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The Critical Challenges of Warehouse Order Fulfillment

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How E-Commerce Is Transforming the Distribution Center

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The Rapidly Changing World of Retail Order Fulfillment

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An Innovative Approach to Inventory Forecasting

Andre Martin, co-founder of RedPrairie Corp.'s Collaborative Flowcasting Group, explains why actual demand is the only element that should be forecast. Everything else, he says, is "calculable." A finalist in the Supply Chain Innovation of the Year competition.

Court Opens Way for U.S. Retailers to Import Lower-Priced Goods Despite Copyright Laws

The U.S. Supreme Court has removed a major barricade for cross-border e-commerce, ruling that so long as a product isn't pirated, U.S. retailers can import it without violating copyright law. In practice, that means an online retailer can sell U.S. customers many products that are lower priced"”and were never intended to be sold in the U.S."”without breaking the law.

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What's the Future of E-Commerce Order Fulfillment?

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There Is No Magic Number for Demand Forecasting

Take a close look at any supply chain - even a single entity within it - and you're likely to uncover a hodgepodge of disciplines, each with its own method for forecasting demand, and each convinced of its superiority over everyone else's. So it only makes sense that companies would dream of coming up with a single forecast upon which all departments could agree.

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Wal-Mart Spreads Its Pilot to Let Customers Scan Purchases with Their Smartphones

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is expanding a test of a new checkout program that allows shoppers to scan items with their smartphones while they're in the aisles and then pay at self-checkout terminals.

The "Omni-Channel" - and Its Implications for the Supply Chain

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Hanson Logistics Marks Third Expansion of Chicago Consolidation Center

Hanson Logistics has launched the third phase of a program to expand its temperature-controlled Chicago Consolidation Center, located in Hobart, Ind.

Managing the Careers of Young Supply Chain Professionals

John Bowersox, manager of customer service with Kohler Co., relates how the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals is reaching out to young professionals, to offer them guidance and support in managing their career lifecycles.

Are Pure-play Online Retailers and Brick-and-Mortar Sellers Finding Common Ground?

"Multichannel" (or even better, "omnichannel") is something almost every self-respecting retailer wants to be. But most pure-play internet vendors resist the idea that actual stores, with their rents, payrolls and security cameras, ought to be one of those channels. The thought of having the same costs as bricks-and-mortar competitors "scares the living daylights out of me," says Charles Hunt, owner of Duvet and Pillow Warehouse, a fast-growing online retailer. Yet things are changing.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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