Tell Them What’s Wrong
YOU CAN’T EXPECT ANY WORKER to change an unsuccessful behavior unless you tell him what he’s doing wrong and how to fix it. But most people avoid giving
Inventory
Shelf-Involved
Is it true that as Wal-Mart goes, so go all retailers? As the largest retailer in the United States indeed, as the country’s largest corporation its influence
Golden Age of Fulfillment
DIRECT-TO-CUSTOMER FULFILLMENT has come a long way in the last decade. Or has it? Some of the clearest clues to the history of the industry lie in the
Send in the Clowns
At turning points in our lives, we often step back and reexamine, to use a clich, who we are and all too often, the answer to that question comes as a
Take Your Pick
Below, vendors pick their newest and hottest products: FKI LOGISTEX REAL TIME SOLUTIONS, EMERYVILLE, CA The EASYpick Voice system features multi-functioning
Good Vibrations
The old adage You get what you pay for is apt in the case of radio frequency identification technology. Although it isn’t cheap, RFID has tremendous potential
The Lady or the TIGER
In the fat and happy 1990s, retailers, e-tailers, and wholesalers were frequently unwilling to contract the services of third-party logistics providers.
Retailers May Escape an Iraq War Backlash
WHEN U.S. TOMAHAWK CRUISE MISSILES rained from the skies over Baghdad in the early morning hours of March 20, retail companies braced for the worst after
TraceElements
But there may be no need to pay such close attention THE POSSIBILITIES are intriguing. Wonder where the merchandise from the factory in China is as it
DIS-connected
Regardless of how organized you attempt to be, it can still feel as though your inventory moves from one black hole to another because of the difficulty