DHL Expands Parcel Plus Service

| MCM staff

DHL Global Mail has expanded its Smartmail Parcel Plus service to include packages weighing up to 10 lbs. Previously the service, which covers the continental U.S. as well as Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and APO/FPO addresses, was limited to packages weighing up to 1 lb.

Finding Your Voice in Fulfillment Technology

| MCM staff

Voice-directed fulfillment which uses advanced speech recognition technology to voice-enable processes such as order picking, replenishments, put-aways, transfers and receiving, is slowly catching on with direct merchants. This wireless communications technology lets workers operate essential warehouse equipment and systems

Eying IT expenditures

| Curt Barry

Long before the current economic slowdown, many companies had become more conservative with their IT spending. The latest technology can take a huge amount

Shipper scorecard

| Rob Martinez

Iguess they are doing okayI haven’t heard too many complaints. This is the most common response I hear from shippers when they’re asked about the performance