Many Interested but Few Investing Yet
Anumber of direct marketing executives are expressing interest in comprehensive warehouse management systems (WMSs), but that doesn’t mean they’re investing
Warehouse/Distribution Center
Multichannel system challenges
You’re the CIO of a multichannel company and responsible for the following: a retail merchandising and planning system that runs on IBM’s iSeries processor
Beyond RFID
When it comes to the supply chain, radio frequency identification (RFID) has been hogging the spotlight. But while RFID tags have received plenty of buzz
Streamlining reverse logistics
The returns management process is undergoing an extreme makeover. Refusing to remain a neglected supply chain component pushed off into a dark corner,
Assurance policy
Daniel Knight is the director for fulfillment quality assurance (QA) for Home Shopping Network’s Roanoke, VA, distribution center. HSN is part of New
Many happy returns?
Consumers are not only getting comfortable with the task of e-tailing, they are happier and more willing to return items purchased online, according to
The buzz from Buzz
Buzz Van Santvoord is the vice president of fulfillment and facility management for 1-800-Flowers.com’s Children’s Group and Plow & Hearth titles. As
What’s in storage
There is nothing more frustrating for a distribution manager than walking by dust-shrouded pallets in a prime picking zone. The overly optimistic merchant
Five Mistakes That Will Doom Your WMS Implementation
In the course of implementing numerous warehouse management systems (WMSs) and other software applications over the years, I