100 Great Supply Chain Partners of 2021: It Takes a Team to Win

Manufacturers, retailers and others recognize suppliers who have been instrumental in their quest for supply chain excellence. See the full list — plus 16 case studies that highlight their accomplishments.

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100 Great Supply Chain Partners of 2021: It Takes a Team to Win

August 5, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

One thing’s for certain, in this otherwise entirely unpredictable world of supply and demand: companies looking to succeed in commerce today can’t do it alone.

CASE STUDY

Tracing the Supply-Chain Journey of Green Products With Blockchain

August 4, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Covalent, a new fashion brand using carbon-negative materials in its line of accessories, turns to IBM to create a blockchain that tracks and verifies the positive environmental impact of its products.

Case Study

A Venerable Fashion Retailer Embraces Modern Supply Chain Management

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Fashion label Marc O’Polo sought to eliminate manual data management and lay the groundwork for an omnichannel retailing strategy, in support of both stores and online sales.

CASE STUDY

Furniture Retailer Elevates EDI From ‘Commodity’ to ‘Value-Added’

August 4, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

RC Willey Home Furnishings transitions from relying on legacy electronic data interchange to deploying the technology for achieving competitive advantage.

Case Study

Real-Time Climate Tracking Helps Food Distributor Cut Waste

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Losing too many perishable loads to variations in truck temperatures, Dot Foods Inc. sought a transparent solution to monitor its products in transit.

Case Study

Fashion Giant Outfits Operation With Digital Inventory Network

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

When siloed inventory management began causing stockouts and hurting customer service levels, Randa Apparel & Accessories looked to a planning platform to optimize operations.

Case Study

NorthShore Care Supply Doubles Output With AMRs, Voice Picking

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

A surge in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic prompted NorthShore Care Supply to seek a means of automating workflows within the warehouse.

The Craft Beer Boom: How to Satisfy Changing Consumer Tastes

Case Study

MaxiaNET Seeks Total Cold-Chain Control for Brewery Customer in Mexico

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

The supply chain design and management firm adopts a monitoring system in support of a “freshness fanatic” brewery, from production to consumption.

Case Study

Laura Canada Embraces the Omnichannel With New Order Management System

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

The Canadian women’s fashion retailer realizes a 25% increase in sales after implementing new technology for managing orders across channels.

Case Study

Crocs Seizes On Pandemic Popularity With Army of Fulfillment Bots

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

When e-commerce sales boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, footwear brand Crocs Inc. looked to warehouse automation for help.

CASE STUDY

Silk Commits to the Cloud; Seeks Outsourcing Partner to Handle the Hardware

August 4, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

A redefinition of its core offering, focusing on software, sends cloud data platform provider Silk in search of a partner to take over the hardware component of its business.

CASE STUDY

From Dog Food to Kayaks: Retailer Tractor Supply Co. Embraces Same-Day Delivery

August 4, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The pandemic accelerated a program by Tractor Supply Co. to jump into home delivery with a fleet of crowdsourced drivers.

Case Study

One Small Step for a Shipper Toward Embracing Electric Trucks

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Packaging product distributor Veritiv partners with Penske Truck Leasing to pioneer the use of an electrically powered big rig in Southern California.

Case Study

How Dressing Maker Marzetti Navigated Covid as Restaurants Shuttered

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

A data-driven business planning process helps T. Marzetti Co. maximize sales and financial growth.

Case Study

Workwear Specialist Invests in a Highly Automated Omnichannel DC

August 4, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Workwear manufacturer Engelberg Strauss seeks to create a distribution center that can serve all channels from a single location.

CASE STUDY

A Fulfillment Startup Embraces WMS in the Cloud — Just in Time for COVID-19

August 4, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Resurge, a new provider of warehousing and order-fulfillment services, needed a WMS that would allow it to grow quickly — but it couldn’t have anticipated how fast growth would come with the arrival of the pandemic.