Category: Kenco Logistics

Kenco strengthens its Lean Six Sigma culture with annual workshop featuring ‘The Toyota Way’ author Kenco is hosting an employee workshop this week focusing on Lean tools and processes that improve efficiencies and cost savings for its customers. In 2015, the Lean-based Kenco Operating System (KOS) helped create more than $15 million of savings and added value… Read more »

Valspar selects Kenco to provide distribution services at two key U.S. locations

Kenco Celebrates 66th Year with Record Growth, Top Honors and Expanded Capabilities

The Valspar Corporation, one of the world’s leading coatings manufacturers, selected Kenco Logistics to provide warehouse, production and IT services at two key U.S. locations—a 400,000-square-foot coatings facility in Romeoville, Illinois and a 72,000-square-foot furniture-care facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition to its robust distribution capabilities, Kenco was selected because of its supply chain intelligence system,… Read more »

The F Word That’s Becoming Important in the 3PL Selection Process

IWLA names distinguished award winners

Kenco to present at logistics conferences

Rack, shelving and storage looks vertical

Kenco Staff Presenting at WERC and EWTS Logistics Conferences The upcoming Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC) annual conference will feature several experts from Kenco discussing a range of topics on the latest practices in warehousing and logistics. This year’s WERC conference—which starts May 15 in Providence, Rhode Island—includes: Ann Christopher, vice president and corporate counsel for Kenco,… Read more »

Kenco Partners with University of Tennessee on Study Examining Key Shortfalls in the Management of 3PLs More than 80 percent of domestic Fortune 500 companies outsource their logistics operations and most expect to use third party logistics (3PL) providers more in the coming years, according to the University of Tennessee (UT) study sponsored by Kenco. The… Read more »