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Healthcare Procurement System: Just What the Doctors Ordered
Miami Children’s Hospital scrubs up to prepare for more efficient purchasing
Read MoreLaserNetworks Banks On Same-Day Delivery
Why settle for overnight if you can ship a package same day? That’s the question delivery companies such as Ensenda are taking to prospective customers.
Read MoreRobert Swanson: Developing Colleagues with Passion
Robert Swanson’s first employer helped put him through college while he worked. Today, at Pfizer Global Research and Development Michigan Labs, Swanson is paying that favor forward, not with tuition assistance, but with extensive on-the-job training. A major part of Swanson’s mission is to help the people in his organization live out “the passion to […]
Read MoreTank Goodness
A materials management system gives Army depot and its partners a better view of parts used to rebuild M1A1 Abrams tanks.
Read MoreDelta Faucet Taps a Centralized Approach to Growth
A centralized, fully automated distribution center keeps Delta Faucet running.
Read MoreKim Brown: Keeping the Home Fires Burning
When work goes well for Kim Brown, people stay warm. Brown’s company, Hearth and Home Technologies, manufactures stoves, fireplaces and related products for home heating. As materials manager at the Lake City, Minn., plant, she’s responsible for getting materials to the production line and transporting finished goods to distributors and direct customers. Like many supply […]
Read MoreMenlo Worldwide Logistics: Serving Up Technology a la Carte
One 3PL offers software and technology services to companies that run their own supply chains.
Read MoreRob James: The Pepsi Challenge–Taking Charge of Inbound
Promoted to logistics manager at PepsiAmericas’ St. Louis plant, Rob James had a revelation. The operation was giving money away. Instead of managing its inbound freight, the plant relied on vendors to book loads and pass on the charges—whatever they happened to be. Research showed there was plenty of room for improvement. “I quickly found […]
Read MoreQRS: Getting in the Electronic Trading Game
Using Web Forms, no player is too small for electronic commerce.
Read MoreCross-Border Stewardship
A new cross-border compliance initiative helps smaller shippers become more proficient supply chain partners.
Read MoreBelk: Consolidation to the Max
For Belk department stores, consolidation was the path to modernization
Read MoreTodd Horne: Master of Disaster
Every logistics professional handles the occasional crisis. But for Todd Horne, crisis is the core of the job. As a disaster logistics officer with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Horne moves relief supplies such as food, blankets, plastic sheeting and water purification kits to help victims of war and natural disaster. Horne […]
Read MoreTradeBeam: Cracking the Global Code
TradeBeam takes a well-rounded approach to international trade.
Read MoreSelling Wholesale on Rail
Florida East Coast Railways leverages its intermodal assets to provide a tailored solution for BJ’s Wholesale Club
Read MoreMark Davis: Logistics at the Speed of Flight
Like many logistics professionals, Mark Davis spends nearly every day racing the clock. At Tracer Corporation, his department rushes aircraft parts to meet airlines’ just-in-time requirements, or to get grounded planes back in the air. Along with time, though, Davis’ department faces another sort of pressure: they have to maintain precise records on every part […]
Read MoreEMJ Extracts Execution Excellence
Transportation system aims to turn plans into profitable reality for flatbed shippers
Read MoreOshKosh B’Gosh: An Overall Inbound Success
OshKosh B’Gosh tries on a 3PL partner to better manage its global inbound flow.
Read MoreAmerican Textile: Room to Grow
A new super-sized DC was just the ticket to keep one textile company growing.
Read MoreJohn Henderson: A Man of Parts
Over the past few years, John Henderson has pulled off a double logistics coup. He led an effort that cut $20 million out of Gerber Technology’s service parts inventory, and he did it while boosting next-day customer service delivery from 40 percent into the high 80s. A division of Gerber Scientific International, Gerber Technology sells […]
Read MoreSilvon: The Incredible Shrinking Safety Stock
New software helps companies systematically match inventory to fluctuating customer demand.
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