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August 23, 2018 | e-Tales

Footwear Chain Steps Up E-Commerce Efficiency

Browns Shoes makes great strides with a distributed order management system that gives inefficiencies the boot.

August 19, 2018 | I.T. Toolkit

Automated Compliance: Allied’s Stock-in-Trade

Automating global trade compliance helps electronics component distributor Allied Electronics & Automation nail its screen test.

August 4, 2018 | Casebook

Fulfillment Makeover Reveals A Glowing Supply Chain

Thanks to a new strategic fulfillment location and automation makeover, Rodan + Fields has skin in the social commerce game.

August 1, 2018 | Reader Profile

Jack Buffington: Here for the Beer

Jack Buffington is supply chain leader with MillerCoors and professor at the University of Denver. Responsibilities: Oversees U.S. warehousing operations for MillerCoors. Developing a supply chain program and supply chain, materials science, and sustainability research projects for the University of Denver. Experience: Post-doctoral fellow, Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden; adjunct professor, University of Denver; […]

August 1, 2018 | LeaderSHIP

Admiral of the Fleet

In the early 1990s, John Burke worked for Northside Foods. “We offered redistribution services on a very small scale in the restaurant space,” he says. That meant bringing smaller-volume shipments into a consolidation center and then shipping mixed truckloads, with multiple SKUs, to customers’ distribution centers. MORE TO THE STORY: Try It All That simple […]

June 30, 2018 | LeaderSHIP

People and Culture First, Strategy Second

Some years ago, Dan Curtis took a crash course in logistics operations. It started in 2002, when he joined Greatwide Logistics Services as vice president of finance. MORE TO THE STORY: Balancing Act “We were a very acquisitive company,” he explains. “I immediately began working on the mergers and acquisitions transactions we were pursuing.” In […]

June 7, 2018 | Casebook

Cookware Company Stirs Up a Sizzling Supply Chain

When sales of cast-iron cookware heat up, a well-known brand prepares a solution to expand manufacturing capacity and warehouse space.

June 1, 2018 | LeaderSHIP

Sunset’s Rising Star

When Lindsey Graves joined Sunset Transportation in 2006, the founder and CEO—who happens to be her father—asked her to learn the business by spending some time in every possible role. As the years progressed, that didn’t mean dealing just with the company’s freight operations. MORE TO THE STORY: No Glass Ceiling Here “I was always […]

May 17, 2018 | Reader Profile

Joel Kamp: Never Out of Gas

Joel Kamp is head of the bulk scheduling center, Americas region, with The Linde Group, a leading gases and engineering company operating in more than 100 countries. He oversees the transportation and delivery of liquefied gases such as oxygen and nitrogen to plants and depots in this region. Responsibilities: Directs the bulk scheduling center for […]

May 10, 2018 | Casebook

A Cool Supply Chain Solution

A 3PL’s cold call leads to a cool technology solution that streamlines processes and minimizes service disruptions

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