Brookstone to sell Gardeners Eden

| Mark Del Franco

Merrimack, NH-based multititle mailer Brookstone announced on June 28 that it was putting Gardeners Eden on the selling block. The same day the company

Distribution 101

| Rama Ramaswami

Courses on the basics of distribution are rarely found in colleges these days and that’s a pity, according to John M. Hill, a world-renowned material

The incredible shrinking woodworkers universe

| Sherry Chiger

To those who don’t know a wing nut from a cashew nut, all tools are alike. Not so for woodworkers. Running the gamut from cabinetmakers to scrollsaw hobbyists,

Hit the Jackpot!

| Norman Saenz Jr.

Most industries tend to focus on how to install advanced technologies rather than improving processes an oversight that greatly reduces the potential

movers and shakers

| MCM staff

The warehousing market is showing strong signs of recovery, and although companies are still watching their budgets, they’re no longer afraid to invest

Warehousing Construction, Occupancy Expanded in 2004, Report Says

| Rama Ramaswami

Commercial warehousing facilities have been in a slump for a few years, but the market is on the upswing, according to year-end surveys conducted by ProLogis, a global distribution solutions provider. During the second half of 2004, newly started bulk distribution and warehouse projects expanded. In the nation

viewpoint midsummer makeover

| MCM staff

It’s only July, but already most of us are putting together strategies and budgets for next year. And if there’s one lesson we’ve learned in the past

Does RFID fit in?

| Rama Ramaswami

Want to learn precisely where RFID will fit into your operation? We highly recommend starting with an unusual new study from Forrester Research, How RFID

The pitch for sales software

| Jeff Morris

If there was technology that could help your sales force better manage contacts, generate higher sales, and close more deals, would you invest in it?

DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CARGO IS?

| David Pluviose

The 2002 movie The Sum of All Fears based on the 1991 Tom Clancy novel of the same name depicts what is surely a supply chain manager’s worst nightmare: