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Ron Harris: Getting to the Essence
Ron Harris is chief logistics officer at Young Living Essential Oils, which grows, distills, produces, and markets essential oils created to promote good health. It also makes nutritional supplements and personal care items containing the oils. Responsibilities: Manufacturing, purchasing, warehousing, distribution, transportation, facilities, and real estate. Experience: Buyer, Chipman’s & Taylor’s; assistant buyer and department […]
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Distribution Network Optimization: Repairing Cracked Supply Chain Design
After its acquisition by Belron SA in 2007, vehicle glass manufacturer Safelite polished its supply chain to a shine. Now it clearly sees increased distribution efficiency, enhanced customer service, and lower costs.
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The Secret Ingredient For Inventory Accuracy
Taking a can-do approach, tomato canner Red Gold achieves 99-percent inventory accuracy with bar-coding and wireless data collection.
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Raising a Glass to Better Beverage Management
Faced with processing more than 63,000 orders each year, the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission tapped a merchandising optimization and demand-based replenishment solution to keep the booze cruising into stores.
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Jennifer Burkhardt: What’s Brewing?
NAME: Jennifer Burkhardt TITLE: Transportation manager, specialty coffee business unit COMPANY: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, since 2008 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Network manager, strategic accounts manager, Schneider National; traffic coordinator, Seal Graphics Technologies; transportation analyst, Eagle Global Logistics; transportation manager, account manager, Central Refrigerated Service; transportation manager, corporate, Pacific Cycle. EDUCATION: BS, public administration, Upper Iowa University; […]
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When Just Enough Goes All the Way
In the midst of organizational change, furniture retailer Design Within Reach upgrades its demand forecasting and replenishment system to better control inventory.
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David Ayers: Embarking on an ERP World Tour
NAME: David Ayers TITLE: Lead business analyst, warehouse management, since September 2010 COMPANY: Newell Rubbermaid, East Longmeadow, Mass. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Transportation manager, training manager, U.S. Army, 27th Transportation Battalion; logistics manager, manufacturing manager, Jacobs Vehicle Systems —Danaher Corp.; financial advisor, UBS Paine Webber; shift supervisor, Jacobs Vehicle Systems; distribution and transportation manager, Lenox-Newell Rubbermaid EDUCATION: […]
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Colgate Logistics Delivers Smiles
Cutting logistics costs makes management happy. Sharing savings and collaborating to improve efficiency makes customers and suppliers happy. And when it all hits the bottom line, even Colgate’s investors start smiling.
Read MoreCheryl Harrity: Cooking Up World-Class Service
NAME: Cheryl Harrity TITLE: Corporate director of supply chain COMPANY: MGP Ingredients, Inc., Atchison, Kansas, since 2010 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES: Traffic specialist, fleet supervisor, warehouse supervisor, Acme Markets; consultant, logistics practice, KPMG Peat Marwick; vice president of transportation, CS Integrated; professor, Letter of Appointment, University of Nevada, Reno; practice lead, supply chain, APQC; partner, NaviChain […]
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Brian Hatfield’s Supply Chain Stylings
NAME: Brian Hatfield TITLE: Vice president of supply chain COMPANY: KPSS Inc., Linthicum, Md., since 2006 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Production supervisor, The Dial Corp.; logistics manager, Sealright/Hutemaki; general manager, Lake River Corp.; regional logistics manager, director of supply chain, Alcoa Corp. EDUCATION: BS, finance and production management, Illinois State University, 1985; MBA, Keller Graduate School of […]
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PETCO’s Pet Project
For pet supply retailer PETCO, honoring its commitment to superior customer service meant finding a loyal logistics partner.
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Saara Chung: Dishing Up Souperior Service
Saara Chung, customer logistics manager at Campbell Soup Company, helps customers improve efficiencies, reduce costs, and boost their businesses.
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Eric Cohen: Making a Clean Sweep
NAME: Eric Cohen TITLE: Vice president of logistics COMPANY: Waxie Sanitary Supply, San Diego, since 2000 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Captain, supply and logistics officer, U.S. Marine Corps; factory representative, Volvo Cars North America; assistant director of logistics, Kaiser Permanente; corporate operations director, senior director of logistics, Waxie Sanitary Supply EDUCATION: University of California, San Diego, B.A. […]
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Unleashing Logistics Excellence
Dogged pursuit of supply chain and warehousing efficiency led pet food manufacturer WellPet to partner with two 3PLs.
Read MoreJoe Perillo: The Persuader
NAME: Joe Perillo TITLE: Director of supply chain, logistics, and lean enterprise COMPANY: PTR Baler and Compactor, Philadelphia, since 2007 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Aircraft technician, U.S. Marine Corps; FAA-certified aircraft maintenance supervisor, Continental Airlines; production plant manager, Cardone Industries; advanced lean manufacturing specialist, DVIRC EDUCATION: University of Phoenix, BS in business management, 2007 Joe Perillo’s business […]
Read MoreWarehouse Slotting, Profiling: The Right Place at the Right Time
An optimization project at Tandy Brands’ belts facility makes warehouse slotting and profiling a cinch.
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Todd Stewart: All Wired Up
NAME: Todd Stewart TITLE: Vice president supply chain, since 2008 COMPANY: WireCo WorldGroup, Kansas City, Mo. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Merchandise manager, JC Penney; product manager, then manager of distribution and customer service, then VP of distribution, transportation and customer service, WireCo WorldGroup EDUCATION: Missouri Western State University, BSBA in marketing and management, 1992; Benedictine College, Executive […]
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Logistics Outsourcing: An Active Culture at Dannon
Partnering with a 3PL keeps Dannon’s supply chain light and fit.
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Randall Plost: Plugged Into the Pipeline
NAME: Randall Plost TITLE: Houston distribution manager COMPANY: Victaulic, since 1981 PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: Travel agent; inside sales representative, Orbit Valve; customer care and distribution manager, Victaulic EDUCATION: University of Texas, Austin, BBA in marketing, 1978 Randall Plost didn’t worry much about his warehouse when he managed inside sales in Houston for Victaulic, a global […]
Read MorePredicting Demand Levels Down the Road
No business wants to face a drop in demand for its products, but many companies have experienced just that during the global economic downturn. One such company, Wichita, Kansas-based polymers and fibers manufacturer INVISTA, seized the opportunity to get better visibility into, and control over, its demand and inventory planning. As one of the world’s […]
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