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His childhood fascination with the scale of the Berlin airlift led to a role as beraccountant to the logistics industry. Today, Bob Delaney's annual tallies of the nation's freight bill provide the single best indicator of the industry's performance.
Sagging electronics sales have driven PC makers to crank up the demands they make on the distributors that supply them with parts. One of those distributors has turned the crunch into an opportunity.
Winning customers and earning their loyalty requires not only excellent products, but a supply chain made up of reliable, flexible, responsive and interconnected business partners.
The smart folks at Accenture have finally come up with statistics that show a positive correlation between strong, effective supply chain management and (drum roll, please) MONEY!
Getting 8.5 million copies of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix into stores for sale at but not a minute before the witching hour on June 21 was only part of Andy Yablin's challenge. The other part was keeping every single copy under wraps so nobody could ruin the magic.
FDA approval came too late for last year's flu season. But Wyeth Pharmaceuticals plans to make up for lost time with this year's launch of its nasal influenza vaccine, FluMist. It's banking on a high-tech cold chain distribution network to make it happen.