WESTERVILLE, OH — Exel, the North American leader in supply chain management, commenced management and operation today of The Longaberger Company’s customer fulfillment center in Frazeysburg, Ohio. Longaberger is America’s premier maker of handcrafted baskets.

In this role, Exel oversees and manages all elements of Longaberger’s order fulfillment. The solution maintains product quality, while increasing order accuracy and reducing lead times. Planned improved packaging will ensure box sizes fit orders precisely, provide better protection during shipping and improve overall shipping economics and efficiencies. Exel will handle fulfillment through Longaberger’s major sales channels including the Web and 45,000 independent home consultants nationwide.

“Exel is an innovative company and leader in supply chain management and order fulfillment solutions. The team will bring greater efficiencies and significantly improve order accuracy,” said Robin Crossman, president of The Longaberger Company. “This partnership is a continuation of our strategy to focus efforts on internal strengths and find partners whose expertise can improve our customer service.”

The new relationship is part of Longaberger’s initiative to leverage the expertise of specialized partners, allowing it to concentrate on expanding product lines and making significant investments in operations to reduce energy consumption and improve customer service.

“We are proud to begin a partnership with Longaberger, a company with a rich tradition of quality. Exel’s solution helps maintain this commitment while enhancing efficiency and accuracy for the order fulfillment process — all with the goal to best serve Longaberger’s customers,” said James Rees, Exel’s vice president of operations for the retail industry.

Longaberger ships products direct to customers nationwide from its customer fulfillment center, which is located in the same manufacturing campus as its basketmaking facility in Central Ohio.

For more information, please contact:
Sarah Jackson of Excel, at 614-865-5935 or sarah.jackson@exel.com

Aaron Brown of Fahlgren Mortine Public Relation at 614-383-1608 or aaron.brown@fahlgren.com