IdeaBook
2017
IdeaBook
2017
VOLUME 6 NO. 1
5 FROM THE EDITORS
INNOVATIONS AND IDEAS FOR SUCCESS
6 FORKLIFT SAFETY. . . PAST,
PRESENT, AND FUTURE
BY TOBY GOOLEY
What makes today’s forklifts safer to operate
than ever before? Experts name some of the
most important improvements of the past
few years and explain why forklifts of the
future are likely to be even safer.
10 PROCUREMENT AT PHILIPS:
TOTAL TRANSFORMATION ON A
GLOBAL SCALE
BY PIETER LIGTHART
When Royal Philips implemented a new
product design and procurement process,
it also completely reconfigured its
procurement organization. The author, who
worked together with Philips executives
Fredrick Spalcke and Ad Boon on the
project, explains the initiative’s origins,
challenges, and successes.
16 REI’S NEWEST DISTRIBUTION
CENTER IS A MODEL OF
SUSTAINABILITY
BY DAVID MALONEY
It’s known for selling gear and apparel for
the great outdoors, but when it went to build
its latest DC, REI turned its focus inward,
creating a facility that is both ecofriendly and
worker-friendly.
The best-read, most popular articles on logistics and supply chain strategies
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