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When Grayling Industries needed a real-time view of inventory on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, it turned to rented software for help. Now, the mid-sized company knows exactly what's what?and where it's at.
When it's time for a career change, lots of logistics and IT executives go over to the consulting side. Bob Silverman is one of a select few who did it the other way around.
Many desktop shippers don't use the automated shipping systems that transportation pros do to select carriers and analyze shipping activities and costs.
When logistics and distribution managers need software to solve a business problem, the first thing most of them do is look into buying an off-the-shelf package. But what happens if they can't find something that meets their precise needs?
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.
In Simon & Schuster's fast-paced distribution operations, the warehouse management system may call the shots. But it's the warehouse control system that makes sure things get done.
With sales surging, online retailer Zappos.com needed an order picking technology that could be up and running quickly. The answer? A system that uses robots to bring goods to order pickers.
In the latest sign of consolidation in the supply chain software market, JDA Software Group has said it will acquire i2 Technologies Inc. for $346 million.
It won't be an easy sell, but switching fulfillment operations from wave-based to waveless picking, which pulls orders when capacity is available, may lead to spectacular productivity gains.