Paper Prices on the Rise

| MCM staff

Heightened paper demand has led at least three major North American mills to announce price hikes. Stamford, CT-based International Paper Co., Greenville,

The NEED for SPEED

| JEFF ZEILER

NEED SOME EXTRA MONEY THIS YEAR? Take a look in your warehouse. See those pallets in the racks? What about all the cases on those shelves? What you are

Smart Cycle Counts

| MCM staff

Q In our small DC, we have set up 27 cycles based on concrete dates. However, shouldn’t other factors influence the cycle? And which products should we

Twice as Nice

| Jeff Morris

SURE, MCDONALD’S MAY BE DOWNSIZING its menu, but don’t let that fool you. When it comes to food, it’s unlikely you can have too much of a good thing.

Running on Empty

| Barbara Arnn

Although the slight improvement in the U.S. economy should translate into an upturn in the market for warehouse/distribution space, warehousing and DC

Able-Bodied

| Rama Ramaswami

Want to know what RFID will really look like, but too afraid to ask? Get a sneak preview in Supply Chain Digest’s highly accessible guide, Anatomy of

RFID, Warmed Over

| MCM staff

According to a popular myth circulating on the Internet, the new U.S. $20 bill contains a hidden RFID chip that will explode if the bill is microwaved.

E-Commerce IT Set to Grow

| Barbara Arnn

Online retail still packs a punch in fact, it continues to expand and to require more IT spending. A recent Forrester Research report, 2004 Outlook For

Is Your Call Center Safe?

| MCM staff

OF COURSE IT IS, YOU SAY You’ve invested in the latest and best security measures. No one can enter or leave the facility without your knowledge. But