[kepano]

International Paper (the company profiled in this article) and most of the box manufacturers in the US use the software company I started, Lumi (YC W15)[0].

What is fascinating about these manufacturers is that many of them have been in business for more than 100 years and think on a multi-generational time scale. Managing forests and growing trees to turn them into boxes is a 25 year process.

There are a lot of old-timers working in these companies but I really enjoyed working with them. It's like we were the Hobbits interacting with Ents. They make decisions in a different way, and I found that refreshing. As a fast-moving startup it forced us to be aligned with their long term view of the world.

[0] https://www.lumi.com/

[lagt_t]

International Paper uses SAP for supply chain management.

[kepano]

Different part of the business. IP is big :)

They use Lumi as a storefront and customer management platform primarily for the ecommerce market.

[therockspush]

Lumi lad, any idea what part of the supply chain Int Paper uses you for when not using SAP?