Smart Cycle Counts
Q In our small DC, we have set up 27 cycles based on concrete dates. However, shouldn’t other factors influence the cycle? And which products should we
Distribution Center
The NEED for SPEED
NEED SOME EXTRA MONEY THIS YEAR? Take a look in your warehouse. See those pallets in the racks? What about all the cases on those shelves? What you are
RFID, Warmed Over
According to a popular myth circulating on the Internet, the new U.S. $20 bill contains a hidden RFID chip that will explode if the bill is microwaved.
Another Roadside Attraction
Once upon a time, in the early sixties of the last century, a young fighter pilot named Sam Cutting III came home to Vermont from the U.S. Air Force and
Clocking Output
THE KEY TO IMPROVING distribution center productivity is to trim the too much time spent on each step, excess shipping charges, and redundant processes
Virtual Realpolitik
For all the talk about the importance of the Internet in this year’s elections, there’s been precious little research on just how much influence the Web
E Is for Easy
The e-tailing group has published the results of its 6th Annual Mystery Shopping Survey, conducted in the fourth quarter of 2003. Using ten must-have
Productivity Measures
RICHARD A. ANDREWSPresident, Efulfillmentcanada.com The key in measuring productivity is determining what should be measured. For fulfillment processes
Keep in Touch
The marketing agency Jack Morton Worldwide rather hysterically defines the ideal shopping transaction as a heart-thudding emotional experience for the
Dear Miss Lonelycarts
It’s not always easy to communicate with your third-party logistics providers. Most of them are more comfortable in front of their computer screens or