NOW HEAR THIS
HE STRAPS ON A SMALL WIRELESS TRANSMITTER, adjusts a headset, and he’s off. Is he a salesman setting out on a road trip in a state that prohibits hand-held
Warehouse
GOLDEN RETRIEVER
If you’re still chasing CRM, ERP, SCM, VIM, TIM, and what have you, you’re barking up the wrong tree. None of these much-heralded applications have had
Break Time
There was a time when most goods sold in this country were made in this country when you received a faulty shipment, you could send it back. But now that
Pick of the Bunch
What do exotic produce and third-party logistics services have in common? Their buyers are picky. This year, companies that use 3PLs are examining the
Sense and Sensibility
A lift operation enhanced by an obstruction sensing system is a new offering by McConnellsburg, PA-based JLG Industries, Inc. The self-propelled vertical
Honey, I Shrunk the Dot
There is the real world, and there is the electronic world. Tech shop findtheDOT, Inc., based in Oakland, CA, offers a technology designed to connect
Just for You
The sector of the direct-to-customer marketplace is populated by thousands of modest catalogs, single-product companies that do direct marketing through
Smarter, Not Harder
Lack of consumer confidence and a slowdown in spending have begun to hurt catalogers. After years of double-digit growth, in recent months many companies
Here, You Do It
Just as insects rely on cooperation and delgation to build complex social systems, business must rely on partnerships to build complex operations. Today’s
Profile: BILL MONK
Director of Logistics Nordstrom.com How long have you been in logistics? I didn’t go to school for it. I was a paperboy for nine years, and I always tried