU alumni and students are producing a feature-length documentary film, “ One Day in April,” which they hope to release next spring.  Check out the video below.

Indianapolis, IN – Midwest company MD Logistics will be featured, nationwide, on “Today in America” with Terry Bradshaw on Sunday, February 3, 2013, via the Fox Business Network.

“Today in America” was created to share exceptional stories about unique individuals and businesses. Created exclusively for NFL legend Terry Bradshaw to host, the show captures the era of changing economic times and digs into the knowledge and passion of its featured guests.

Knowledge and passion are two perfect words to describe the collaborative atmosphere of MD Logistics. The growing company offers third party logistics (3PL) solutions to customers in pharmaceutical and life sciences, retail and consumer goods, and transportation services. Their logistics experts specialize in creating customized solutions to streamline customers’ supply chain processes, from order entry to final delivery.

Recently, MD Logistics expanded its national presence by opening a distribution center in Reno, Nevada. With the addition of the Reno location in 2011, the company’s facilities are within a 24-hour drive of 80 percent of the U.S. population.

In 2012, the company expanded its international presence by transitioning its Plainfield, Ind., location to Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) status. This added level of service allows customers to capitalize on enhanced efficiency and security while deferring customs duties and taxes.

Who: Midwest logistics company, MD Logistics
What: Featured on “Today in America” with Terry Bradshaw
Where: Fox Business Network, Nationwide
When: 4:00 PM EST – Sunday, February 3, 2013

Executives for MD Logistics, which expanded from Indiana to Stead in 2011, are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a large client in the second quarter of 2013 that’s expected to boost total revenue from the company’s northern Nevada operations from 5 to 20 percent.

MD Logistics purchased a 55,000-square-foot distribution facility in Stead in early 2011 and landed its first client in September.

The company targeted a western-region expansion in order to better serve growing markets throughout 12 western states. MD Logistics serves the rest of the country from its 700,000-square foot headquarters at Plainfield, Ind.

In addition to quicker shipping times and lower transportation costs to Western markets, the northern Nevada facility helps the company’s pharmaceutical customers by spreading out their products over several bases of operations. It also allows MD Logistics to better tap into the strong biomedical industry in South San Francisco, which could provide a large pool of future customers.

The building formerly housed another pharmaceutical distributor, so MD Logistics was primed for business once it moved in.

“We were able to acquire the facility fully fixtured,” says MD Logistics President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Sell. “It was the right use, the right need at the right time, and it worked out perfectly for us.”

Sell has worked in third-party pharmaceutical distribution for almost three decades, and he says Reno was always a strong candidate to house a western expansion.

The company also did some in-house studies about the feasibility of serving its customers throughout the West from Reno.

“This was very well located from a distance and highway and infrastructure perspective,” Sell says. “It just made sense to us.”

MD Logistic’s northern Nevada facility also could see some large growth from the company’s retail distribution line, which is currently handled from its flagship facility. Moving those operations West better utilizes the capacity of operations in Reno, and it also frees up space at the cramped Indiana location.

“We fully intent to bring that business model here,” Sell says. “As we continue to talk to our customers, we are going to continue to divert more inventory West for those customers, which will open up capacity back East. We will continue to level-load the two facilities.”

MD logistics currently employs eight, but it expects to nearly triple its workforce as it ramps up with its expected client. The company will hire additional warehouse associates, materials handlers, quality control supervisors and other positions as it brings new clients onboard.

The company also could almost double its footprint in Stead by building a second facility if future business merited expansion, says Vice President Jeff Luthman.

“We see a need for our customers to continue to push West,” Luthman says.

Source: Northern Nevada Business Weekly
Rob Sabo, 11/12/2012

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Midwest company MD Logistics will be featured on “Today in America” with Terry Bradshaw on Saturday, Nov. 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th at 10:30am EST on WAXN-TV 64 Eyewitness News.

“Today in America” was created to share exceptional stories about unique individuals and businesses. Created exclusively for NFL legend Terry Bradshaw to host, the show captures the era of changing economic times and digs into the knowledge and passion of its featured guests.

Knowledge and passion are two perfect words to describe the collaborative atmosphere of MD Logistics. The growing company offers third party logistics (3PL) solutions to customers in pharmaceutical and life sciences, retail and consumer goods, and transportation services. Their logistics experts specialize in creating customized solutions to streamline customers’ supply chain processes, from order entry to final delivery.

Recently, MD Logistics expanded its national presence by opening a distribution center in Reno, Nevada. With the addition of the Reno location in 2011, the company’s facilities are within a 24-hour drive of 80 percent of the U.S. population.

In 2012, the company expanded its international presence by transitioning its Plainfield, Ind., location to Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) status. This added level of service allows customers to capitalize on enhanced efficiency and security while deferring customs duties and taxes.

