DSC Logistics Wins Kellogg Company's Top Gun Award

DSC Proves Their Excellence As A Kellogg's Supply Chain Provider

Chicago, Illinois (April 7, 2005) - DSC Logistics, a leading nation-wide third-party logistics provider announced that it has been honored with Kellogg's 2004 Top Gun award for excellence in service, cost, quality and innovation. DSC's Allentown Logistics Center won first place in the Top Gun full service distribution center contest, and DSC's Columbus Logistics Center won first place in the retail distribution centers contest.

The Top Gun award, established in 2000, is the Kellogg Company's highest honor bestowed upon their third party logistics providers. The scoring for each category is based on on-time loading, customer on-time delivery, absolute inventory variance, quarterly net inventory variance, return order processing, case pick accuracy, customer damage, DC warehouse damage, controllable labor costs, controllable transportation cost, controllable fixed cost, CHEP dwelling time, unit load productivity, case pick productivity (full service locations only), trailer dwell time and safety.

"I am very proud of both Logistics Centers for focusing on our mission, vision and values and translating those principles into daily examples of success that create recognition opportunities like the Top Gun award," remarked Ann Drake, DSC's chief executive officer. "Kellogg's acknowledgement upholds our belief that we are the preeminent sense-and-respond supply chain management organization."

"DSC's strong performance resulting in winning the Top Gun award for both locations has proven their excellence in integrating with the Kellogg Company," commented Walt Lentz, vice president logistics & real estate. "DSC has provided us with excellent service, cost, quality and innovation."

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