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Best Practices in Fulfillment: On Picking and Packing
Feb 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Kate Vitasek
Most companies understand the importance of following best practices but many don't know exactly what those practices are. That's where Kate Vitasek,...

Send them packing
Jan 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By W. Eric Martin
Packing is a simple task requiring little or no thought: You pack the goods, seal the box, and send it to the shipping department. Right? Not quite. This...
Packing It In: What's New in Packaging Materials
Jun 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Dana Dubbs
It's not always easy to find innovation in packing materials. After all, how many times can you reinvent the packing peanut or improve upon plastic air-pillow...
Filling the Void, Part Two
May 30, 2007 11:14 AM, By Sam Flanders
This is the second in a series on how to pack and fill parcels before shipping them. ...
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Operations and Management: The Dunnage Balancing Act
Sep 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By Margery Weinstein
Using too much dunnage is a waste of money, of course. But skimping on packaging materials can be costly as well: Too many orders will be arriving to...
Operations and Management: Avoiding Packing Bottlenecks
Aug 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By Margery Weinstein
Packing is generally the last stage in the fulfillment process before the order is shipped out the door. So it's also the last place you want to have...
Operations and Management: Seven Tips for Better Picking and Packing
Nov 1, 2003 12:00 PM, By Mark Del Franco
According to a catalog operations maxim, when it comes to picking and packing orders, the best-handled product is the least-handled product. Simply put,...
Think Inside the Box
May 1, 2004 12:00 PM, Karen Berman
It's here, it's here, chorus the children, when their much-anticipated catalog order arrives. As the youngsters rip open the parcel, their parents catch...
Care Package
Apr 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY BENNETT VOYLES
Unless you ship jewelry or pharmaceuticals, package security probably doesn't rank too high on your list of worries. Maybe once in a while a packer gets...




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