Ryder opens Jeffersonville distribution center
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Florida-based Ryder System Inc. has opened a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Jeffersonville. The logistics and transportation company is operating the facility for Lexington, Kentucky-based Lexmark and is adding 150 jobs.
Financial details of the investment in the facility are not being disclosed.
Ryder said the new facility consolidates two Lexmark operations into one and streamlines the receiving and shipping of Lexmark printers and copiers, toner cartridges, and spare parts for a more efficient order fulfillment process with 99% same-day shipping.
Ryder Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Norm Brouillette said in a news release that Lexmark’s business is time critical, creating a need to keep costs competitive.
“With that in mind, we conducted a network analysis considering markets served, shipping volumes and times, transport costs, nearby ports, real estate prices, and the labor market,” Brouillette said. “It pointed to one ideal location that would provide Lexmark with both a reduction in total outbound shipping cost and an improvement in two-day transit – not to mention the added ability to provide same-day shipping and next-day air.”
Lexmark Senior Vice President and Chief Product Delivery Officer Billy Spears said the company has had a 14-year relationship with Ryder’s transportation management team, and partnering with Ryder’s supply chain business was a natural evolution of that relationship.
The new facility adds to Ryder’s more than 30 locations around Indiana across its supply chain, dedicated transportation, and fleet management businesses.