2007

2007 Winner Profile

Network Services Company

  • Project Description: Network Services Company is a distributor that provides supply chain services to companies that need food service disposables, janitorial and sanitary supplies, industrial packaging, and printing paper. The company created a real-time Web-based inventory and supply chain system for its largest customer to monitor metrics across its warehouses. The project helped Network Services build a closer relationship with this customer and company can now offer its clients a high level of automation and value without more people or new resources.
  • Project type: Technology/Applications/Inventory Management
  • CIO: $model.cio100.cioFirstName Roche, CIO
  • CEO: R. James Alexy, President and CEO
  • Headquarters: Mount Prospect, Ill.
  • Industry: Wholesale/Retail/Distribution
  • Revenue (2006): $874 million
  • Website: www.nsconline.com
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