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Gross & Associates Merges with TranSystems

By Bill Elenbark on May 12, 2008 in Publish

On April 29, TranSystems and Gross & Associates, consultants in material handling logistics focusing on operations design, management and distribution, closed on the merger of the two firms. The combined strength of the integrated companies results in a national powerhouse of nearly 1,500 professionals in 46 offices. 

Gross & Associates continues to operate out of our Woodbridge, NJ, offices, with the same people and services our clients have learned to appreciate for over 40 years.  We will be able to now offer a wider array of services using Transystems’ expertise in transportation and logistics.  TranSystems provides engineering, architecture and planning; management and supply chain consulting; real estate consulting; and security services. The shippers and distributors sector is one among many dynamic transportation markets TranSystems serves, crossing public and private, passenger and freight, and land, sea and air.

Scott Pribula, Market Sector Leader for the Shippers & Distributors Market Sector and President of the Management and Supply Chain Consulting Line of Business said, “The reputation of this firm, now under the TranSystems umbrella, further enhances our drive to have TranSystems become a household name in the supply chain management field. Gross & Associates’ expertise in optimizing operations “inside the box” and its broad resume in consumer goods will provide new revenue streams for our clients and widen our current client base.”

Gross & Associates specializes in designing material handling operations in manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, filling an important link between TranSystems’ work in facility design and management and supply chain consulting. Strategic services offered by the merged firm encompass warehouse management systems integration, material handling, simulation analysis, analytical modeling, market demand analysis and forecasting, bulk ocean carrier economics and site selection assistance.

President Brian Larson said “we couldn’t be prouder to bring this fine firm into the TranSystems family. Our growth in the supply chain and goods movement side of the world, already impressive under Scott’s leadership, can only be enhanced with the addition of the expertise and client list that Don [Derewecki], Jack [Kuchta] and Geoff [Sisko] have nurtured.”

Visit Transystems website and check back for updates on the Gross & Associates website, which will remain fully functional, including the Rules of Thumb calculator.
 

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