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A Supply Chain That Tires Easily
Hankook Tire is on a roll, finding help to complete the final leg of its global supply chain.
Read MoreThrowing the Book at an Old WMS
With a new WMS implementation, book wholesaler Bookazine begins the next chapter in its success story.
Read MoreMelissa Grant: She’s in Hot Water
“Most people don’t think about their water heater until they don’t have hot water,” says Melissa Grant. As demand planning manager at Rheem Water Heating, Montgomery, Ala., Grant spends her days figuring out how many people will turn their thoughts in that direction, and how their visions of soothing baths and spotless dishes will translate […]
Read MoreRelieving Global Trade Aches and Pains
SAP’s global trade solution is the right medicine for Bayer, helping it centralize, standardize, and further automate international trade activities.
Read MoreKeith Anderkin: Keeping Fast Food Fast
When you see an ad for a limited-time offer on a special sandwich at Arby’s, it means Keith Anderkin and his team have been busy. Anderkin is vice president of procurement for ARCOP, the Atlanta-based nonprofit purchasing and distribution co-op that serves Arby’s franchisees, and he oversees procurement of nearly all the food and packaging […]
Read MoreI Sync, Therefore I Am
SuperValu derives super value from a product data synchronization initiative.
Read MoreSailing Through a Shipping Maelstrom
The world’s largest appliance manufacturer sets sail with a new tool to coordinate and optimize ocean freight transportation services.
Read MoreRaising the Bar on Customer Service
A new WMS helps ATC Logistics and Electronics better serve the upwardly mobile cell phone industry. You can hear them now.
Read MoreAmilia Pickerill: Go With the Flow
Swagelok Company’s fluid system components keep liquids and gases flowing, and Amilia Pickerill keeps those components streaming to customers around the world. Pickerill is logistics program manager for Swagelok, a Cleveland-area firm whose fittings, valves, filters, hoses, and other products play important roles in research and in the pharmaceutical, oil and gas, power, petrochemical, alternative […]
Read MoreDemand Planning Changes Minds
A mission to improve demand planning and customer service led European manufacturer Tenaris to embrace new technology and a new mindset.
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