Forecasting Call Center Workloads

| Bob Webb

Accurate forecasting is the most important component of workforce management software and call centers are inherently susceptible to the inaccuracies of call volume forecasting.

IN PRAISE OF PCI

| Tiffany Riley

When the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards were introduced four years ago, they were received with about as much enthusiasm as a root canal.

It’s NCOF Time Once Again!

| MCM staff

In a tough economy with rising costs of doing business everywhere you turn, smart retailers look to their colleagues and industry experts for that nugget of information

Operations is the Hub of Optimization

| MCM staff

Randy Strang, Vice President, UPS Customer Solutions, shares his view on the challenges facing today’s operations personnel, the role of third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and other critical topics that affect the supply chain.

Bypassing the Warehouse Keeps Inventory Moving…Even Globally

| MCM staff

Inventory is cash on pallets for companies, and if the inventory is not in motion, it is doing the company no good. In a perfect world, inventory is non-existent. If supply and demand are in sync, there is no reason to inventory any product. Alas, that is only in a perfect world.