Efficiencies Enable Lillian Vernon to Shut Manila Contact Center
Crediting increased operational efficiencies as the catalyst, Lillian Vernon closed its satellite call center in Manila, Philippines, on March 18.
Operations & Fulfillment
Five Ways to Improve Inventory Planning
Looking for better ways to improve your inventory performance? Ray Goodman, senior vice president, retail and multichannel solutions for Omaha, NE-based software services provider Direct Tech, offers these suggestions
Five Ways to Improve Inventory Planning
Looking for better ways to improve your inventory performance? Ray Goodman, senior vice president, retail and multichannel solutions for Omaha, NE-based software services provider Direct Tech, offers these suggestions:
Nine Ways to Better Control Your Inventory
Inventory accuracy is a common concern among my clients. Here are some tips to help improve the accuracy of the inventory within your facility:
Saving Space
Few distribution center managers have the luxury of excess warehouse space that can be tapped whenever needed. Certainly the vast majority of DC personnel would claim they have a shortage rather than a surplus of space.
Hershey Outsources Direct Jobs, Plans Layoffs
Approximately 50 employees in the catalog and online gift department at The Hershey Co. will be laid off, a result of the chocolate company
A Few Thoughts on Storage and Inventory Control
Storage and inventory control processes include the activities related to holding material and the processes of counting and transacting the material as it moves through the warehouse.
Bright Idea: Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Lighting
A brightly lit facility helps reduce fatigue and reduce errors. A bright facility also helps foster a friendlier and more orderly work environment.