Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies - July 2008 - (Page 6)

Meet Your Supply Chain Partner Match supply chain dreams come true? Laugh, if you will, but the perfect supply chain match has its analog in the match made in heaven that most of us yearn for in our personal lives. Something in our emotional makeup makes us seek a deep relationship with a significant other, right? Even after—or, maybe, especially after--a series of disappointing encounters. That need is age-old, but in keeping with the times, it’s not at all unheard of today for people to meet through web sites and other types of social networks in an effort to find one’s soul mate. Likewise, businesses need to find that special someone, or partner, to provide logistics, technology and other expertise. And while these partners probably don’t need to be loving, they certainly do need to be reliable and supportive. For the sixth consecutive year, we present the Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies 100 Great Supply Chain Partners report, which is all about well-established relationships between vendors and their manufacturing and retailing customers. Whether they hooked up electronically—as they can through the Requests for Proposal service that we offer on our SupplyChainBrain.com site—or found each other some other way, these partnerships are highly significant. In this report, logistics and supply chain professionals share these success stories and detail the contribution that these vendors have made in building their companies’ success. In the highly competitive world that these manufacturers and retailers live in, it is crucial to have reliable partners S till looking? Still looking for that perfect someone to make your with the right skills and services. The relationships described in our report may not be the kind that cause someone to kick up their heels, but they are the type that might make you want to brag a little. The histories that we present— culled from more than 1,500 nominations—are part case study and part testimonial to their business acumen and good fortune. Just who are these vendors that were nominated? It’s no surprise that some are widely known, but not in every case. Quite a few are hardly household brands. We feel that the diverse pool of logistics service providers and technology vendors suggests that our readers have very precise needs. They looked for that very special partner, who might not be a big name. Specifically, those partners nominated are said to have these qualities: Reliability, repeatable excellence, value and cost savings, expertise and knowledge base, problem-solving ability, continuous improvement, support, positive culture, global capabilities and strong management. (How many of these attributes does your real-life partner have?) For the most part, we present this report each year because we feel the case studies are of value to you. The hope is that it’s instructive to see what some companies—whose challenges may mirror yours—did to become successful. At the same time, the annual 100 Great Supply Chain Partners report does allow those companies to publicly thank their partners for being reliable, supportive, efficient, knowledgeable—whatever. All the things that any of us need to have a perfect match. Russell W. Goodman rgoodman@glscs.com 8 JULY 2008 http://SupplyChainBrain.com

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Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies - July 2008 Contents Editorial GL&SCS Exclusive Fastforward Up Front Introduction Menlo Worldwide & Electrolux PathGuide Technologies & Tile City Servigistics & Juniper Networks Transplace & Rock-Tenn ClearOrbit & Blue Bell Creameries Cadec Global & Northwest Food Products Transportation CaseStack & Greystar Products NGC & Parigi Group Supply Chain Consultants & Constar TransGroup Worldwide & Surgiquip Terra Technology & Campbell Soup Baxter Planning Systems & SGI Cadre Technologies & Kansas City SmartPort TransportGistics & FMC Technologies DSC Logistics & Tree of Life FORTE & Vera Bradley Penske Logistics & Eaton Cardinal Logistics & Weyerhaeuser JPMorgan & Black & Decker Opinion Opinion Industry Voices

Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies - July 2008

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