SMB Requirements for an Inventory and Warehouse Management SystemSubmitted by Justin Stone on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 13:26
Selecting an inventory and warehouse management system can be an arduous and resource consuming task for any organization. Large companies with complex systems rely on a formal selection process and a dedicated committee consisting of internal champions and often even third-party consulting firms. IT vendors are then compared against each other in a long checklist of functional requirements and risk mitigation filters. As a result, the selection process alone is an expensive undertaking.
E-tail & The Supply ChainSubmitted by rwofford on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 15:45
In 2011, with US online retail projected sales of $197 billion, it is no surprise we come across many e-tailers in our business. They can range from the smaller $1-2 million companies looking to start off on the right foot, to the wildly successful Inc. 500 types that are experiencing massive amounts of rapid growth. There tends to be a common thread in our discussions with these companies of all sizes—they need help.
Keeping It SimpleSubmitted by rwofford on Tue, 03/15/2011 - 11:14
What's in a name? ...LPN naming conventionsSubmitted by Ben Sommer on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 15:43
Retail Industry & Supply Chain Management Whitepaper Now AvailableSubmitted by rwofford on Tue, 02/15/2011 - 15:51
We have recently uploaded a new white paper on how supply chain management can benefit the retail industry.
What's in a Name? ...Item NamingSubmitted by Ben Sommer on Fri, 02/11/2011 - 14:47
How do you name an item? Items are defined within our customers’ source system as the reference that is used to order products from a vendor. It is also the unique identifier used to identify products within a warehouse and within ShipForce (our WMS). So how does one go about naming these items in a way that works well both in the physical warehouse and the WMS?
What’s in a Name? ...Location Labeling.Submitted by Ben Sommer on Thu, 02/03/2011 - 10:46
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Top 5 Reasons to Make a Leap to a Cloud-based WMS This YearSubmitted by rwofford on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 16:34
It’s a New Year and everyone loves to release their “best of” lists, lists of predictions for the New Year, etc., so I thought I would pitch one in as well. Here’s my list of the "Top 5 Reasons to Make a Leap to a Cloud-based WMS This Year."
The Season For Supply ChainSubmitted by rwofford on Mon, 12/20/2010 - 14:08
The holiday season is probably the one time a year almost everyone has the supply chain on the brain (even though it may be an indirect correlation). While attending a recent forum on logistics here in Atlanta, one of the speakers brought up a great point—all of those “Black Friday” or “Cyber Monday” shoppers that marketers try so desperately to lure in to make sales generate huge amounts of stress on the supply chain for those retailers, as well as pressures on the logistics infrastructure across the globe.
How Flexible is Your Supply Chain?Submitted by rwofford on Tue, 11/30/2010 - 17:23
A recent survey by SCDigest and the Georgia Tech Supply Chain Executive Forum on “Supply Chain Flexibility” asked executive members of the Forum several questions around their thoughts on what defined the topic, how important flexibility is in their companies, what business needs are driving greater supply chain flexibility requirements, what the barriers are currently, and more.
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