In business, logistics may have either internal focus (inbound logistics), or external focus (outbound logistics) covering the flow and storage of materials from point of origin to point of consumption (see supply chain management). The main functions of a qualified logistician include inventory management, purchasing, transportation, warehousing, consultation and the organizing and planning of these activities.

Logisticians combine a professional knowledge of each of these functions so that there is a coordination of resources in an organization. There are two fundamentally different forms of logistics. One optimizes a steady flow of material through a network of transport links and storage nodes. The other coordinates a sequence of resources to carry out a project or process.

Reverse Logistics Service Provider PowerON Services, LLC is a leader in providing professional Reverse Logistic Solutions for Fortune 500 customers. Our services include a comprehensive list of product life cycle management choices including, custom auditing solutions, product storage, logistics management, process documenting, process management, recall management, trade-in management, product testing and repair, certified data destruction, excess inventory remarketing, parts reclamation, product sorting, customized reporting and the environmentally friendly recycling of aging electronic assets.

Many service providers can provide some of the tools that make a successful Reverse Logistics operation, but only PowerON Services, LLC has the ability to confidentially provide numerous Reverse Logistics custom processes as “turn key” solutions. Our team can plan and execute all aspects of a successful reverse logistics process, independently or in conjunction with client departments and/or teams. Our processes can involve highly sophisticated automated consumer facing website portals embedded our client’s websites for better branding, staffing large education and enterprise accounts for physical De-installation of product, physically auditing each piece to insure process accuracy and accountability. Items can be rendered useless by our staff or resold to recoup revenue based on our client’s corporate goals and objectives.

Managed De-installation Services PowerON Services, LLC’s Professional On-Site Team provides complete process scheduling, on-site De-installation, product packaging and outbound logistics for large educational, corporate and enterprise product removal. Success in de-Installation services is having the knowledge and experience to plan the job effectively before the team arrives at the customer’s site. A key to success when representing a client at a customer site, is to clearly communicate scheduling and the process steps in an effort to build the appropriate customer expectations from the very beginning of the process. Our Motto is simple “Communicate, Listen and Sweep” (We communicate expectations, listen to the customer, and sweep up the floor when we leave).

While it is easy to understand why it is important to utilize a professional team to provide De-installation services for large educational, corporate and enterprise clients, it is not cost effective to put a team at every customer De-installation site. Local authorized and/or independent dealers are one of the most under utilized and cost effective De-installation solutions available (especially if new products are displacing the older products). The ability to leverage the local proximity, flexible scheduling, and reduction in the overall logistics costs make this approach appealing, but local dealers and service providers performing independent De-installation processes can be burdensome and overwhelming to manage without the proper tools in place. PowerON Services, LLC has the tools to implement and manage a complete range of De-installation solutions for Fortune 500 clients. Below are samples of some current national De-installation processes managed by PowerON.