Technology Making it There moving it Here at a glance This article looks at how high-tech companies are relying on cost control, speed-to-market and offshore manufacturing to compete in a global economy. The ability to react quickly has...
News Wal-Mart sells its suppliers on RFID Speculation that retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (www.walmart.com) would slow down its plans to implement radio frequency identification (RFID) tags because of adverse publicity were clearly wrong...
News After the honeymoon When two or more companies combine, how do logistics professionals discern best practices and implement them across the new organization? Experience certainly helps. When $1.3 billion food company Del Monte Foods Co...
Distribution Return to Sender Wiith product returns costing U.S. suppliers more than $100 billion each year, there’s small wonder shippers are increasingly looking for ways to gain greater control of the process. No industry segment...
Distribution A fortune in reversals Here’s a look at some organizations and solution providers who specialize in reverse logistics, whether for a portion of the operation or total control of returns, from customer request to final product...
Distribution Back to the future, with parcels Major parcel carriers UPS and FedEx handle the lion’s share of returned merchandise, and both companies offer a variety of products to make reverse logistics less burdensome for both the shipper...
Technology Bringing the issue of infrastructure home If there's a shine on your shoes, there's a good chance you got it from Kiwi polish. And the fact there was polish on a store shelf in the first place is largely due to a strategic...
Distribution Management Getting Your Warehouse in Order When Murray Feiss Industries Inc. opened its 70,000 square-foot distribution center in the Bronx, the manufacturer of residential lighting products faced a severe space crunch of its...
News New Products-October 2003 Product slotting software Flow Planner from CEI Logistics (www.cei-logistics.com) is designed to improve picking productivity and replenishment efficiency, balance work activity, and build efficient loads...
News Fresh thinking “Delivery is extremely critical in the beverage business because the fresher the product, the better it is,” says Dave Webb, operations manager of Elyxir Distributing Inc. (www.elyxir.com), a West Coast distributor of...
