FORSYTH HARDWOOD CO.

355 Bayshore Boulevard

San Francisco 24, California which placed the order, United States Plywood Corporation was the only firm in the industry which could fill the bill. o'It was the toughest problem in logistics we ever encountered," Ryback said, oobut we came through on time thanks to the complete cooperation of the trucking companies, our own mill managements and the contract mills who participated in the order. We never could have done it without the unique organization the company

Harry Ryback, manager of the company's West Coast Purchasing office in Eugene, got the order at 9 p.-. on a Saturday. Working virtually around the clock Ryback and his stafi surveyed stocks in the company's own and contract mills. Special production crews were organized at various points on Sunday. The first trucks rolled out of Oregon for Oakland dockside SunCay a{ternoon. By Monday night the balance of the order was on hand at various loading docks, and the last truckload involved reached the Oakland dockside Wednesday night.

Mhas developed over the past several years lor dovetailing market'i requirements with mill capabilities." ,i

U. S. Plywood, which is the world's largest distributor of build- 1; ing materials, markets about 14 per cent of the Northwest plywood industry's output. The company produced approximately 65 perli cent of the order with the balance coming from its regular sources 1. of outside supply. Thirty-nine truckloads from 12 mills were involved in the delivery.

According to U. S. Plywood officials, the order may largest shipment ever assembled in one 48-hour period. normal conditions the .order would have required three weeks to process.

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