Shelf-Involved

| Peter A. Buxbaum

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

B-to-B Still Waiting for Its Turnaround

| Shayn Ferriolo

Consumer spending may be picking up. But not so capital spending in most business sectors. According to Investor’s Business Daily, nonresidential fixed

Budget Quadrille

| Bennett Voyles

Perhaps the most irritating thing about people who are very good at what they do aside from how easy they make the job look is that most of the time they

War-Wary Mailers

| MCM staff

The prospect of a war with Iraq coupled with heightened fears of terrorist attacks at home have made it tough for Americans to go about business as usual.

A WINNING Combination

| Jeff Siegel

Three years ago, when Circuit City was puzzling over how to set up its e-commerce fulfillment system, the electronics retailer could have gone in any

Good Move

| Bill Kuipers

EVERY NOW AND THEN something goes really right, as it did recently when a client of ours performed a highly successful move of its distribution operation.

Mixed Outlook for the New Year

| MCM staff

Operations executives should expect both good and bad news in 2003, with some tough issues seemingly resolved, new challenges appearing, and the ever-present

Tour de Force

| MCM staff

Whether your taste runs to scarves based on Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs or to Peter Hewitt’s ribbon vases, chances are you’ll find just what you’re looking

PRIMAL FEAR

| Bennett Voyles

When the buzz about collaborative commerce began a few years back, it sounded like a winner: Retailers and vendors would use the Web to forecast better

SHIP of TOOLS

| Ron Shamlaty

Any port may suffice in a storm, but a successful captain will avoid bad weather whenever possible and carry the necessary tools to keep everything sailing