Patch or Scratch?

| Jeff Siegel

When Steve Bolin gets to work each day, he has the usual sorts of duties and assignments to handle. But Bolin, facilities director for the DC of business

Time for a Repackaging?

| MCM staff

We turn our attention this month to Sudbury, MA-based Chiswick Packaging Solutions, which sells boxes, labels, tape, and other packaging products to businesses.

Kitchen Sink Included

| D. Douglas Graham

RETAILERS OFTEN PUSH PRODUCT the way disc jockeys promote rock and roll they play the hits. But this hit-focused merchandising tends to underrate the

Ordering Out

| MCM staff

SOME COMPANIES KEEP ORDER FULFILLMENT and control at home, while others turn to outside contractors for creative, custom-made solutions to handle all

Thinking Inside the Box

| Paul Miller

General merchandise cataloger Fingerhut sells a wide variety of products, including electronics, jewelry, and home goods. The broad assortment of items

Warehouse Systems

| MCM staff

Q We are working with our vendor to install a cubing-based box selection module in our new quick-pick area. Should we use standardized packaging rather

Caswell-Massey: Cherchez Les Hommes

| Mark Del Franco

Toiletries marketer Caswell-Massey has been selling colognes and other products for men since 1752. But only recently did the Edison, NJ-based company

Mandate Fixation

| Thomas Ryan

WHEN YOU ARE COMPELLED to do something, you rush to get it over with. So it is with RFID. Pressured by mandates, manufacturers and distributors focus