Who: Midwest logistics company, MD Logistics

What: Featured on “Today in America” with Terry Bradshaw

Where: WAXN-TV 64 Eyewitness News, Charlotte, N.C.

When: 10:30am EST on Saturday, Nov. 3; Saturday, Nov. 10; Saturday, Nov. 17; Saturday, Nov. 24

SEKO Logistics Maintains 24-Hour Customer Service Center In Illinois During Storm

Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall in New Jersey sometime late Monday evening or early Tuesday morning. The hurricane is merging with another weather system coming from the west, creating an area of impact much larger than is typical of a tropical storm. As a result, numerous transportation hubs have closed in anticipation of the storm. States of emergency have been declared in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia.

SEKO Logistics will remain open throughout the storm, but as power outages may affect local operations in the Northeast US, SEKO will maintain its U.S. 24 hour customer service center as a backup location located at its corporate office in Illinois. Customers can also login to MySEKO or track your freight on our website.

SEKO will provide updates as conditions in the region change.

Air Freight – Over 5,000 Flights Cancelled from Washington to Boston – Most affected is Philadelphia Airport (PHL)

• New York/Newark (JFK, EWR, LGA) – Open, But Most Flights Cancelled Monday – The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey expects to keep the airports open throughout the storm, but all airlines have cancelled flights through Monday. Virgin Atlantic plans to continue cargo operations in and out of JFK and EWR through Monday morning.

• Philadelphia (PHL) – Open, But All Flights Cancelled – Philadelphia International Airport will be mostly closed on Monday, with all flights cancelled.

• Baltimore/Washington (BWI, IAD, DCA) – Open, But Very Limited Flights – Very limited cargo operations to continue through Monday morning. 95% of flights are cancelled at DCA.

• Norfolk (ORF) – Open, With Some Cancellations

• Other airports affected with cancellations include Hartford (BDL), Providence (PVD), Boston (BOS), Albany (ALB), Rochester (ROC), Syracuse (SYR), Buffalo (BUF), Pittsburgh (PIT), Cleveland (CLE) and Raleigh-Durham (RDU).
Ocean Freight – The storm surge is expected to affect low-lying areas, including some port terminals.

• Port of New York/New Jersey – Closed – Consisting of Port Newark Container Terminal, Port Elizabeth Marine Terminal, Port Jersey Marine Terminal, Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island and the Brooklyn-Port Authority Marine Terminal. All are considered closed until further notice.

• Port of Baltimore – Closed

• Port of Norfolk – Closed
Roads – SEKO Logistics provides home delivery services throughout the United States, and many scheduled deliveries may have to be postponed and rescheduled throughout the Northeast United States. Roads and bridges may be closed or inaccessible starting Monday.

SEKO Logistics Offices

As widespread power outages are expected throughout the region, SEKO Logistics will maintain its 24-hour customer service center in Illinois as a backup facility. All calls from closed offices will be forwarded to the customer service center.

24-Hour Customer Service: +1 630 919-4993
24-Hour Customer Service US Toll Free: (800) 323-1235
US Home Delivery Hotline: (866) 268-5263

Locations Most Affected:
SEKO Newark – SEKO Philadelphia – SEKO New York – SEKO Baltimore – SEKO Norfolk
SEKO Hartford – SEKO Providence – SEKO Boston – SEKO Albany – SEKO Syracuse
SEKO Medtec – SEKO Pittsburgh – SEKO Cleveland – SEKO Buffalo – SEKO Rochester

As the storm approaches and conditions change, SEKO Logistics will provide updates over the course of the next few days.

The Top 3PL designation is a first for the expanding company, which prides itself on providing clients with the resources of an integrated global supply chain and the benefits of a mid-size company – customized turnkey solutions and rapid logistical services.

As one of the fastest-growing 3PL (third-party logistics) providers in central Indiana, MD Logistics has continued to evolve its pharmaceutical and life sciences division as well as its retail and consumer services based on customer needs. From packaging postponement to e-commerce fulfillment and cold chain logistics, MD Logistics identifies every customer’s specialized supply chain needs to develop and implement solutions efficiently and economically.

“Inbound Logistics’ Top 100 3PL Providers list serves as a qualitative assessment of service providers we feel are best equipped to meet and surpass readers’ evolving outsourcing needs,” says Editor Felecia Stratton. “We selected MD Logistics because of its successful track record in satisfying customers’ needs to cut total cost of logistics ownership, while delivering the operational efficiency required to be globally competitive.”

MD Logistics also specializes in transportation logistics such as global freight forwarding and freight management services. In 2012, the company’s retail facility became an active foreign trade zone, which allows customers to capitalize on enhanced efficiency and security while deferring customs duties and taxes.  By the year end, MD Logistics pharmaceutical facility will also be granted FTZ status.

