JAS IN THE AMERICAS

JAS is pleased to announce that motion and control technologies manufacturer, Parker Hannifin, has conferred upon JAS Worldwide its coveted Forwarder of the Year award. Parker is a leader in industries ranging from aerospace and climate control to filtration and automation.

In past years, this commendation has been awarded to various leaders in the forwarding industry; which makes this year's selection of JAS all that more significant. Parker awarded JAS for its continuous improvement in meeting customer needs and its commitment to operational excellence. 

John Oconner, Executive Vice President-Strategic Development, said the following: “We are honored to receive the Forwarder of the Year award from Parker Hannifin. Our two companies have worked together for over a decade and it is a prime example of how partnership works.  My personal thanks goes out to all my JAS Colleagues around the world who work at the operational, product, and sales levels to continue to provide fast, innovative, and market competitive solutions for Parker Hannifin.”

​Each year this award is presented to one of Parker's 7 vendors based on several contributing factors.
 
These three factors led to JAS earning the esteemed award this year.

1. A global summary, that is similar to a report card, is sent out to each Parker plant location by JAS. These summaries provide ratings on understanding their business needs and customized solutions that meet Parker's ever-changing requirements. They then report back to corporate with a summary on a variety of subjects that are internal only.      
2. Continuous Improvement (CI):

    About the Program:

• A vehicle used to communicate and encourage continuous improvement ideas within their operations
• Provides visibility (to all PH Supply Chain Personnel, world-wide) on those suppliers/carriers generating efficiencies and increased profitability within our partnership 
• A running tally is kept and used as an item on their carrier scorecard and as a measure to decide who will earn the ‘Carrier Of The Year Award’
• Ideas/Opportunities can either be soft and/or hard savings, some examples below:

1. Service improvements (carrier and shipper)
2. Rate Reductions
3. Working Capital Reduction (inventory, A/R, A/P)
4. Efficiencies from ‘packaging improvements’
5. Consolidations
6. Mode Shifts, etc

3. Below are the required fields in the Continuous Improvement Portal which is updated on a  weekly or monthly basis as well as on a Global  basis.

• Expected Savings
• Savings One time/Annual
• Project Name
• Description of the Idea
• Current Method or Process
• Description of the Expected Benefits
• Supplier Investment

       
Each month JAS runs the report from their CI Portal on the Current Status Report. As it’s up to Parker to accept or reject the any ideas. Not all ideas are accepted and/or implemented.

For these reasons among others, JAS was selected to be Parker's Forwarder of the Year. JAS is honored to receive this award and looks forward to continued success through our relationship with Parker. 

Special thanks go out to the JAS Global Account Management Team around the world, most notably Shawn Chipner, Pam Barnshock, and Sharon Shan, who are the key stakeholders. Additionally JAS acknowledges the following team members for their ongoing efforts to provide customers like Parker, best-in-class service : 

• James Andrews - Key accounts Manager USA
• Karina Muniz - Director Sales/Marketing Director Brazil
• Linda Hession - Business Development –Australia
• Katrina Jenners - New Zealand
• Jamie Parker - JAS Canada
• Adriana Canseco - JAS Mexico
• Claudia Gonzalez -  Business Development Chile                    

​Aryaka®, the leading global SD-WAN provider, announced today that it has presented JAS Worldwide with the Innovation and Business Impact Award. This bi-annual award is given to IT organizations who achieve remarkable business outcomes and excellence in innovation with Aryaka’s private enterprise network solutions.

Using Aryaka’s global SD-WAN capabilities, JAS achieved the following:

• Significant application performance improvements and consistent high-quality user experience for employees in 240 sites worldwide
• Deployment for new locations and integration with all applications reduced to days instead of two to three months (with legacy MPLS) globally
• More than 50 percent cost savings on connectivity and networking technology, when compared to MPLS-based offering
• Over 70 percent savings in executive and employee travel costs with the ability to conduct high performance video conferencing instead of traveling globally

Created with the user experience in mind, the site includes many new features to help visitors quickly and easily navigate and find the freight forwarding, logistics, and supply chain service information they need.  New features include:

• Look-Ahead Navigation to reduce the number of user clicks to navigate the site. JAS.com always maintains primary navigation available at all times, no matter where the visitor is on the page.
• Mobile Responsiveness. JAS.com is now easily viewable on any size device. When narrower screen sizes are sensed, a mobile navigation icon is shown in the upper right for easy access to various sections of the site. 
• Location Finder allows visitors to find JAS offices in three primary ways: a.) browse-able maps, b.) keyword search, c.) country-specific menu selection.  Location finding is available on nearly every page of JAS.com which provides address and phone numbers for all offices and JAS official agents.
• Contact Forms are now available to site visitors to quickly reach a representative in JAS countries or industry focus areas. JAS.com contact forms uses an advanced logic in the background to route inquiries in a manner that will provide quality interaction between site visitors and JAS representatives. Note that, for security reasons, JAS Worldwide does not publish employee email addresses on its public website. The contact forms are now the best way to connect with JAS.

Visitors to the new site can stay informed with the latest JAS and industry news through the regional news pages.  The news section of the site contains rich online content such as technical information, press releases, featured services, and newsletter stories.  This content is easily accessed from the footer of any page, regional landing pages, as well as via the RSS ticker at the top of the home page. 


JAS Worldwide is committed to providing service at a level of excellence that exceeds every industry standard and it does so at a competitive price. JAS accomplishes this by creating an environment that encourages and rewards our employees on reaching their full potential by emphasizing quality service to our customers.

​JAS Argentina is celebrating 20 years of established trajectory. JAS' commitment to customer service has helped the company grow and move towards its goals. JAS has been able to strategically position itself in the market thanks to the efficiency, responsibility, and quality within the services offered.

These 20 years could have only been achieved with the effort and teamwork of all those who make JAS Argentina the company chosen by its customers year after year. It is JAS Argentina's privilege to celebrate its first 20 years. JAS Argentina's greatest desire is to continue growing and be the partner chosen by its customers.

​On August 15th, JAS Worldwide formally announced the creation of the Americas Region, which incorporates Canada, USA, Mexico, and all Latin American countries.

The regional office, located in Atlanta, GA, is directed by newly appointed Executive Vice President of The Americas Region, Mr. Adrian Emmenegger. Adrian led JAS USA as President & CEO the past seven years, taking the subsidiary to new levels of volume, revenue and profitability.

As Adrian assumes his new position, Mr. Eugenio Fumo undertakes his new role as President & CEO of JAS USA. Eugenio spent the last 21 years working with JAS USA in several key capacities - most recently as its COO - and has been a very important component to the company growth and financial success.

In a statement about the recent transition, Adrian commented, “It has been my sincerest pleasure to be your President for the past seven years and I am extremely proud of what we have achieved together during that time. I am very happy to have Eugenio in this role and look forward to see JAS USA continue on its path to even greater success. Eugenio is taking over a healthy company with a strong team at all levels and most importantly a great group of motivated People to make a difference every day! Thank you in advance for your continuous support and efforts to keep our clients happy with what we do for them.”

In addition to the Global Forwarding Air and Ocean Services, the JAS Worldwide Americas Region is very well positioned to accommodate customers with enhanced services between Canada, USA, Mexico and Latin America.  Stay tuned for future e-communications updates in the JAS Currents Newsletter and www.jas.com.  Thank you for supporting the JAS Americas Region and all of the Global Subsidiaries.