Performance Benchmarks
As an operations executive, you are responsible for not just one activity but several in your distribution or fulfillment operation. The areas you manage
Warehouse
Backorders Have Always Been With Us
BACK IN THE DAY, as people say nowadays, initial order fill rates, defined as the percentage of customer orders shipped complete in less than three days
Count Carefully for E-commerce Evolution
Consistent and sophisticated measurement is critical to online sales success, according to a recent a survey of over 200 senior e-commerce executives.
Hot New Markets in Global Fulfillment
At first glance, this may not seem like the best time for a company to expand its operations and fulfillment globally. Worldwide economic woes, uncertainty
Good Vibrations
The old adage You get what you pay for is apt in the case of radio frequency identification technology. Although it isn’t cheap, RFID has tremendous potential
Post-War Strategies
The war in Iraq is over, consumer confidence has improved somewhat, and retail sales are picking up. So can we hurry up and go back to the way we were,
What’s the Perfect Warehouse Like? Answers From an Expert
Warehouses come in all shapes and sizes, but the best ones have certain factors in common. A new study conducted by logistics guru Dr. Ed Frazelle and
Pilgrim’s Progress
Electronic kiosks are a self-service technology still on its rather torturous way to achieving the level of a boom, according to a 2003 kiosk benchmark
Keep on Truckin’
YOUR MERCHANDISE IS RESTLESS. It understands that its length of stay in your warehouse (or ) affects its value. The more frequently your merchandise comes
DIS-connected
Regardless of how organized you attempt to be, it can still feel as though your inventory moves from one black hole to another because of the difficulty