Month: May 2003

PepsiCo: No Deposit, No Return

A salty-snack maker in Texas pioneered the use of wireless communications on delivery routes. Among the copycats: Pepsico, Pepsi bottling companies and such Pepsi subsidiaries

Lightnin: Flash of Brilliance

Lightnin, a manufacturer of custom-designed industrial mixers, couldn’t move fast enough in the 1990s. Botched orders and delayed shipments added up to unhappy customers. So

Worldspan: Up, Up and Away

In 1996, the management of Worldspan was faced with a critical decision. Of the big three U.S.-based computerized travel reservations companies, Worldspan was a dust-eating