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As its empire grew, apparel retailer Children's Place had to face facts. Not only did it need another DC; it needed a streamlined, high-speed automated facility that could handle millions of units a week.
Faced with mounting customer demands for swift order turnaround and perfect accuracy, swimsuit manufacturer A.H. Schreiber took a deep breath and invested in an automated labeling and sortation system.
Runaway growth over the past decade had put a strain on order fulfillment capabilities at The Swiss Colony's Madison, Wis., DC. But an automated system has transformed it into a well-oiled operation.
Concerns for the environment had kept Burt's Bees from embarking on a much-needed DC expansion project. But "green" equipment and fixtures helped allay those concerns.
When it needed to boost DC throughput by more than a third, Dollar Tree didn't expand the facility or hire more staff. It simply made minor adjustments to the center's software and conveyor system.
The USPS has launched the High Speed Universal Sorter initiative, a project that grew out of its search for a sortation system that could handle inconsistent volumes of a wide array of mail, packages, sacks, and containers.
Shippers can try to hold down parcel shipping costs through rate negotiations, of course, but there are other ways to attack rising prices, according to a supply chain management consulting firm.
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