I recently read a great business school case study by Terry Tremwel (Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas), Dan Lynch (Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University), and Jim Crowell (Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas) called “Phoenician Phoods, Breakfast Cereal Manufacturer and Distributor.” The case focuses on a business executive at a fictitious food company that has to make a tough decision involving SKU… Continue reading
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A few weeks ago, I moderated a panel discussion at Transplace’s Shipper Symposium on “Reengineered Packaging and Its Impact on Transportation and Trailer Utilization.” The panelists included:
- Dave Allen, Executive Vice President, Operations, Del Monte Foods
- Richard Stocking, President and COO, Swift Transportation
- Dr. Terry Tremwel, Chairman of the Board, Trem│Wel Energy LLC
- Jack Ampuja, President, Supply Chain Optimizers
- Simon Ellis, Practice Director
I come from a long line of lottery players, and an even longer line of lottery losers. The Powerball jackpot was $258.5 million earlier this week. I bought a ticket at the gas station that I drive by every morning on my way to work. I never check my numbers the day after the drawing. I know that if I see balloons and banners when I drive by the gas… Continue reading
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I believe that one of the emerging trends that will differentiate leaders from followers in the consumer goods industries is that leaders will excel at integrating their demand management and replenishment processes with category management. Consequently, it benefits supply chain executives to better understand leading practices in category management.
Supply Chain Digest recently aired a videocast featuring Dave Boissevain, Director of Retail Strategy and Planning at… Continue reading
I recently wrote about some of the thinking and core concepts behind achieving the lowest supply chain costs in a Direct Store Delivery (DSD) supply chain (see “Direct Store Deliveries and Lowest Total Supply Chain Costs”). Today, I will highlight how Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has actually put these concepts into practice. I’d like to thank Mike Jacks, Sr. Manager for… Continue reading
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