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Goods-to-person picking: Delivering the goods
By Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor, 6/1/2009
For as long as there has been picking, sending a person out to get the goods has been the way to go. The concept is simple: Put the product away in storage or a pick face, and when it's time to fill an order, send a picker to that location to get the goods. Let's call that person-to-goods picking. It's a safe bet that in some ancient Egyptian tomb there's a hieroglyphic of a supervisor sending ... More

Inventory management: Supply Chain Consultants co-sponsors Aberdeen study on inventory management
Staff - 06/15/2009
Inventory reduction is top action taken by companies in response to recession. More
Best Practices: Take control of the RFP
By Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor - 06/10/2009
When it comes to materials handling systems that don't work as promised, the problem often lies in the specifications. More
Best Practices: Warehouse 911
By Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor - 06/10/2009
Getting exceptions handling right was critical to bringing a new DC up to speed More
The bar code turns 35 years old
Staff - 06/01/2009
1974: President Gerald Ford was in the White House; John Rutherford amid energy crisis protesters won the Indy 500; "The Godfather, Part II" received the Best Picture Oscar, the Oakland A's beat the Dodgers in the World Series, and on June 3, the Universal Product Code bar code symbol was born. The 35th anniversary of the Universal Product Code (UPC) was recently celebrated by GS1 US (www. More
Real-time locating systems basics
By Sara Pearson Specter, Editor at Large - 06/01/2009
Real-time locating systems (RTLS) can offer visibility and efficiency to supply chain and manufacturing operations. They work by leveraging radio frequency identification (RFID) tags attached to the assets being tracked—tag signals are read automatically and continuously. Data collected about the tag location, as well as the speed of movement and information related to the asset, is proce... More
Supply chain: Emptoris acquires Click Commerce’s contract and service management business
Staff - 05/27/2009
Acquisition helps expand the company’s offering and customer base in a highly complementary manner. More
Warehouse management: Manhattan Associates' warehouse management solutions takes industry analyst top honors
Staff - 05/26/2009
Warehouse management reports place Manhattan WMS as solution leader. More
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