Wholesale distribution strategies change in global market
Results from an Industrial Distribution magazine annual survey show that a number of factors, from an aging workforce to offshore manufacturing, are causing wholesaler-distributors to change their marketing strategies in a global industrial marketplace where their customer bases are changing much faster than predicted. Industrial Distribution (8/1)
Urban Outfitters: Dressed for distribution success
Urban Outfitters and its progeny, well-known among fashion, accessory and furnishing hipsters, has seamlessly expanded from a single Philadelphia location to an international network of retail outlets thanks to forward-thinking distribution planning. The company says it is looking into cross-docking, a new West Coast facility and introducing direct-to-consumer fulfillment for European customers this year. DC Velocity (5/2006)
Lean principles help W-Ds
Industrial wholesaler-distributors are increasingly adopting lean processes in an effort to become more efficient. The heads of Empire Machinery and Fuchs Machinery describe how lean production principles have helped their operations. Progressive Distributor (6/1)
Automated storage systems can free up space
Before your wholesale distribution firm decides to expand its warehouse, consider installing automated storage and retrieval technology. Though typically billed as way to improve distribution center productivity, automated storage systems take up little space and help save even more. DC Velocity (4/2006)
Small businesses need reliable searching capabilities, too
No matter the size of the business, finding information is crucial to staying on
top of customer needs. Many small businesses shy away from good search products
because they seem too complex or expensive, but there are many tips available
for cutting costs of searching solutions that will increase productivity and
efficiency. SmartBIZ (7/1)
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