Logistics & Supply Chain - Charleston, South Carolina, United States
SAW Ventures is an advisory firm focused on supply chain investments and management, serving as advisors to investment funds and providing teams for interim management. The firm is headed by Sam Woodward and Cordes Lucas.Our Specialties:Change management, thought leadership, capital management and tactical execution: emerging/middle market companies, rapid reorganization of large business units, investments in distressed companies. We frequently draw on our experience in Fortune 500 and middle market companies. Select clients: - Optimal Dynamics: A spin-out of Castle Labs, a Princeton University School of Engineering research laboratory. Optimal Dynamics is an IP/IT based software platform and team of experts focused on optimizing supply chain networks. Its platforms optimize network designs and the uncertainty in supply chain flows. The platforms utilize High Dimensional AI, Machine Learning, DRMS (a proprietary research tool box of optimization models) and Optimal Learning to manage very large amounts of data.- Smith Transportation Services: A world class lower 48 state 3PL, focused on consolidation networks, distribution logistics, and warehouse management services.- Premier Logistics Solutions: A large scale, Charleston port centric 3PL, focused on warehouse management and trucking services for the Tri-State Region.