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| Next Generation Logistics, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Type | Private Company |
| Founded | Canoga Park, California (1988) |
| Headquarters | Inverness, Illinois USA |
| Key people | Aristides Smith, President and CEO |
| Industry | Supply Chain |
| Products | FreightMaster TMS FreightMaster AMS NEXTrack Internet Portal |
| Employees | 15 (2008) |
| Website | http://www.nextgeneration.com/ |
[edit] Next Generation Logistics,Inc. (NGL)
Next Generation Logistics, Inc. (NGL) was founded in 1988 by Aristides (Ari) P. Smith. The company operates with three divisions which focus on supply chain consulting, outsourced contract freight management services and technology.
"NGL business model is based on the premise that our customers can obtain single source, expert supply chain advice along with outsourced business services and modern technology at reasonable prices." -Ari Smith, President & CEO
The recent explosion of regulatory, material handling, and information system technology has forced many companies to upgrade to remain competitive. Due to the every increasing price of fuelcomplexities of these issues and the recent trend of client companies downsizing or rightsizing, the need for quality assistance in planning, organizing, implementing, and controlling new supply chain concepts and technology has expanded. NGL currently offers state of the art transportation management software (TMS) in both hosted or on-premise license configurations.
Our contract services (Business Process Outsourcing) is a natural outgrowth of our consulting role. In this situation, a client company recognizes that there are specific areas that affect their product in which they are not experts, has not realized full economic potential, or cannot divert scarce resources to a specific functional area of their organization. In any case, they may opt to hire an expert organization and contract out on a permanent basis this function to replace or supplement internal staff.
Although the marketplace for Supply Chain Services is vast, and there are many new Third Party Logistics (3PL) companies springing up every week, NGL is well positioned to concentrate in the supply chain areas of transportation, warehousing, inventory management and information systems which our personnel are known experts.
Next Generation has taken a customized, single sourced approach to its Services by offering companies a wide range of options and allowing them to pick and choose those services that are most beneficial for their companies. Additionally, NGL does not dictate how the Services will be offered, and would rather customize them to fit the customer's business.
[edit] NGL Founder Background
Aristides P Smith, but his friends call him Ari.
Of Greek decent, he was born and raised in Chicago, IL and lived on the South Side for most of his childhood where he attended St. Constantine & Helen Church School, Koraes Elementary. When his family relocated to Athens, Greece in the 60's, Ari attended American Community Schools of Athens where he graduated High School.
In the early 70's, Ari attended Illinois State University where he had the time of his life and actually got a few degrees in the process! A BS in Mathematics & Computer Science and an MBA Masters in Business Administartion.
After the college life, he worked for a great company called United Parcel Service (UPS) and had an opportunity to help in the company's expansion in Germany.
As Ari pursued a career in Supply Chain Management, he worked for a institutional wholesale distributor and process manufacturing company by the name CFS Continental, Inc. in Century City California as their Vice President of Information Technology & Logistics.
Somewhere in all the above he managed to get married and have a family which they are all happily living in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago.
Ari is currently employed by Next Generation logistics, Inc. in Inverness, IL USA as President and CEO. NGL is a leader in supply chain consulting, contracted freight management programs and provides custom software for supply chain management.link Next Generation Logistics,Inc.
