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White Paper: Increasing Field Management Effectiveness

9/4/2008 9:02:00 AM

When United Sugars Corporation, the largest marketer of beet sugar and second largest overall marketer of sugar in the United States, needed a sophisticated transportation management system, it selected RedPrairie's Transportation Management.

Video: Workforce Performance Management

9/4/2008 8:43:35 AM

Jack Horst, Principal at Kurt Salmon Associates, discusses how the most effective firms approach workforce performance management.

Measure What Matters

9/4/2008 12:50:00 AM

It's a common scenario, a disgruntled customer calls stating his order was botched and the complaint gets forwarded to (or should we say the finger gets pointed at) the warehouse. It's easy to blame the warehouse, especially when it does not have an efficient way to isolate the cause of a shipping error. By PathGuide Technologies Inc.

Printronix Integrates Seamlessly Into Volkswagen SAP Implementation

9/3/2008 11:31:00 PM

Today, FAW-Volkswagen uses Printronix thermal printers and high-speed line matrix printers have been adopted throughout production lines. The company also used the PrintNet� Enterprise remote management which greatly reduces our cost of using, maintaining and managing the printers. These helped enhance our competitiveness in the market. By PRINTRONIX

Case Study: RedPrairie's Warehouse Management/HF Improves Productivity And Efficiency At Furniture Retailer's Distribution Center

9/1/2008 5:29:00 AM

El Dorado Furniture boasts ten successful south Florida locations, including El Dorado's "Boulevard" stores, which offer customers a furniture shopping experience like no other. This concept includes park benches, streetlights, a caf� and even live music. By Red Prairie

White Paper: Top 10 Ways to Spice Up DSD Efficiency And Sell More

8/28/2008 3:31:00 AM

Direct Store Delivery, every minute matters. Making the most out of your business means optimizing every level of operations, which isn't always easy. Intermec - the industry leader in DSD for the last 30 years - would like to share some important advice. By Intermec

White Paper: Green Shipping — Six Steps Too Achieving Retail's Holy Green Grail

8/26/2008 2:57:00 PM

The urgency to "go green" has permeated the retail industry on everything from store lighting to packaging. For instance, Tesco and other retailers are already working on carbon labeling that will record the amount of carbon dioxide emitted during the production, transport and consumption of the 70,000 products it sells.

Visibility Into The Transportation Process Is Now Affordable And Soon To Be Expected By All Chemical Shippers

8/25/2008 11:38:00 PM

With the increased use of technology to follow shipments in transit, it is no longer a novelty for orders to be tracked from placement through to delivery. In fact, customers might be surprised when this level of visibility is not available.

Improving Efficiency In The Face Of Mounting Logistics Costs

8/20/2008 11:51:00 PM

The GMA 2008 Logistics Survey explores and illuminates key practices, trends and operational benchmarks in key areas of grocery manufacturers' supply chain operations. Grocery Manufacturing Association

Product Overview: Epicor Manufacturing For Aerospace And Defense

8/19/2008 11:52:00 PM

Epicor for Aerospace and Defense is a global enterprise resource planning software solution designed for manufacturing organizations who supply products and services to the aerospace and defense industry.

Product Overview: Epicor Manufacturing For Automotive

8/19/2008 11:31:00 PM

Epicor PLM is the product data and document management system that supervises the entire process, the product life history, in conjunction with the ERP system. Workflow management, scan and plot management, as well as document viewing in large heterogeneous networks and over the Internet, complete the range of powerful Epicor PLM features employed.

Using Technologies To Increase Perfect Order Metrics

8/13/2008 11:47:00 PM

This white paper explains how each aspect of perfect order performance can be improved through enhancements to data collection processes and technologies. This white paper focuses on other technologies which will provide better execution and productivity to create a greater competitive advantage. By Intermec Technologies

RedPrairie Recall Q&A

8/1/2008 12:28:00 AM

Recent high-profile recalls for peanut butter, toys and pet foods have raised public consciousness about the safety of food and other products they buy from their local stores. We sat down with RedPrairie's VP of Product Strategy, Tom Kozenski, to discuss this issue and its impact on retailers and suppliers. Tom Kozenski, VP Product Strategy, RedPrairie Corp.

Guest Column: Fueling The Success Of The Fleet

7/31/2008 12:54:00 PM

Rapidly increasing fuel prices and price volatility are not short-term economic variations; they are new norms that are affecting the fleet industry now and will for years to come. By Fuel Management Systems

Catalog: Datalogic Scanning Product Offerings

7/18/2008 4:53:00 AM

Datalogic Scanning's QuickScan, Gryphon, Heron, FireScan, and Touch general purpose scanners provide excellent reading performance for numerous vertical markets, including: retail, healthcare, distribution, and office applications.

Case Study: A Decade Of 5-Sided Scanning

7/18/2008 4:13:00 AM

Waitrose is one of the UK's leading food retailers employing over 38,000 people across 187 branches. Waitrose successfully combines the convenience of a traditional supermarket with the expertise and service of a specialist food shop. By Datalogic Scanning

The GoalPostT LMS Value Calculator

7/16/2008 10:26:00 AM

The Performance Management experts at GoalPost™ developed this handy Excel spreadsheet that helps you calculate the value of implementing GoalPost™ tools and methods in your business.

Going Into The Cold: Rugged Devices For A Frigid World

7/9/2008 1:21:00 AM

Cold Chain solutions require a variety of technologies and supporting software applications, including sensors, data transfer over wireless networks, real time logging and analysis, unique product identification, workforce mobile computing systems, etc. It is beyond the scope of this paper to focus on all of these components. Rather, this paper will focus on the needs of the mobile computing environment for the Cold Chain workforce. Submitted by Motorola

Giving Voice To Rugged Devices For A Hands-Free World

7/9/2008 12:47:00 AM

Ruggedized hands-free capable computing devices are now readily available, powerful, and provide a significant boost in productivity that virtually all companies need in today's increasingly competitive marketplace. Form factor, cost and compatibility should no longer be considered obstacles to deployment to a mobile workforce. Submitted by Motorola

Motorola: Mobile Computers At-A-Glance

7/9/2008 12:10:00 AM

When it comes to selecting mobile computers to mobilize your enterprise applications, choose from the family of devices that keeps many of the world's largest retailers, manufacturers, transportation and logistics companies, field sales and service functions, and healthcare providers up and running every day.