Operations & Fulfillment Archive
Cut Costs by Cleaning Your Ship-to Addresses
Transportation is a huge expense in distribution, so shaving costs in this area is often an operations priority. But you need to evaluate all of the associated costs that drive your total transportation spend. ...
Survey: Inventory Levels Fell in 2009
More than 50% of the companies surveyed saw a decrease in inventory levels during 2009, according to a recent Finished Goods Inventory Management Report by Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium....
USPS Seeks Reclassification of Standard Parcels
The U.S. Postal Service has asked the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to reclassify some Standard Mail parcels to complement its current shipping product line. ...
How to Reduce Labor Management Costs
Merchants always want to improve their warehouse operations and reduce costs, especially when the economy is down. Typically, you can make the most effective changes in labor management. ...
All Systems Go: Building a Collaborative Supply Chain while Minimizing Risk
Creating a collaborative supply chain helps you ensure that all supply chain partners have aligned their visions and goals for satisfying supply chain cost and fulfillment service needs. But you need a secure plan before allowing your supply chain partners to access your data....
Lamps Plus DC Shines with New WMS
Lamps Plus needed help with its operational efficiency after moving to a massive DC. A new WMS from Manhattan Associates solved the problem....
Green Mountain Coffee Selling Direct Store-Customer Support Unit
Because its store customers prefer to buy through distributors, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is selling its northeast region direct store-customer support to Pine State Trading Co. ...
Delivering on Your Holiday Promise
You can have the best marketing program and creative concepts for the holiday season, but if you can’t deliver on the offers you make, you will lose sales and customers for years to come. Is your operation ready for the holidays? Here are a few key areas to focus on....
Small Parcels Get Slammed in Exigent Rate Case Filing
Catalogs have good reason to be upset with 5.1% hike proposed in the exigent rate case the U.S. Postal Service filed July 6. But it’s the small parcels that are really getting hammered once again: ...
How to Benchmark External Rates
Despite what your parcel carrier representative tells you, you could probably be getting better pricing. How can you be certain your rates are truly best...
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