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Built on the site of an abandoned military airport, a DC run by PC Connection fulfills dreams of geeks everywhere by shipping everything from GPS-equipped PDAs to memory cards overnight.
And that's a good thing at least when you're talking about inventory. Today's CPFR programs can help trading partners throughout the supply chain reduce stocks while cutting logistics costs. So why haven't they caught on?
His name may not be the best known in the industry, but when it comes to logistics, Bob Shaunnessey, the new head of the Warehousing Education and Research Council, has been there and done it all. And you can bet you'll be hearing about him now.
Fueled by the United States' insatiable appetite for cheap goods, China's manufacturing industry has shifted into overdrive, churning out everything from bathrobes to high-tech chips. But what happens if that engine overheats?
For a good 20 years, pick-to-light systems have lit the way for order pickers racing to meet deadlines. Now the challenge is to integrate these systems with warehouse management software, which hasn't always been an easy sell. Stay tuned.
For some truck drivers, every work shift has become a race against the clock. New federal regs decree that their shifts end 14 hours after they begin no exceptions. And private fleets could be particularly hard hit.
Lost amid all the hype around RFID are the strides taking place in the voice recognition and response technology that supports distribution operations.
Given that most virtual events are delivered straight to your desktop for free, it's hard to pass up the opportunity to log on at least a couple of times a month.
If forecasting tomorrow's weather is that hard, then think of the challenge of trying to determine what you're going to sel and have to ship& over the next week, quarter or year.