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Mark 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.
Read MoreSandy Chavis: To the Line, Just in Time
In 1995, Sandy Chavis took on a new challenge: creating a logistics department at Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM). Until then, purchasing staff who procured parts, raw materials, and supplies for the forklift truck manufacturer also handled the transportation of those goods. But as TIEM started buying more parts in the United States instead of […]
Read MoreCombineNet: Moving Beyond Reverse Auctions
Using combinatorial optimization, DuPont finds further ways to save on transportation.
Read MoreAvnet: Focus on Perfection
Avnet’s Arizona distribution center is one of the company’s best sales tools.
Read MoreRichard Jackson: Purchasing Power
From cancer cultures to special valves to dual-engine aircraft, Richard Jackson stood ready to find and deliver almost anything. As manager of export purchasing for chemical company ICI Americas (later Zeneca and AstraZeneca) until his retirement in 1993, Jackson tapped U.S. suppliers for materials and equipment his company’s overseas facilities couldn’t find in their own […]
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