Operations & Fulfillment
Live from NCOF: Online Procurement Changing LTL
Transportation is no longer a commodity but a strategic decision thanks to online procurement, said Brad Gregory, director of sales and software alliances for SMC, a consultancy on less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping, during his Tuesday session,
Live from NCOF: Better Operations Through Communication
During his Monday afternoon session at the National Conference for Operations and Fulfillment, entitled
Simplifying S&H
For direct merchants, there’s no escaping shipping and handling charges. You have to pay the shipper to deliver the goods to your customers, and generally
Clarifying click-to-call
Recently e-commerce media buzz has focused around click-to-call technology, with Internet search giants Google and Yahoo! testing ways to enable immediate
Five Common Mistakes in Implementing a WMS
Bill Tyng, a systems consultant for Cincinnati-based supply chain consultancy Forte, has seen a lot of problems and pitfalls with implementing WMSs. Here
On the Road Again
In a bid to keep distribution costs down, companies are considering alternatives that they might have overlooked in the past. We’re seeing more postal
Little Improvements Mean a Lot
The order management system (OMS) handles such functions as order entry, sales analysis, inventory planning, and accounting, among others. Many of the