Jack Link's Beef Jerky Case Study: "Wal-Mart Didn't Make Me Do It"
Part Three: Expected Benefits and Lessons Learned
Joseph J. Strub - March 10, 2005

Expected Benefits

Jack Link's Beef Jerky, like so many small and medium enterprises (SME), had been intensely focused on manufacturing and making the best beef jerky available. As a result, the company had neglected its supply chain for several years. The company decided to reverse this set of circumstances by implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology together with its underlying best practices and the support of Microsoft...