Manhattan Beer Distributors uses technology to ensure its customers get what they need just in time for happy hour.
By Jim Harris
Distributing beer and other beverages to more than 25,000 customers daily in the New York City metro area is no easy task. Inventory levels as well as truck scheduling and routing, among other factors, all need to be taken into consideration before consumers can enjoy a pint at a bar or take a six-pack home from the store.
The city’s premier distributor manages the complicated logistics of delivering to the nation’s largest city through a large fleet of trucks as well as state-of-the-art warehouse and computer systems that enable it to meet its customer service goals.
“To be successful in this business, you need to understand customers and partner with good suppliers and great brands,” says Mike McCarthy, senior vice president of operations for Manhattan Beer Distributors. “We make sure we’re getting the right brands to our customers where and when they want it and how they want it.
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Gorton’s Seafood enhances its supply chain as it continues to innovate to deliver the highest-quality products to market faster and more efficiently.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
For nearly 170 years, Gorton’s Seafood sourcing the highest-quality seafood in Gloucester, Mass., America’s oldest seaport and the birthplace of the United States fishing industry. The company is one of the most recognized brands in the country as America has been putting its trust in the Gorton’s Fisherman for decades before its beloved jingle first appeared in 1975.
Gorton’s got its start by setting sail in the Atlantic Ocean with company-owned schooners, fishing for cod and mackerel, and salt-curing them on board. As industry pioneers with a thirst for innovation, Gorton’s was the first to develop a frozen convenience food in 1944 when it launched the frozen fish steak. “Now we are exclusively in frozen seafood,” Director of Purchasing Greg Jeffers says. “We offer a variety of products from different species and we want to provide a variety of healthy, nutritious seafood to customers.”
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A strong supply chain supports IRIDEX’s leadership in innovative laser-based medical systems, delivery devices and consumable instrumentation.
By Knighthouse Editorial Staff
IRIDEX Corp. has a goal of saving sight worldwide through its operations, as well as its extensive charitable efforts. The company is a worldwide leader in developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative and versatile laser-based medical systems, delivery devices and consumable instrumentation for the ophthalmology and otolaryngology markets. At the same time, IRIDEX builds key partnerships with groups that share its mission to fight blindness, improve quality of care and enhance patients’ lives.
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A robust supplier diversity program has helped CBS Corporation expand opportunities for diverse-owned businesses. By Eric Slack
Supplier diversity has long been a cornerstone of CBS Corporation’s operations. Indeed, diversity is something CBS has embraced at all levels – on screen, behind the camera, in the workforce and with supplier relationships.
“Supplier diversity is a key strategic initiative of the company’s procurement function,” Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer Tom Hogan says.
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Pilot Flying J’s logistics operations ensure that its truck driver and other customers get the fuel they need.
By Jim Harris, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
Pilot Flying J is building on one of its greatest strengths. “Our logistics network is what sets us apart from our competition,” says Brad Jenkins, senior vice president of supply and distribution for the travel center operator. “We’ve always been very good at running the ‘last mile’ utilizing our central dispatch operation, and we want to scale those capabilities.”
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Avery Dennison leverages collaboration internally and with suppliers to make a ‘material difference’ for customers.
By Bianca Herron
Avery Dennison Corp. was founded in 1935 when Stan Avery invented and patented the first self-adhesive, die-cut labeling machine.
Eighty-three years later, the Glendale, California-based company sets the industry standard for materials innovation and manufacturing across a vast range of industries, including consumer-goods packaging, “smart” labels, apparel and footwear, healthcare, electronics, signs and graphics, and more. Today, the Fortune 500 company employs more than 30,000 people, operates in more than 50 countries and provides its customers with high-quality pressure-sensitive adhesive labelings, tags and labels.
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Sonic's supply chain reduces human touch and increases speed.
By Mark Lawton, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
Every week, more than 1 million electronic components arrive at Sonic Manufacturing Technologies. Of those, over 500,000 are delivered to Sonic without human touch and within three days of ordering.
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Jack Daniel’s is investing millions into expansion to meet demand for its best-selling world whiskey brand.
By Kat Zeman, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
Move over, Johnnie Walker. Jack Daniel’s has taken over the reins of the whiskey kingdom. The 152-year-old American whiskey maker surpassed Scotland-based Johnnie Walker and holds the top spot as the world’s best-selling world whiskey brand.
Both Jack and Johnnie have their fans. But Jack is at the top of its game when it comes to sales. To put it candidly, everybody in business is in business to succeed and Jack Daniel’s is succeeding.
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