News / E-commerce boom raises the bar on supply chain speed for shipper Sauder

Sauder Woodworking eschews the old ways in favour of modern supply chains.

At Sauder Woodworking in Ohio, EDI accounts for the lion’s share of its electronic interaction with customers and suppliers, but the producer of ready-to-assemble furniture products is shifting more and more traffic to the cloud.

In the main, the company sold its products through bricks-and-mortar stores like Walmart, Target, Ikea and Office Depot, but during the pandemic, online sales exploded.

Demand was driven by massive demand for office furniture as people had to work from home and, in response, Sauder introduced three ...