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For a good 20 years, pick-to-light systems have lit the way for order pickers racing to meet deadlines. Now the challenge is to integrate these systems with warehouse management software, which hasn't always been an easy sell. Stay tuned.
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.
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.
The Defense Department, an institution that once issued an eight-page specification for doughnuts, is now buying the technology for its advanced cargo tracking system off the shelf. It's even offering to share what it learns with the rest of the logistics world.
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.
If your import program's in need of a big fix, the answer might be to lose the slippery selling agent and bring in your own hired guns to manage inland transportation.
The attractions of "renting" software from an application service provider on a pay as-you-go basis are obvious: No license fees, no installation costs, no hardware or software to update and maintain. But be careful: ASPs aren't right for every app.