Sony outsources management of repair parts center to New Breed

Sony outsources management of repair parts center to New Breed    North Carolina-based New Breed Logistics Inc. said Wednesday it has been selected by Sony Electronics to operate their World Repair Parts Center in Kansas City.
   Sony has operated the WRPC in Kansas City for 25 years, providing service parts and accessories for all Sony products for both consumer and business/professional customers within North and South America.
   'Sony sought to outsource management of the Kansas City facility to control operating costs and provide a flexible platform for growth,' said Joe Hauck, New Breed's director of business development, in a statement.
   Under the contract, New Breed will provide warehousing and distribution services, which include receiving, put-away, repacking, picking, packing, kitting, same-day shipping, inventory control, and logistics technologies.
   New Breed will operate a 100,000-square-foot distribution center in Kansas City to support Sony's WRPC. The repair parts processed at the facility range from small consumable parts to plasma screen and LCD TVs.