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As a manufacturer, your supply chain is your lifeline. Any weaknesses in your supply chain can not only cost you time and money but can bring your manufacturing processes and production to a halt. Manufacturing support logistics plays an important role in the organizational efficiency of a supply chain. Manufacturing support logistics is a relationship a manufacturer creates with a third-party lo...

Columbus, OH. May 4, 2021 - ODW Logistics was selected as a 2021 Top Freight Brokerage and Dry Storage Warehousing provider by Transport Topics. Transport Topics is the nation's logistics and trucking news leader. Every year Transport Topics ranks 3PLs and Freight Brokerage companies across a variety of logistics categories. ODW Logistics has been a consistent representative in both Brokerage an...

It was December 1971 when Ohio Distribution Warehouse opened its first warehouse in Columbus, OH. Bob Ness, Chairman of ODW Logistic, and John Berend, retired co-founder, had a vision for warehousing and distribution,“Take care of your employees and they’ll take care of your customers.” So, with a $5,000 loan, they leased an 88,000 sq. ft. facility on Refugee Road and founded Ohio Distribution War...

In December 2020, ODW Logistics expanded operations in the Chicago market and acquired a 193,000 square-foot cold-chain distribution center. The facility supports our new partnership with Great Kitchens Food Company (“Great Kitchens”), formerly Aryzta North America. Great Kitchens is headquartered in Romeoville, IL and is the market leader in private label take-and-bake pizza. The company’s pizz...

Have you outgrown your capabilities and need to scale quickly to meet inventory needs, customer demands, and overall quality standards? Just like building a business from the ground up is never easy, scaling your business can prove just as challenging. You’ve got to worry about staffing issues, warehousing for all of your products, distribution and fulfillment costs, and more. Scaling can be a...