Worst practices: When things go wrong in your DC
Every month, Modern highlights a great facility. Of course, as with most things in life, no one talks to us about the ones that go bust. Instead of best practices, think of them as worst practices. This month, we talked to three supply chain professionals about what usually goes wrong when the best-laid plans go awry.

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best practices articles of the month

• Warehouse 911
  Sometimes, the smartest kids in the room get it wrong.
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• Take control of the RFP
  When it comes to materials handling systems that don't work as promised, the problem often lies in the specifications.
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• 7 hurdles to materials handling success
  Any number of things can go wrong when you start a new project in your DC, says Jim Tompkins. Here are the seven hurdles that usually stand between you and the finish line.
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• Manufacturing: ISM report cites new orders up 51% in May
  According to the Institute for Supply Management, the upward trend in the manufacturing sector continued in May, with the highlight being new orders, which reached its highest level since November of 2007.
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• Apple tops AMR's list of Top 25 supply chains
  For the second consecutive year, Apple Computer has captured the top spot in AMR Research's rankings of the world's Top 25 supply chains.
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blogs

• Supply chain management: Risk is a four-letter word
  Company Briefings by Bob Trebilcock, Executive Editor, Modern Materials Handling
  I want to start today’s blog with a four-letter word. It’s risk. What I’m talking about? The other day, I was watching Eric Cantor, a Republican legislator from Virginia and one of the GOP’s rising stars, on CNBC.
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• Lift truck ancestry: for your summer reading enjoyment
  Takeaways by Tom Andel, Columnist, Modern Materials Handling
  I’m going on vacation this week. Before I leave I wanted to recommend a book to you that I’m taking with me.
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