 | Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers talk a lot about Flow Through but few practice it. Flow Through (also known as Crossdocking) involves flowing goods directly from receiving to shipping without the labor wasting steps of putting the goods away and later picking them. SAKS Inc. is one company that has mastered this advanced logistics process. |
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| Store Replenishment and Consumer Direct in Single Facility; "WMS Light" Manages Store Level Inventory and Floor Replenishment
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| New In-Store Technologies Focus on "the Experience" - Are there Supply Chain Implications for Retailers and Suppliers? Kellwood Uses Technology to Gain Competitive Advantage in Inventory Positioning with Retailers |
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| Plan Calls for Item-Level Tagging in Three Years, but Vendors May Find it Easier to Tag in Manufacturing
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| StoreXperience Lets Users with Cell Phones Scan QR Codes on Signage to Launch Informational Web Pages; Why Not for Track and Trace?
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| What were the most important supply chain and logistics stories of 2007? SCDigest editor Dan Gilmore reviews our top 10 list, ranging from the Mattel toy recall fiasco to the dramatic reversal in port congestion. Compare your list with ours. Review the supply chain year that was. |
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| Test in Seattle Area Show Errors, but Often to the Benefit of Consumers; Office Depot, other Retailers Fined in 2007
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| Despite Increasing Retailer Interest, Growth is Flat, but $55 Billion is at Stake; Planning your Supply Chain Strategy
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| Dan Gilmore and Gene Tyndall discuss the recent Cannondale Associates report that asks retailers and CPG companies to rate who has the best supply chain management. |
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| Annual Cannondale Report finds Procter & Gamble, Wal-Mart on Top as Usual, but others are Making some Moves
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