Correction
In the January article A Rebounding Economy May Boost Paper Prices, (page 11), Jim Tyrone, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Stamford,
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Mailbox
I was surprised that everything measured took place on the and side of the transaction. For an online merchant,
At Deadline
BLAIR RELAUNCHING IRVINE PARK In keeping with its strategy of winning more baby boomers as customers, apparel and home goods cataloger Blair Corp. is
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
Use the Circular File!
DID YOU KNOW that 80% of papers that are filed are never looked at again? So don’t be afraid to trash those memos you’ve been hoarding. A national Harris
Merchandise Handling
TOM GUTSCHKEPrincipal, Keogh Consulting Indeed, T-shirts don’t store or handle like CDs! There are two answers to your question a short one and a longer
Productivity Measures
RICHARD A. ANDREWSPresident, Efulfillmentcanada.com The key in measuring productivity is determining what should be measured. For fulfillment processes
IT Challenge: BuyIt, Build It, or Have It Built?
Information technology executives and managers at catalog companies face a never-ending demand for new or enhanced software systems. Motivation for seeking
What’s New
Where’s my Wireless? For an in-depth look at who’s buying what gadget, check out The Technological Elite and Other Users, a report from the Pew Internet
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