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Painting a Picture Of Private Fleet Profit
Sherwin-Williams’ private fleet integrates its dispatch system with PeopleNet to brush up on efficiency.
Read MoreGenetic Engineering
DNA technology provider Applied Biosystems spliced planning and training to create a double helix of WMS success.
Read MoreJose Flores: Zooming Right Along
On April 24, 2008, Jose Flores broke a record. That day marked his 45th year at Yamaha Corporation, and with that milestone he became the Japanese company’s longest-serving U.S. employee. Since Flores joined Yamaha in 1963, much of his work has had a strong logistics component. Currently, he’s administration manager in Yamaha Motor Corp. USA’s […]
Read MoreRevving the Procurement Engine
A high-powered search tool steers Harris Corporation’s engineers through immense volumes of data to locate top-value product components.
Read MoreAutumn Bayles: Taking the Cake
Autumn Bayles has a big job, but it’s also a sweet one. Most people who grew up in the mid-Atlantic region know the Tastykake brand as a popular lunchbox staple. Bayles’ employer, the Tasty Baking Company, has been turning out snack-sized cakes and pies under that name in Philadelphia since 1914. During three tough years […]
Read MoreYard Guard
Armed with a powerful visibility tool, Continental Tire North America keeps watch over its trailers.
Read MoreA Sorted Tale
A new automated sorter helps AWBC get the right books to the right place and into the hands of eager bookworms.
Read MoreFred Clark: Just What the Doctor Ordered
In January 2003, Army sergeant Fred Clark was on leave at his home in Fort Hood, Texas, when his colonel called him into the office. Clark, a senior logistician, learned that the Army was moving him to a different unit, which would deploy to Kuwait in 10 days. For 48 hours, Clark and his new […]
Read MoreJack Williams Tire Co. Retreads its Warehouse
A new WMS is where the rubber meets the road.
Read MoreBarry Schap: Pumping It Up
The United States is expected to produce 13 billion gallons of ethanol in 2008, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. Barry Schaps, senior vice president of logistics at VeraSun Energy in Brookings, S.D., moves most of that supply. By the end of this year, when it completes a merger with U.S. BioEnergy and opens some […]
Read MoreWelch’s Juices Up Logistics Data
An analysis tool helps put the squeeze on transportation costs.
Read MoreThe ABCs of WMS
Early childhood education company Kaplan chooses a WMS that makes the grade.
Read MoreMichael Strauss: Putting Military Training On the Line
In the early 1990s, artillery officer Mike Strauss was leading an Army convoy down a German country road in the middle of the night when he got word of a breakdown three-quarters of the way back in line. The stopped vehicle blocked the road so completely that nothing behind it could squeeze past. One of […]
Read MoreHoliday Creations Sees the Light
A holiday lights manufacturer takes a shine to its new export management system.
Read MoreQuenching the Thirst For Enhanced DC Design
A consolidated DC network combined with the right technology provides Southern comfort.
Read MoreKathy McCurry: A Wild New Ride
More people would swap their cars for motorcycles if only they knew what to wear. That’s the premise behind Classy Rider Apparel, a business that makes motorcycle jackets with mainstream appeal. In the five years she has been running Classy Rider as a one-woman operation, Kathy McCurry has learned to manage suppliers in China, coordinate […]
Read MoreSolving the Cube
A tissue manufacturer wipes up excess costs with load optimization software.
Read MoreMessage On a Bottle
Thanks to new pedigree technology, pharmaceutical manufacturers and sellers no longer find establishing chain of custody a bitter pill to swallow.
Read MoreHigh-Speed Sortation Picks Up The Pace
ATS’s new cross-docking facility keeps shipments moving and customers smiling.
Read MoreJamie Meadows: He’s Got Your Back
Jamie Meadows was still completing his college degree when he reported for a summer job at ConAgra Foods in Newport, Tenn. The plant was adding a new ketchup production line and needed some reorganization. “The plant engineer called me into his office, threw a blueprint on the table, and said, ‘Design our warehouse,’” Meadows says. […]
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