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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.
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.
You're in good company. Even the leading-edge DCs are shying away from the revolutionary in favor of more traditional equipment that's better, cheaper and faster and increasingly controlled by computers.
Sagging electronics sales have driven PC makers to crank up the demands they make on the distributors that supply them with parts. One of those distributors has turned the crunch into an opportunity.