01.13.16
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company has entered into an agreement with Pearson, a leading company in education, business, and consumer publishing. RR Donnelley will provide complete supply chain management of 100% of Pearson’s printed and other learning materials to include procurement and manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, and inventory management for Pearson’s North American operations.
Pearson operates with 40,000 employees in more than 80 countries focused on helping people make progress in their lives through learning. The two companies have had a relationship for more than 30 years.
This agreement will expand the relationship to combine print, warehousing, fulfillment and supply chain management into a single workflow designed to increase speed to market and improve efficiencies across the distribution process. RR Donnelley will utilize its extensive asset base and its proprietary CustomBuy e-procurement tool to efficiently source materials.
“Our ongoing investments in our broad-based infrastructure are designed to enable exactly this kind of innovative and scalable supply chain solution,” said Dan Knotts, COO of RR Donnelley.
Pearson operates with 40,000 employees in more than 80 countries focused on helping people make progress in their lives through learning. The two companies have had a relationship for more than 30 years.
This agreement will expand the relationship to combine print, warehousing, fulfillment and supply chain management into a single workflow designed to increase speed to market and improve efficiencies across the distribution process. RR Donnelley will utilize its extensive asset base and its proprietary CustomBuy e-procurement tool to efficiently source materials.
“Our ongoing investments in our broad-based infrastructure are designed to enable exactly this kind of innovative and scalable supply chain solution,” said Dan Knotts, COO of RR Donnelley.