OrderTrust Shuttered

| MCM staff

OrderTrust, a direct marketing services provider based in Lowell, MA, has ceased operations and terminated approximately 60 employees. A small staff remains

Chain Reaction

| Ernie Schell

Paper-driven processes invariably push up operating costs Many catalog companies don’t even realize they have a supply chain, or if they do, it’s a one-dimensional

PRIME TIME

| MCM staff

Facing the clock is a constant in every employee’s life, but it doesn’t have to be the same clock face for everyone. Developing an optimum schedule ensures that a facility can operate at peak efficiency

CUSTOM BLENDS

| Susan W. Capparelle

Get a bucket, shake, and pour. Blending your choice of new technologies can create a customized solution for your contact center

Can This Relationship Be Saved?

| Rama Ramaswami

We admit it: We used those shockingly red lips on our cover to grab your attention. But what’s in our special section on contact centers is attention-grabbing as well.

Lip Service

| Rama Ramaswami

You may like your VOIP with a dash of CRM, but most contact centers go for the online meat and potatoes, as our special benchmark report reveals

FOOL’S GOLD

| Lawrence Dean Shemesh

Dot-com fever unearthed some pockets of pure gold ore, but many prospectors were left with only a few shiny rocks. The Forty-niners just may have a few things to teach the Ninety-niners

Civil Discourse

| Liz Kislik

Periodic meetings are needed in units with four or more workers In the work that I do with client companies on targeted change and improvement programs,