Aero – Publishing – Support to the Publishing Industry For More Than 10 Years

Aero has been providing support to the publishing industry for more than 10 years. Armed with this experience and our Tier 1 OMS/WMS system, we create solutions that manage and deliver your books how, when, and where you need them. Key solutions include: trade and consumer fulfillment, returns processing, key analytical reports to help analyze critical program elements and support for the unique needs of big box retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Borders. We also provide all the critical financial management processes you require, from credit card and check processing to invoicing. Offering a robust turnkey solution allows us to manage the details so you can stay focused on your business needs.

Featured Case Study

F+W Media consolidates operations for huge cost savings

The Challenge
Based on redundancies in their operations, F+W was interested in reducing costs and improving quality for their fulfillment services across all their divisions. In addition, their internal facilities were unable to support advance shipping notice prerequisites for their largest distributors, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Borders.

The Solution
Based on the successful results from working with Aero within one of their divisions, F+W decided to consolidate and outsource all their operations to Aero. Within just 90 days, F+W closed their internal facilities and tripled their business with Aero, adding 10,000 pallets and 2,000 incremental SKUs.

The Results
Tremendous gains in operational efficiencies led to savings of 20% in freight alone and nearly 50% in total costs of operations, translating into millions of dollars for this publishing company. They were able to ship faster, consolidate shipments, and improve control with extremely tight integration that allowed them to track orders to minute transactional detail. Further, F+W historically had to shut down for 7-10 days each year to conduct a physical, creating significant losses in potential revenue. The Aero solution grants them real-time visibility to data, and incremental cycle count programs maintain consistent inventory accuracy, allowing F+W to stay up and running year-round.