100 Great Supply Chain Partners of 2023: All Hands on Deck
Volume: 26
Edition: 5
Our annual Great Partners issue is dedicated to showing what supply chain excellence looks like in the real world. As ever, we're reminded that partnerships are what make supply chains work. Here, you'll find a treasure trove of case studies, along with 2023's list of 100 Great Supply Chain Partners. In striving for greatness, as disruptions and uncertainties continue, you and your partners will continue to need all hands on deck.
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Over the past 18 months, Chinese companies have leased up to 80% of industrial park space in Mexico to produce solar panels, electric vehicle batteries and housing materials.
Machine learning, a subset of artificial intelligence, is a game-changer that allows businesses to transcend outdated methods and transform the way they operate.
Sudden growth caused by an acquisition led Olympia Chimney Supply to seek help in selecting a third-party logistics provider to manage the transition, while consolidating its newly expanded distribution-center network.
Holding exclusive rights to sell Caterpillar machinery in the Philippines, Monark Equipment Corp. seeks to streamline its dealership parts and services operation through new data-management software.
Founded more than 80 years ago, Barrett Distribution Centers gets up to speed in managing inventory for fulfilling e-commerce orders, thanks to the use of autonomous drones.
Biocair, a courier service specializing in serving biotechnology providers, seeks the latest technology for monitoring and visibility of cell and gene-therapy shipments.
When a freight broker becomes a trucker, it inherits all of that industry’s built-in headaches. But Sage Freight was determined to operate efficiently in a notoriously unstable market.
Hy-Capacity was growing, and running out of space in its warehouse. But it didn’t want to move just yet. A smart storage re-design helped it make the most of the current space.
Weapons were coming in and stolen items were going out at Saks Fifth Avenue’s distribution center. The challenge was to enhance security without making life miserable for employees.
JD Logistics’ California distribution center maximizes throughput and operational efficiencies with Hai Robotics’ automated storage and retrieval system.
Vulnerability to climate change in the form of storms that shut down a key partner in its supply chain prompted polymer producer Meraxis to turn to software to better manage risk and unpredictability.
Defunkify was satisfied it had the business of removing odor from clothing all sewn up, but then realized it was struggling to manage operational planning, scheduling and execution capability in house. That’s when River Rock Advisors stepped in.
Bubs Australia steps up to help alleviate the infant formula shortage in the U.S., drawing on software from SPS Commerce to manage its long-distance retail supply chain.
Leveraging analytics software with supply chain data helps shippers predict freight market trends, lower operating costs, negotiate rates more effectively and respond to disruption quickly.
Selecting a supply chain planning and management technology provider can take months or years, and the relationship that develops may last a decade or more.
The annual freight contracting and bid process leaves few guarantees and little assurance in the volatile trucking market. New AI-based solutions are looking to fix this.
Success
in supply chain planning and operations solutions relies upon the ability to identify and document desired value measures and outcomes, and to align those with the solutions provider.
Key to any digitalization effort is connecting all data, decisions, and operations and enabling the community of internal and external users and partners to make better and faster supply chain decisions.
The growth of the circular economy and the logistics evolution that supports it are placing responsible action at the core of business culture and conduct.