Welcome

Dear Vendor or Carrier Partner:

Welcome to Ingram Micro’s North American Routing Guide, Fall 2009 Edition.

This edition of our routing guide provides some clarification on existing requirements, and also contains instructions on a few new policies. In addition, contact information for our carriers and Ingram Micro contacts have been updated as well as links to important external sites.
 
Updates to the routing guide are primarily related to the following:

• Clarification on Direct to Customer shipment requirements
• New requirement and Non-compliance schedule added for shipments which ship prior to the date requested on our purchase order
• Updates to domestic Canada truckload routing
• Imports to US and Canada requirements clarified
• Receiving hours and contact information updated
• Content added to differentiate between freight billed via “Collect” and “3RD Party” terms

Ingram Micro is constantly looking at ways to improve the way we do business with and for all of our partners. The changes in this routing guide and in our procedures are with the goal of facilitating efficiency across the entire channel, from your manufacturing plants to our distribution network and on through to the solution providers and end-users around the world.

In this environment of increasing reliance on data to drive supply chain efficiencies, Ingram Micro will be increasing its focus on the inbound logistics data referenced in this guide. Vendors and carriers should expect increased focus on data quality, timeliness, and compliance to specification. Effective on shipments beginning January 4, 2010 Ingram Micro will begin enforcing our requirements for Bill of Lading completion and small parcel manifesting with non compliance charges.

Ingram Micro will continue to make ongoing enhancements to this guide and the date of the most recent update is reflected on this home page

Again, please take time to review the guide thoroughly. If you have any question, please contact your Ingram Micro Vendor Business Manager or send on email to Andrew Burke in our Logistics and Transportation Department.
 

Sincerely,

Jeffrey N. Johnson

Vice President Logistics & Transportation

*Failure to comply with the provisions contained in this guide is considered a breach of our agreement and will result in non-compliance charges being assessed as outlined under Non-Compliance Charges in this guide. 

Current Revision Date : October 5th, 2009

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