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Delta 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
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