SOFT TOUCH

| Ravi Madala

It’s not the ancient wisdom of the East to choose a process to conform to its environment; it’s just common sense. In bonsai gardening, tending a tree

Paper Prices Creeping Up

| Shayn Ferriolo

The days of rock-bottom paper prices may be over. In early August, most of the major paper companies, including International Paper, Stora Enso North

Ticker Tapeworm

| MCM staff

Will the Sarbanes-Oxley Act signed on July 30 make a real difference to federal securities law? Yes, absolutely, says Bruce Beebe, editor of Directorship,

Cycle Dynamics

| Barbara Arnn

What goes around comes around in the material handling business. Although material handling equipment manufacturing will decline 12%-14% in 2002, full-year

Bombay Tonic

| Mark Del Franco

Software supplies the fizz in home furnishings retailer Bombay Company’s distribution cocktail. Thanks to programs that allow better merchandise forecasting

Political Froth

| MCM staff

Now that Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan has officially indicted infectious greed as the cause of corporate misdeeds, it’s time to sit back and think about

Cyber Potholes

| Ron Hounsell

A couple of years ago, when you needed to gather facts and figures to help you choose a warehouse management system, your major sources of information

Riding the Rails

| Barbara Arnn

RAIL HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN an inexpensive way to ship large quantities of goods. Some shippers have concentrated their expertise on integrating rail