WMS
Access Business Group Selects WMS
The company processes over 15 million packages per year and supports the number-one-rated health and beauty shopping Website. The RedPrarie warehouse...
Internet Retailing Opportunities and Challenges for the UKs Distribution Property Markets
Managing the Warehouse and More
The watchword is customer service no matter what the industry. Components of the service equation include timely and accurate delivery. No matter what...
RedPrairie Integrates Voxware Voice Solution With Its Warehouse Management System
RedPrairie Corp. (Milwaukee, Wis.) will integrate Voxware's (Lawrenceville, N.J.) voice solution with RedPrairie's warehouse management system (WMS)....
Tracking for Speed and Security
Real-time visibility into exact locations of containers and cargo has never been as important as today with increased movement of cargo from offshore,...
Microsoft Selects Intermec to Support Microsoft Technology Centers
Intermec Inc. (Everett, Wash.), a developer of RFID, will supply RFID hardware to Microsoft Technology Centers in Austin, Reston, Chicago, Boston, Silicon...
Tween Brands Upgrades WMS, Adds Pick-to-Light
When apparel retailer Tween Brands Inc. (New Albany, Ohio) decided to overhaul its fulfillment processes, it chose a pick-to-light solution from Dematic...
Less Time Standing Still
In a global manufacturing environment, finding ways to store, then reliably and rapidly move freight faster is a challenge being met in part by the warehousing...
Study of Retailers Claims that Warehouse Management Systems Are Under-Utilized
A recent study of 100 retail and related companies that participate in the Supply Chain Consortium (Raleigh, N.C.) found that many of the organizations...
Oracle Updates PeopleSoft Supply Chain Management Software
Following up on its commitment to support and enhance PeopleSoft applications, in mid-November Oracle(Redwood City, Calif.) announced the availability...
Sterling Commerce Acquires Comergent Technologies
Sterling Commerce (Dublin, Ohio), a subsidiary of AT&T Inc., will acquire Comergent Technologies, Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.), a developer of eBusiness...
Hanesbrands Moves to Fewer, Larger DCs
Hanesbrands Inc. announced plans to close a high-cost distribution center in Weston, Fla., and consolidate two other distribution centers that it now...
Setting Up a Warehouse on the Fly
Horror stories abound of warehouse management system (WMS) implementations that don't go as planned. From small functional breakdowns to full-blown failure,...
Setting Up a Warehouse on the Fly
Horror stories abound of warehouse management system (WMS) implementations that don't go as planned. From small functional breakdowns to full-blown failure,...
Accellos Acquires Radio Beacon
Accellos Inc. (Colorado Springs, Colo.) a provider of logistics, transportation, warehouse and fleet management software acquired Radio Beacon Inc. (Toronto)....
Wireless in the warehouse
Keeping the hands of the pick team free to pick and not having to deal with paper is one reason some companies are moving to voice-driven communication...
Beware the hidden costs of WMS
There may be an RFID-equipped forklift in your future
Joining together to create a concept for a forklift that will build radio frequency identification (RFID) and real-time location capabilities right into...
Moving Her Majesty's Mail
The stakes for managing asset movement in the distribution center (DC) yard rose significantly for the U.K.'s Royal Mail (www.royalmail.com) on January...
Who's doing what to whom?
The following scorecard highlights all significant corporate moves in the technology sector since our last update in the January 2006 Logistics Today:...
What does 'world-class distribution' mean?
More MetricsRead the entireseries of articles based on the 2005 MHM Census of Distribution: General Industry Profile and 2006 Outlook How Does Your Operation...
ERP Versus WMS: The True Functionality Gaps
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SSA Global acquires Provia Software
SSA Global Technologies Inc., a provider of extended enterprise solutions and services, has acquired Provia Software, Inc., a provider of order-to-delivery...
The supply chain in the middle
With neither manufacturers nor final customers wanting to maintain parts inventory, it's likely that in the future there will be just one level of distribution...
Respect the bottom line
When it comes to inventory accuracy, the bottom line is the main goal for Jon Rauch, factory logistics manager with high-end computer manufacturer SGI...
