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 Sterling Solutions started business in 1998. Since 1998 our firm has completed over 100 projects. Initially, the firm focused on transportation and distribution cost improvement programs encompassing areas such as tactical transportation cost reduction and fleet management. The major client base was primarily regional, focusing on the Mid-South. Alliances were formed with various other firms and independent contractors to market a broader range of services for clients. The firm leveraged its personnel’s consulting experience gained from the large national consulting firms and well as deep industry experience obtained from some of the most well known global companies. Those services which had previously only been available from the large national consulting firms were made available to companies on a local and regional basis at much more attractive pricing than offered by the large firms.
One alliance partner with whom Sterling began working almost from the inception of the company was NVision Logistics, a small consulting firm located in the Cleveland, Ohio area. NVision had been formed in the early 1990’s and had built a reputation of deep subject expertise in the transportation and distribution operations area, as well as in third party logistics operations, transportation management and distribution network operations. Its client base was focused in the Mid-west and Atlantic Seaboard and had an extensive food industry focus. Through its breadth and depth of work, NVision built an extensive network of client relationships by delivering world class client solutions. Sterling Solutions Moving Into The FutureToday, the combined firm operates as Sterling Solutions and has offices in Cleveland and Memphis and Knoxville, TN. In addition, the firm has employees located in several states in the Northeast, Midwest and Southeast. The firm has continued to grow and is recognized for its extensive expertise in transportation management, distribution network optimization, and third party logistics management. In addition, Sterling is considered one of the nation’s leading firms in food safety and cold chain management. Sterling offers a broad line of food safety and sanitation audits to the foodservice and retail segment as well as auditing services to large scale food distributors. Our Timeline1992 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2007 2010
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As such, Sterling Solutions has become uniquely qualified to assist firms in performing a comprehensive review of their supply chain processes and operations, including cost and service performance. We are a well-established firm with a reputation for quality work extending throughout virtually all industries. The firm’s focus on professionalism and an emphasis on achieving concrete results for our clients has established Sterling Solutions as a leading consulting firm with a wide reputation for superior work and as an effective alternative to larger consultancies. The best evidence of this reputation is that over 75% of our business each year is from clients with whom we have worked previously. As an operations management consulting firm, we maintain a professional staff with a broad range of functional, managerial and technical skills, as well as diversified prior work backgrounds. Consequently, we are able to bring to each assignment a project team with direct in depth experience in dealing with the specific issues and a thorough working knowledge of our client’s industry.