Illuminating DC Lighting

| Sam Flanders

A brightly lit facility not only helps reduce fatigue and errors, but it also helps foster a friendlier and more orderly work environment. Early distribution

The Case for Voice-Driven Tech in the DC

| Scott Yetter

Warehouses are experiencing remarkable increases in productivity by taking paper and RF scanners out the hands of their workers and giving them headsets with microphones instead. These distribution centers have learned that voice-driven logistics technology really works, even in the noisiest, harshest environments.

Put-away Best Practices

| Kate Vitasek

Put-away is the process of moving material from the dock and transporting it to a storage, replenishment, or pick area. Best-practice companies manage the put-away area by calculating resource and space requirements based on expected receipts and current backlogs.

Financial Reports: Systemax, Charming Shoppes, Blair

| MCM staff

Manufacturer/marketer Systemax had a solid fourth quarter and 2006. Charming Shoppes’ Crosstown Traders catalogs ended the year with a whimper. And Blair Corp. hasn’t gotten 2007 off to a rousing start

Tips for Improving Shipping Performance

| MCM staff

With rising fuel prices, carrier capacity problems, and pressure from customers for on-time deliveries, shippers have been feeling the squeeze.