Good chemistry: DuPont (E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.) expects global supply-chain integration to have a positive reaction. (Company).

Supply Chain Management Review, March, 2002 by Sherman, Erik

Being the dominant fish in the pond may have its perks, but getting into that position has its costs. Take as an example the largest chemical company in the US, E I du Pont de Nemours (DuPont). The company is in the Fortune 100, with calendar-year 2000 revenues topping $28 billion. However, the company also racked up about $1.6 billion in expenses in 2000 for transportation, personnel travel, and warehousing. And that doesn't even count cost of materials or potential manufacturing inefficiencies. Big companies look for big savings, and DuPont has been steadily plowing through its options and finding that it's possible to make a big splash.

"We're looking at net savings in logistics to the tune of about $50 million a year," says Jerry Donnelly, director of...

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