Opinion and Response
Editorial Is Cool Beans I just wanted to take a minute to compliment you on the tenor and timbre of your March editor’s page essay (Same as the Old Boss?).
Shipping/Delivery
This Year’s Must-Have: A Warehouse Management System
Looking for a WMS? This could be the best time to buy. A mature but stable market, with falling prices and more feature-rich, reliable applications to
Opinion & Response
As you can see from our front cover this issue, Catalog Age has come a long way in 20 years. Not surprisingly, many catalogers have also changed their
Party Days Over for Panache
Don and Geraldine Hedberg founded the Panache catalog in 1998 as a celebration of parties and good times. The Libertyville, IL-based catalog sold tableware,
Operations and Management: The Back End Comes to the Forefront
In 1983, Reagan was in the White House, Dallas was on the TV, Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean was on the turntable, and mail order was still mail order.
Operations and Management: Systems Then and Now
The catalog management software (CMS) systems on the market in the early 1980s were outgrowths of systems that catalogers had written inhouse or contracted
Panache Assets Sold at Auction
The intellectual property of the Libertyville, IL-based home decor and entertaining cataloger Panache has been purchased at an auction for $20,000 by
Mixed Picking Methods Boost Efficiency
IN THESE LEAN ECONOMIC TIMES, nothing gets distribution execs more excited than the prospect of saving big bucks in the warehouse. This was the impetus
Power Broker
SPECIAL SERIES FORECASTING, PART 2 Shortly after Scholastic Inc. started using new workforce management software at its Missouri-based customer contact
Opinion and Response
CATALOGS WE LOVE Even if you never grasped the basics of the Dewey Decimal System, you’ve got to love the Gaylord catalog of furniture and supplies for