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The crackle of walkie-talkies and the boom of overhead DC loudspeakers may soon be a thing of the past. Who needs that stuff when you can give workers detailed instructions silently (and instantly) over wireless LANs?
Many supply chain managers think their forecasting problems would be solved if they could only get good point-of-sale (POS) data. But it's not that simple.
If the order is the heart of a company's success, the order management system is its circulatory system, delivering vital information across the enterprise.
Too many software buyers make the mistake of letting the IT people write up the proposal or waste time drawing up detailed checklists of functions. There's a better way to go about it.
For small truckers, an out-of-service rig means an out-of-work driver. One truckmaker is borrowing distribution techniques from the retail world to get repair parts right out to dealers and trucks back on the road.
Move aside, Alice. Restaurants that do business with a small regional supplier called Robert's Foods have almost unlimited menu choices thanks to a space-age ordering system called the Virtual Warehouse.