ADS LOGISTICS AWARDED METALS LOGISTICS BUSINESS FOR MEXICALI, MEXICO MANUFACTURING PLANT Click here for printer friendly version   Homewood, IL – ADS Logistics (ADS) has been selected by Rheem Manufacturing Company to provide warehousing, logistics and related information services for metals product used at Rheem’s manufacturing plant in Mexicali, MX.       ADS opened an operation in Imperial, CA specifically to handle the Rheem Mexicali tonnages.  Steel coils are received by rail in boxcars and covered coil cars at the Imperial facility, warehoused and shipped by truck for just-in-time (JIT) delivery.   Rheem’s Mexicali facility manufactures residential water heaters.   “ADS Logistics was chosen because of their metals expertise, their ability to meet our JIT needs, and their ability to provide Rheem information systems that allow us complete visibility to our products over the web,” states Antonio Garza, Supply Chain Manager for Rheem, Mexicali.  “We know exactly what material is on-hand at the Imperial facility as well as the ETA of products enroute, including an inventory position report that shows what is due at the warehouse in one-day, two-days, etc.   We also have complete visibility to the part number, coil number, and detailed material specifications, along with railcar information. This technology makes our inventory management process much more manageable.”   ADS Logistics, LLC is a leading national provider of integrated logistics and supply chain solutions for the metals industry.  Services include multi-modal (truck, intermodal, rail and marine) transportation; warehousing and logistics management; as well as value-added services such as integrated logistics; inventory management; metals supply chain software and outsourcing. www.adslogistics.com.   Rheem is a leading North American producer of water heaters, central warm air furnaces and air conditioners, swimming pool heaters and commercial boilers. The company's products are used for residential and commercial applications. Rheem is headquartered in New York and has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.  Rheem is a wholly owned subsidiary of Paloma Industries of Nagoya, Japan, the world's largest producer of gas appliances.   ADS Logistics, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of May Logistics Services, Inc. (www.maylogistics.com) a Chicago based holding company owned by Code Hennessy & Simmons, a private equity group (www.chsonline.com), with a sister company providing integrated logistics services to the beverage, consumer goods, electronics, food and grocery, industrial products, paper and business forms industries.   For more information contact Dawn Thrasher, director – communications and public relations, ADS Logistics, LLC, (708) 922-2024, dthrasher@adslogistics.com.