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Zebra Uses Own Technology to Track Its Own Assets

Zebra Technologies has put its own real-time location system (RTLS) technology to work at two of its warehouses - one in Vernon Hills, Ill., and a second in Heerenveen, the Netherlands. The solution saves time employees previously spent locating the proper place for loads of picked goods (approximately three minutes per load), says Gary Meekma, Zebra's senior manager of warehouse operations, while also reducing the amount of space required to stage each load by about 40 percent.

Solving a Returns Problem Leads to Complete U.S. Fulfillment Strategy

Challenge: An online fashion retailers model for distributing product from Europe to end customers in the U.S. created high shipping costs that made it impossible to ship returns back to Europe. The retailer was forced to sell returned merchandise to discounters for a fraction of its value.

Container Lease Fleet Robust in 2011 and Should Remain So This Year

Drewry Maritime Research's latest Container Leasing Industry report indicates that the rental container fleet grew by 10.6 percent during 2011, improving on the 9 percent returned in 2010 and giving a compounded rate of 9.5 percent for the two years combined. Up to 9.5 percent is also being forecasted for 2012, as lease demand is again holding up well.

CSX, UP Execs Join Chorus of Railroad Chiefs Who Are Pessimistic About Holiday Shipments

Executives of some top U.S. railroads provided a dim outlook for peak autumn shipping season - the time when retailers traditionally stock up in advance of the holidays - saying that the economy clearly has slowed.

For Brick-and-Mortar Retail to Succeed Against Amazon, IT Must Be Given Free Rein

If a retailer really wants to compete with Amazon and the changing realities of today's retail environment, it needs to kill the IT budget, disband the IT Steering Committee and throw away the IT project list. It's time for IT to be moved out from under the CFO's reigns. It's time to let go of the past and start thinking about IT as a business enabler, unleashing its full potential to the organization.

The Shifting Dynamic Between Logistics Providers and Their Customers

In-house logistics professionals want a lot more information and attention from their prospective logistics service providers these days, says Bill Weaver, senior account executive with United Transportation Services Inc.

The ABCs of Total Landed Cost Modeling

Mike Jones, president of St. Onge Co., explains the value of total landed cost modeling, and how it's affecting decisions to offshore manufacturing activities.

In Today's Economy, You Must Ask if Your Business Model Is Still Relevant

Remember when Motorola ruled the mobile phone business worldwide? And then Nokia did? And then BlackBerry did? And now none of them do? What happened?

Kewill Issues Update of Order-Management, e-Invoicing App

Kewill has developed a new version of its Web-based application for order management. The update of EasyTrade Web Edition allows open-community collaboration between companies and suppliers, enabling the electronic exchange of orders and e-invoices.

Racing to Success with Vocollect Voice

Challenge: The manufacturer of the most recognized and best-selling brand of motocross apparel in the world today needed to accelerate distribution center performance to support company growth and expansion.

Growing Success with Vocollect Voice

Challenge: The nation's largest privately-owned wholesaler-distributor of natural and organic products needed to standardize processes to manage growth.

Keeping Distribution Operations Flexible and Competitive with Vocollect Voice

Challenge: A leading distributor of national brand-name medical/surgical supplies to healthcare organizations has discovered that operating in an extremely competitive arena and staying price-competitive without sacrificing service will always been a critical business goal.

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

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