The growth in ecommerce presents a lot of opportunities for Vanderlande, but it doesn’t want to abandon its focus on quality and delivery.
By Staci Davidson
What connects travel and ecommerce? The supply chain, particularly how luggage and packages of goods are moved from place to place, from facility to truck. Vanderlande works hard behind the scenes to help ensure travelers’ luggage gets where it needs to be and efficiently, while also helping ecommerce providers deliver their goods on time. The company’s work has made it the global market leader for value-added logistics process automation at airports and in the parcel market.
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Isagenix aims to be the leader in the health and wellness sector.
By Alan Dorich
When some people try weight-loss products, they need guidance on how to use them, or even support to stay committed to their goal. Isagenix International offers both, Senior Vice President of Operations Chantal Chaput says.
Based in Gilbert, Ariz., the company provides transformational products and systems for weight wellness, energy, performance and healthy aging. CEO Jim Coover co-founded Isagenix with his wife, Executive Vice President Kathy Coover, and Formulator John Anderson in 2002.
Since then, Isagenix has grown to employ 850 people worldwide and offer a wide range of products that include cleanse and fat burning systems, meal replacements, sports performance gels and drinks, and even coffee to more than 550,000 customers. The products, Chaput notes, are sold through a direct-selling model that allows people to start their own business and connect them directly with the end users.
Today, “We’re present in 13 different markets,” Chaput says. “The company has been taking a lead in helping the customer lose weight and sustain their healthy lifestyle.”
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Akebono North America aims to get ahead of supply chain issues whether man made or natural disasters.
By Mark Lawton, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
Akebono’s automotive customers expect just-in-time delivery of brakes and parts. “There is more and more pressure on the suppliers to own more and more of the system,” Vice President Grant Church says. “In the old days, the customer would pick up at the dock and deliver to his own buildings. We are often asked to take on that responsibility. “
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The Tecma Group of Companies relies on data analytics to increase efficiencies and cost-effectiveness throughout the supply chain for its clients.
By Janice Hoppe-Spiers, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Media
As the United States trade war with China continues to escalate, goods manufactured in Mexico are expected to become more competitively priced, making the country a more attractive option for manufacturers’ shelter maquiladora operations. Because of this, The Tecma Group of Companies is preparing for significant growth having positioned itself over the last 30 years as the go-to entity management company.
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By building a strong supply chain, AFGlobal Corp. enhanced its business and strengthened its culture.
By Staci Davidson, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
Serving complex industries needs a well-organized operation to maintain a high level of service. Working with the global oil and gas, power generation, industrial and aerospace markets, AFGlobal Corp. understands this well. Five years ago, AFGlobal realized it wouldn’t be able to achieve sustainable growth without a strong supply chain, so it set out to establish one.
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Investments in technology and capital projects help ATD maintain a focus on its customers and develop a great team.
By Staci Davidson, Senior Editor at Knighthouse Publishing
American Tire Distributors (ATD) offers more than 15,000 active SKUs at more than 140 distribution centers, while operating more than 1,500 delivery vehicles that cover more than 80 million miles annually. The ATD operation is substantial, but this is only part of what sets the company apart from competitors. Customers soon realize the “ATD Advantage” is a key part of the company’s offering.
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3M Canada continues to improve its sourcing and sustainability practices.
By Jim Harris
Environmental stewardship and sustainability are relatively new components of the corporate responsibility policies of many companies. For 3M, however, going ”green“ has been a part of its identity since the 1970s.
“We’re one of the few companies that’s been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 17 consecutive years, since the inception of the Index in 1999, and we have a program called ‘Pollution Prevention Pays,’ or 3P, that we started here over 40 years ago,” says Jeff van Geel, director of strategic sourcing for the global manufacturing company’s Canadian operations. “We have been on the sustainability movement for many decades now.”
The company’s sustainability goals heavily influence its sourcing activities, as it considers the energy consumption and overall environmental impact of potential purchases such as equipment. Company car purchases are mindful of sales representatives’ needs as well as fuel economy, he adds.
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Kaman’s innovation and distribution allows it to meet mission-critical aerospace and industrial challenges. 
