Inbound Lowdown
How do you manage inbound freight? Inbound freight costs are often buried in the cost of merchandise, even though direct-to-customer retailers spend an
Ship
1+1=5
Anyone for a $6,000 shower curtain? Remember the $4,500 hammers the military used to buy? Even in the real world, extravagance and irresponsible spending
Hand It Over
There is more than one factor to consider in using automated systems rather than a manual process: seasonal volume, possible cost reductions, the total
The Last 10,000 Miles
In the first few years of the Internet boom, cyber pundits promised a world where consumers would be able to buy anything, anywhere, anytime. Inexperienced
Pampered Pallets
If you are looking for pallet technology to pump up your pick-and-pack warehouse operations, check out Swisslog North America’s new pallet handling systems
POWER SURGE
IT heads are no longer sitting in the dark. At this time in 2001, information technology was stuck in limbo, with spending pretty much stagnant as CIOs
Doing the Time Warp
Book buyers may be partying like it’s 1999, but is Buy.com’s free shipping policy a good idea? You can’t download dog food. If we learned nothing else
Cyber Potholes
A couple of years ago, when you needed to gather facts and figures to help you choose a warehouse management system, your major sources of information
Riding the Rails
RAIL HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN an inexpensive way to ship large quantities of goods. Some shippers have concentrated their expertise on integrating rail
Fast Forward
We won’t be talking about e-business next year, declares Gartner analyst Jeff Roster. Huh? We knew dot-coms were dying, but have they gone forever? Take