Grand illusion
If Jim Graham has his way, Utility Safeguard will one day be the Amazon.com of the construction world a larger-than-life online store providing contractors
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Hit the Jackpot!
Most industries tend to focus on how to install advanced technologies rather than improving processes an oversight that greatly reduces the potential
Distribution 101
Courses on the basics of distribution are rarely found in colleges these days and that’s a pity, according to John M. Hill, a world-renowned material
Checking Up on Your Holiday Inventory
Friends and neighbors may be preparing their next barbecue and finalizing Labor Day plans, but for operations managers at consumer merchants, midsummer
Does RFID fit in?
Want to learn precisely where RFID will fit into your operation? We highly recommend starting with an unusual new study from Forrester Research, How RFID
RFID: Are We There Yet?
As a kid, you asked Are we there yet? over and over during long trips in the family car. The parental answer was usually a vague platitude designed to
Training Day
EDITOR’S NOTE This is the second installment of a three-part series on picking technologies and strategies. Part I was published in the April 2005 issue
Back-end benchmarks
Every couple of years, we find that we have to revise our for benchmarks. Order fulfillment practices change far more rapidly today than they did even
All in One
Electronics Line USA is a manufacturer/marketer of high-tech security surveillance equipment and related apparatus, with offices and distribution operations
Returns Engagement
Catalogers know that a customer making a return isn’t happy with the product. But if you can quickly and efficiently process the return, you may be able