Dark Days for Offshore Service?
Have you off-shored any of your customer contact operation? If so, how do you ensure there are no
Operations & Fulfillment
Solving Defective Items, Poor Packaging, and Inventory Discrepancies
A look at the three categories usually omitted from a fulfillment accuracy measuring system
10 Steps for Better Returns
Whether a returned item was the wrong size or was defective, you need a set of procedures for handling the product once it arrives in your warehouse. Fulfillment pro Curt Barry has a simple 10-step reverse logistics strategy. These tips can help you refurbish returns and get them back on the shelf for sale.
Measure for measure
The road to developing a successful metrics, measurement and benchmarking program starts very much like any successful plan in
that it has to have a champion
A Few Thoughts about WMS Integration
Every distribution center requires the functions provided by a warehouse management mystem (WMS) to control inventory movements, from receiving and put-away to picking and packing well as the management of returns.
The Fulfillment Doctor on…Cross-border Commerce
Q: I need a local fulfillment operation in Canada to effectively grow my business there. How would I proceed to develop an external fulfillment operation in Canada?
Is Search So Easy A Caveman Can Do It?
In the history of advertising, no ad vehicle has come so far, so fast, as
search engine marketing. To those of us who have been practicing SEM for
years, it’s amazing just how fast this space moves. Everyday there are new
challenges, increasing competition and new technological advances that
dazzle the mind.
Prime real estate
Boden, the British apparel cataloger, was nearing annual sales of $100 million in the United States. But it had to ship every order from its Leicester,
More pickup for price hikes
Unlike the current housing market of high inventory and falling prices, paper supply is going down and prices are heading up. Several mill closures and reduced demand are two key reasons why the cost of paper is escalating.
Tooling around on PTS
Shopping for industrial tools online can be a major production especially if a site is not up to snuff. Production Tool Supply sells such complex items