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Best practices in value-added order processing
Value-added processing (VAP) is perhaps the toughest area to manage in most warehouses. After all, VAP is all about non-mainstream special packaging, compliance labeling, rainbow (mixed product) pallet building and other activities that are customer or promotional campaign-driven.  Read More
Taking control of the value-added services area
Value-added services have been dictating the way distributors design their warehouses and processes for nearly two decades. This is especially true in the retail distribution supply chain. Read More
Planning for value add not value drain
They call them value-added services. But if they’re not performed with best practices in mind, they can be a value drain on the distribution center. The trick to creating the value-added distribution center is careful attention to layout and design, says Bob Babel, vice president of engineering, Forte. Read More
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Upgrading value-added services
There's nothing easy about performing value-added services in a DC. Rather than just picking items and sending them on to packaging prior to final shipment, something additional has to be done to the picked items. However, those steps take extra time, effort and are prone to error. Read More
Survey says: Solid gains
The third annual "Global Survey of Supply Chain Progress" shows that more and more companies are moving beyond the early stages of internal supply chain excellence and are beginning to collaborate effectively with their supply chain partners. A few leaders have even reached the higher stages of network connectivity. Read More
Maximizing value through supplier relationship management
Conventional wisdom states that about 80 percent of a typical company's revenue comes from 20 percent of its customers. A similar mantra exists in procurement: In many organizations, 20 percent of the vendor base supplies up to 80 percent of the purchased parts, materials, and products. Read More
Automation gets rev'd up
With each new year, it's time to re-evaluate. And from where Dick Ward, executive vice president of professional development for the Material Handling Industry of America, sits, automated materials handling is in the middle of a resurgence. Read More
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