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Customer service scores big points at Irving, Texas-based Easton-Bell Sports, which manufactures a wide array of sports equipment, including Ridell football and hockey helmets; Easton baseball bats and gloves; Bell bicycle parts and equipment; and a variety of racing, fitness, and yoga products. Easton-Bell’s brand names have been well-known in the sports world for more […]
Read MoreGood Chemistry Yields Better Inventory Management
Chemical manufacturer Celanese experiments with a formula for solving its inventory woes.
Read MoreDistribution by the Book
Automated routing helps Scholastic Book Fairs turn the page on inefficiency..
Read MorePainting a Picture Of Private Fleet Profit
Sherwin-Williams’ private fleet integrates its dispatch system with PeopleNet to brush up on efficiency.
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 MoreYard Guard
Armed with a powerful visibility tool, Continental Tire North America keeps watch over its trailers.
Read MoreWelch’s Juices Up Logistics Data
An analysis tool helps put the squeeze on transportation costs.
Read MoreHoliday Creations Sees the Light
A holiday lights manufacturer takes a shine to its new export management system.
Read MoreSolving the Cube
A tissue manufacturer wipes up excess costs with load optimization software.
Read MoreThe Educated Pallet: How Sweet It Is
Imperial Sugar spices up its supply chain by leasing pallets with the smarts to tell where they’ve been and where they’re headed.
Read MoreBig Makeover for Littlearth
Fun fashion accessory firm wraps its data in a sharp new software ensemble.
Read MoreMaking the Right Connection
Bon-Ton gets extra mileage from its transportation management system by linking it to a vendor compliance system.
Read MoreCreating Calm from Chaos
By automating and reorganizing its warehouse, Red-L Distributors cuts costs and creates a cleaner, safer, less frantic work environment.
Read MoreArrow Hits Replenishment Target
Arrow aims at One Network’s platform to recharge its automated replenishment program, and hits the customer service bull’s eye.
Read MoreRock Around the Stock
Taking its cue from the Q system, Guitar Center’s forecasts and inventory allocation now make beautiful music together.
Read MoreHassle-Free Electronic Invoicing: Now That’s Hot
HVACR wholesaler heats up efficiency with a cool electronic invoicing system.
Read MoreBox Ho! RFID Replaces Telescopes
Tired of playing hide and seek with its containers, CIMC finds a new RFID system to help locate product in its yards.
Read MoreA Labor Management Tool For All Seasons
Raising the heat on worker productivity and efficiency was key for Four Seasons Temperature Control. A labor management system helped it achieve that—plus some cool savings.
Read MoreI Heard IT Through the Grapevine
When The Henry Wine Group uncorks a new logistics system, accurate inbound freight updates and improved communication pour out.
Read MoreIT Cleanup, Aisle 3
Migrating to a single technology platform and translating SAP transactions onto handheld terminals were high on Wawa’s IT shopping list. It checked off both with SAP.
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