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Supply Chain Services

Right parts
Right line
Right time

Partnering with NorthGate means you can focus on what you do best — with tens of thousands of pieces of inventory and SKUs moving through our facilities every week.

The NorthGate Advantage

Focus on what
you do best

Why NorthGate — a history of success, custom agile solutions, and a centralized location built for the Midwest corridor.

Partnering with NorthGate means you can focus on what you do best. We provide you with the value-added solutions you need. With tens of thousands of pieces of inventory and SKUs moving through our facilities every week, our experience and expertise in Supply Chain Services is a key piece of the NorthGate Advantage.

01

History of Success

Decades of proven performance serving automotive OEMs, tier-1 manufacturers, and industrial customers across the region.

02

Custom Agile Solutions

Programs engineered around your operation — not forced into a template. When your requirements change, we adapt.

03

Centralized Location

Flint, Michigan — positioned for true just-in-time delivery to the automotive corridor and regional supply chains.

Service Model

Manufacturing
& aftermarket

A shared core of packaging, inventory, and customer-facing services — extended into dedicated capabilities for both manufacturing and aftermarket operations.

Upstream

Services for Manufacturing

  • Sequencing
  • Kitting
  • Sub-Assembly
  • Inbound to Manufacturing
Shared Core

Core Services

  • Packaging Solutions
  • Customer Assistance Center
  • Containment
  • Vendor-Managed Inventory
  • Inventory Optimization
Downstream

Services for Aftermarket

  • Fulfillment
  • Inspection & Validation
  • Return Management
  • Repack & Rework
  • Asset Recovery
  • Complex Sorting
Capabilities

What we can
do for you

Nine capabilities, delivered individually or bundled into a single managed program with one point of accountability.

01

Sequencing, Kitting & Sub-Assembly

Let us speed up your assembly or fulfillment process through a variety of methods. In sequencing, we will deliver your material just in time in the proper sequence needed. In kitting, we will receive raw materials and combine unique items that need to arrive together. In sub-assembly, we complete the assembly process for parts that are inefficient to assemble at your location.

02

Order Fulfillment

We pull orders in real time from your order-writing system; your orders can be received, processed and shipped within the same day.

03

Inspection & Validation

At NorthGate, every problem report gets the same 100% inspection. Claims can include damaged or defective material, shorted quantities, incorrect part numbers or non-compliant packaging.

04

Material Returns & Reverse Logistics

We know there are many reasons for part returns, which can present a difficult challenge to warehouse operations. Through the NorthGate Warehouse Management System (WMS), we offer complete management of your returned materials including inbound and outbound.

05

Packaging, Rework & Labeling

We ensure your products enter or re-enter the supply chain in the condition, packaging, and label format you require. Our packaging process includes stocking many styles and sizes of corrugated containers, internal dunnage (void-fill), labeling, bar coding, heat sealing in poly bags, stapling, stretch wrapping and pallet handling.

06

Asset Recovery

We evaluate parts and reclaim salvageable assets prior to scrapping, ensuring any remaining value to you is preserved.

07

Complex Sorting of Parts

We will work with you to develop a custom sort of your product based on your specified criteria and part attributes.

08

Customer Call Center

Let us provide you with problem resolution and excellent nationwide customer service. We currently support calls from over 3,000 customer locations.

09

Custom Technology

Hundreds of thousands of parts and SKUs to manage? No problem. With the NorthGate Warehouse Management System, we know the location of every item and can create customized programming to meet your needs.

Strategic Location

Flint, MI
Regionally dominant

Sited for the automotive corridor — close enough to Detroit-area OEMs and tier-1 manufacturers to hit tight delivery windows, and positioned to serve regional supply chains across the Midwest.

Our footprint and transportation network are engineered for the tight delivery windows that automotive and industrial manufacturing demand.

Regional Coverage
Great Lakes Region
Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Ohio Kentucky Flint, MI NorthGate HQ

Your line runs when your supply chain does