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Many desktop shippers don't use the automated shipping systems that transportation pros do to select carriers and analyze shipping activities and costs.
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.
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.
Conair may be the nation's leading supplier of personal care and beauty products. But just a short time ago, the company's own DCs were in dire need of a makeover.