Business View Magazine - July 2023

189 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 7 Hanzo Logistics is an Indianapolis-based, 3rd- Party Logistics (3PL) company that specializes in warehouse management, fulfillment, distribution, and transportation. Its main goal is to establish warehouse management and distribution service that is respected and valued by clients for the return on investment and to aid in business growth rather than simply a transaction transportation function. Hanzo’s immediate footprint is in Indiana, but it manages cargo and logistics for companies around the U.S. and throughout the world. With its four centralized locations in Indiana, customer cargo has access to four interstate highways, a vast railroad network, and the second-largest FedEx hub in the world. Additionally, more than 82 million people live within a 500-mile radius of Indianapolis, ensuring that items will be delivered to their final destination efficiently. The company operates in an industry that has experienced significant upheaval and HANZO LOGIST ICS changes over the last three years given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges associated with the supply chain. Yet despite those challenges, the company maintains an active and expanding business. Fortune Magazine reported in February 2020, before COVID was designated a global pandemic, that 94 percent of all Fortune 1000 companies faced pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions. This was of particular concern to logistic managers and executives that had to deal with the interruption of traditional workflow, exposing structural weaknesses for many organizations. Some organizations learned that outsourcing some or most of these logistical operations may be the best way to manage their business. After all, some of the most pressing industry challenges are difficult for companies to overcome. They can include increasing or fluctuating transportation costs, limited visibility of shipments and details, communication that is fragmented or absent, tracking difficulties, and delivery delays.