Retail

Master Lock Finds The Right Combination For Supply-Chain Improvements

December 1, 2000

Costly automation and price cuts weren't working. A new approach centered on increased outsourcing, flexible manufacturing and distribution, and establishing operations in Mexico. Now, Master Lock is saving money and getting new products to market faster.

Amazon.com Sees Supply-chain As Crucial To Its Future

September 1, 2000

Malcolm Wheatley

Key Amazon.com executives in Seattle and Europe - including founder Jeff Bezos - talk about how the company's supply-chain strategies and fledgling European operations are shaping its prospects.

Webvan: Rewriting The Rules On 'Last Mile' Delivery

August 1, 2000

Jean V. Murphy

Webvan Corp., with the help of its technology partners, has broken the code on guaranteed, self-scheduled home delivery. Here's how it gets the goods delivered within a promised 30-minute window and where it plans to take that achievement.

A Fertile Ground For Efficient Supply Chains

July 1, 2000

A series of successful logistics partnerships belies Latin America's reputation for poor communications, outdated infrastructure and unreliable service.

P&G: The Global Giant Starts Small, Grows Fast

July 1, 2000

Dana: Distance No Barrier To Serving the U.S.

July 1, 2000

Lucent, TMA: The Secret Is Dedicated Equipment

July 1, 2000

Sony: Ramping Up for Big Growth in Sales

July 1, 2000

SPECIAL ISSUE: GLOBAL SUPPLY-CHAIN PARTNERSHIPS - Ford: How to Maintain a 10,000-Mile Supply Line

July 1, 2000

With Critical Parts, Delivery is Counted In Hours, Not Days

June 1, 2000

Kurt C. Hoffman

Service parts providers may offer central warehousing, repairs or merely quick delivery, but OEMs are finding their networks essential to their continued operations.

Retail

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the retail industry — which comprises companies that operate physical or internet stores with diversified product lines. Learn how pharmaceutical and biotech companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.