“To be named a Top 3PL provider continues to validate the work we do every day, triaging client needs and developing fast and flexible solutions,” says Mark Sell, president and co-founder of MD Logistics. “It demonstrates that we have the ability to give customers what they want – customized results with the benefits of a global supply chain.”

The editors of Inbound Logistics awarded the designation after a careful selection process, which included personal interviews, industry research and current trends in supply chain logistics. The result was a list of companies that offer diverse operational capabilities and the experience necessary to meet readers’ unique supply chain and logistics needs.

About MD Logistics
MD Logistics is a global provider of high-quality 3PL (third-party logistics) services, specializing in Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Retail and Consumer Goods, and Transportation Services. Strategically located in the Midwest (in Plainfield, Indiana) and Reno, Nevada, MD Logistics provides clients with state-of-the-art comprehensive, integrated supply chain solutions from order entry to final delivery.  www.mdlogistics.com

About Inbound Logistics
Inbound Logistics the leading trade magazine targeted toward business logistics and supply chain managers. The magazine’s editorial mission is to help companies of all sizes better manage corporate resources by speeding and reducing inventory and supporting infrastructure, and better matching demand signals to supply lines. More information is available at www.inboundlogistics.com.

MD Logistics LogistXgames Team

The LogistXgames brings together the quick and agile of warehouse employees for some good natured competition.  Local companies pool together their most talented to compete for the Golden Pallet, participating in the Pallet Puzzle Sprint, Pallet Jack Relay Race, Pick/Pack Hurdle, and the Box Put.

MD Logistics Cheer Team

Jake Robinson - Pallet Jack Relay

Adam Maynard and Tanner West

Serving a global clientele and keeping customers happy shook one e-retailerdown to the ground—where logistics made the difference. Part of the dilemma was learning how to consolidate shipments into containers, sometimes even with competitor companies, so that no container left port in one country partially filled. Then there were traditional logistics problems to grapple with. Once in port at the receiving country, should goods be shipped by truck or via inter-modal transportation? These were decisions the retailer relied on their global logistics provider to make—but that wasn’t all.

There were issues with localization in the destination countries, like ensuring that instructions on the boxes of packaged goods were printed in local languages. Providing local services and order-taking were also challenges. The company considered whether it was more efficient to have their own employees “on the ground” in these distant locales, or enlist a 3PL (third party logistics provider) that could offer value-added services like localizing package instructions, warehousing and distribution, and even order taking and customer service.

It was decided to outsource warehousing, distribution, order taking and customer service functions to the 3PL. With the help of its 3PL, the e-retailer also rerouted much of its air freight to ocean freight, because the 3PL could expeditiously manage inventory demands locally with a make-to-order approach. This resulted in a seven-figure annual savings.

“Our customers are asking us to do more and more things for them that are not even thought of in traditional supply-chain logistics,” says Mark Sell, CEO of MD Logistics, a 3PL specializing in supply-chain solutions. “The services they are asking for and that we are offering include taking orders for goods, managing order systems, invoicing customers and even managing receivables. The largest growth areas for value-added services have been in packaging, kitting and labeling. Customers want us to deliver these elements as a turnkey service to them, so what we are seeing is considerable business process outsourcing.”

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PLAINFIELD, IN July 27, 2012 – The 5th Annual Dave Kiebach Memorial Golf Tournament will be sponsored once again by MD Logistics. Dave Kiebach, who was a founder and co-principle at MD Logistics, passed away suddenly in November 2007. In the years since, many of Dave’s closest family and friends have held a memorial golf tournament at the Country Club of Indianapolis. This years outing will be held on September 17, 2012, and will include numerous local sponsors, raffle prizes and a silent auction.

The revenues raised each year from the Dave Kiebach Memorial Golf Tournament are donated to the David H. Kiebach Smile Fund, one of the Hendricks County Community Foundations funds that helps local causes and organizations treat the needs of the community’s children. Those needs may include children who are hungry, lack clothing, have healthcare needs or need funds for advanced education.

Dave Kiebach was a competitor in sports and in business. He played golf and basketball, rode horseback, hunted, fished, swam and boated. He was a longtime friend and business partner with Mark Sell in founding and building MD Logistics, Inc. in 1996. In addition, Dave had 25 years of experience working with numerous logistics and airfreight companies. Most of all Kiebach was a family man, known to dote on his wife Diana and two children, MacKenzie and Sean.

If you would like to participate in this years outing, you may download the entry form. If you are interested in being a corporate sponsor, or donating raffle/silent auction items, please contact Susan McIntosh at smcintosh@mdlogistics.com.