CAPABILITY
Logistics Management
Alentra's logistics management keeps finished products moving from production to their final destination. With coast-to-coast warehousing, transportation management, safety stocking options, and shipping lane management, we help reduce cost, improve availability, and lower the environmental impact of every shipment for medical, pharmaceutical, drug delivery, diagnostic, life science, and consumer programs.
CAPABILITY
Logistics Management
Alentra's logistics management keeps finished products moving from production to their final destination. With coast-to-coast warehousing, transportation management, safety stocking options, and shipping lane management, we help reduce cost, improve availability, and lower the environmental impact of every shipment for medical, pharmaceutical, drug delivery, diagnostic, life science, and consumer programs.
WHERE DELIVERY BEGINS
Delivered smarter.
Logistics is more than shipping. We plan warehousing, transportation, and packaging together, using a transportation management system, FIFO inventory management, and coordinated shipping lanes to keep products available while reducing cost, waste, and unnecessary miles.
Inventory when you need it
Safety stocking options and FIFO warehousing keep products available.
Smarter shipping
Managed shipping lanes, combined truckloads, and return lanes reduce empty miles.
Sustainable by design
Returnable packaging, PCR usage, and reduced corrugate lower environmental impact.
INSIDE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
Five capabilities,
one standard.
From warehouse to destination, with efficiency guiding every shipment.
Transportation Management
Our transportation management system (TMS) helps plan freight, manage shipping lanes, and combine truckloads. Return lanes on each shipment help avoid empty drive time, reducing cost and emissions.
Warehousing
Coast-to-coast warehousing managed for cost, availability, and first-in, first-out (FIFO) inventory control
Safety Stocking Agreements
Safety stock options help protect supply continuity and keep products ready when you need them.
Just-in-Time Delivery
JIT processes align shipments with production needs, reducing the warehousing space your program requires.
Sustainable Packaging & Corrugate
Returnable packaging, reusable pallets, and optimized trays and corrugate reduce waste and increase truckload capacity.
Logistics is just one part of a connected program.
Our Process
From finished goods to final destination.
1
Plan
Lanes and loads planned in our TMS.
2
Pack
Packaging optimized for truckload capacity.
3
Store
FIFO warehousing and safety stock.
4
Ship
Combined truckloads on managed lanes.
5
Return
Return lanes cut empty miles.
WHY Alentra
A logistics partner with proven results.
Proven impact
Measurable results
On one high-volume bottle program, new packaging, automation, and freight planning cut over 340,000 kg of CO2 emissions and 78,000 shipping miles while improving truckload capacity by 56%.
Award-winning
Recognized for sustainability
That work earned a 2026 Supplier Sustainability Award, the result of a joint effort across business development, operations, automation, and supply chain.
Responsible supply chain
Built on long-term partnerships
We work with hundreds of suppliers across North America, Europe, and Asia who share our commitment to quality, ethics, and environmental stewardship.
QUALITY & COMPLIANCE
A supply chain built on responsibility.
Responsible supply chain management goes beyond cost and quality. Clear expectations, supplier engagement, and ongoing assessments help build a resilient, sustainable supply network.
- ISO 13485:2016 quality management system
The core medical-device quality standard, applied across our operations. - Supplier standards
Partners who demonstrate ethical business practices, respect for human rights, and regulatory compliance.
- Ongoing assessments
Supplier engagement and assessments that drive continuous improvement. - Environmental stewardship
Returnable packaging, PCR usage, and combined truckloads that reduce our footprint.
Ready to rethink how your products ship?
Whether you need warehousing, safety stock, or a more efficient way to move products, our logistics team is ready to support what's next.
Locations
Warehousing,
coast to coast.
With coast-to-coast warehouses and managed shipping lanes, Alentra keeps products close to the markets they serve, supported by safety stocking options and just-in-time delivery.
5
Coast-to-coast warehouses
FIFO
Inventory management
TMS
Managed freight and shipping lanes
ISO 13485
Certified quality system
Featured program
Reducing Emissions and Waste on a High-Volume Bottle Line
Proof in practice
Smarter logistics, measurable results.
By redesigning packaging, adding matching palletizing and depalletizing automation, and planning return freight lanes, we helped a customer cut more than 340,000 kg of CO2 emissions, eliminate over 86,000 corrugated boxes and 170,000 plastic bags, and reduce shipping by over 78,000 miles, all while improving truckload capacity by 56%. The program earned a 2026 Supplier Sustainability Award.
Blow Molding
Assembly & Automation
Packaging & Kitting
Logistics Management
WHAT COMES NEXT
Connected capabilities.
Packaging & Kitting
Custom packaging configurations, custom and clinical trial kitting, labeling, and RFID management.
Sterilization Management
Coordinated steam, EtO, gamma, e-beam, and chlorine dioxide gas sterilization, with validation process management.
Assembly & Automation
Custom manual and automated assembly, including pellet-to-pallet automation and integrated production cells.
Blow Molding
Extrusion, injection, and injection stretch blow molding for bottles, vials, and containers.
Ready to move your program forward?
Bring us a new program, an existing supply chain, or products that need a smarter path to market. Alentra connects molding, assembly, packaging, and logistics through one accountable team.