SEPTEMBER 2009
VOLUME 7 NO. 9 inside
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a supply chain
innovator: interview
with Joel Sutherland
BY JAMES COOKE
Joel L. Sutherland was chosen as the
recipient of CSCMP’s 2009
Distinguished Service Award in
recognition of a career marked by
professional innovation.
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nothing to sneeze at
BY MARK SOLOMON
The changes Kimberly-Clark made to
its distribution network may not be
groundbreaking. But they’ve saved the
maker of Kleenex and other paper
products 22 million gallons of fuel and
taken service to a whole new level.
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power down
BY PETER BRADLEY
; For DCs struggling with high
energy costs, green retrofits may be
the answer.
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the end of air freight
(as we’ve known it)
BY MARK SOLOMON
Battered by recession and facing new
rivals for the global shipping dollar, air
freight contemplates a clouded future.
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reel simple
BY DAVID MALONEY
As its business grew, the Orvis Co.
found itself increasingly hampered by
a supply chain that wasn’t designed to
support a multichannel operation. The
fix proved surprisingly simple.
