The Supply Chain Dive Awards for 2019
From Nike to Williams-Sonoma, these are the companies and executives that shaped supply chains this year.
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Nike's acquisition of demand-sensing startup Celect this year was the culmination of years of progress toward agile manufacturing and inventory visibility, resulting in an industry-leading supply chain. Read more ➔
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From customer-service oriented solutions to accelerated digital transformation in a historically slow-moving industry, Skou continues to make waves. Read more ➔
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Flight Forward became the first company to receive a "Standard Part 135" clearance from the FAA this year and is beginning to look into business-to-consumer use cases. Read more ➔
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Unexpectedly, FedEx decided not to renew its Express and Ground contracts with Amazon this year in a bid to take on the broader e-commerce market. Read more ➔
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This year, Target set ambitious carbon emissions reduction goals and committed to bringing suppliers along for the ride, increasing the impact of its work toward a more sustainable supply chain. Read more ➔
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At the beginning of 2019, retailers either waited to see what would happen with the increasingly sunny U.S.-China trade negotiations, or they prepared for the worst. Williams-Sonoma prepared and it paid off. Read more ➔