August 1, 2007
Articles
Becoming Lean
Lean's growing popularity with manufacturing companies in recent years is due largely to Lean Thinking written by James Womack and Daniel Jones in 2000...
Bringing Those Inventories Down
The logistics environment may be undergoing a subtle change. Fewer shippers reported inventories in line with forecasts in the first quarter of 2007 vs....
The Challenge of Finding New Talent
Success is a double-edged sword. On the one side, business is good. Profits are up. So, what do you do to grow your business to the next step? For the...
Hire a Temporary Asset
When you're responsible for distribut -ing dreams--hundreds of thousands of dreams--you want to be sure you do it right. That's the day-to-day business...
Integrating Software Boosts Bottom-Line Performance
Software is becoming easier to integrate thanks to programs based on service-oriented architecture that eases communication with other hardware and software...
Data Intelligence: Phone Sales (It's Not What You Think)
It may seem like a giant leap backwards to be talking about phone sales when we have all the modern tools of XML, browser-based applications and Internet...
Transport Packaging: Going Beyond Sustainable Packaging
Sustainable packaging is on the minds of a lot of people. Recently, a call came pouring in from a reader vexed with having to create a report for her...
Leading Change Without Authority Part II
How do you accomplish a major change initiative when you have authority over few, if any, of the stakeholders involved? Whether you're in materials handling,...
New Program Promotes Industry
The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA, www.mheda.org) is in the process of launching an effort to bridge the gap between academia...
Risking Business Value
Poor asset management is undermining business integrity. Growing risk awareness and recent natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, may have prompted...
Software Integration of Material Handling Devices
Material Handling Equipment (MHE) has been in use for decades in large, complex distribution environments. These custom systems--along with the customized...
Working With 'Temps' Is Not a Temporary Job
If you visit some warehouses and DCs around the country early in the morning, you may see prison busses pulling up and unloading convicts, who enter the...
Witts End: It's Never Been Done Before
"There's never been anything like this," exclaimed Brian McNamara, president, Southworth International Group. He was speaking in his capacity of executive...
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2012 Top 10 Predictions for the Supply Chain in 2012
2012 will see the consumer take a more prominent role in directing the course of supply chain management, as volatile demand has become the new norm.
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