30 TOO-GREAT EXPECTATIONS?
BY CHRIS ELLIOTT
Many young supply chain professionals
have unrealistic expectations about job
requirements and career paths. Employers
and educators must do a better job of
communicating what skills and traits new
hires will need in the real world.
36 HEADING FOR ZERO
BY PETER BRADLEY
Ace Hardware worked with its waste and
recycling contractor to get one DC to the
point where it ships nothing to a landfill.
A second DC is close behind. And that’s
only a part of the hardware cooperative’s
sustainability efforts.
38 LIFTING THE FOG: THREE STEPS
TO SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY
BY DENIS HÜBNER, STEPHAN M. WAGNER,
AND BORIS ZAREMBA
To achieve supply chain visibility, you need
to collect and analyze vast amounts of
data. But how do you choose the right
data? Following this three-step approach
will help you leverage valuable data from
both existing and new sources.
44 A NEW PAIRING FOR
REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
Will a rail-truck hybrid model challenge
truckers’ dominance?
48 A SUPPLY CHAIN REDESIGN
FOR OMNICHANNEL SUCCESS
BY JAMES A. COOKE
To maintain its lead in omnichannel
retailing, the venerable U.K. retailer John
Lewis has adopted a very modern strategy:
converting to “hybrid” distribution centers
that fill orders for both retail stores and
online sales.
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