The Limited Designs Supply Chain to Begin and End With the Customer
Bottlenecked distribution center convinces Limited Brands to rebuild it supply chain systems from the bottom up, making it transparent to staffers, and responsive to customers. - Four years ago Limited...
View ArticleWal-Mart's New CIO Says He'll Back RFID
Rollin Ford's predecessor, Linda Dillman, is largely credited with galvanizing the RFID industry and launching Wal-Mart to rock star status in the RFID community. - Suppliers and RFID vendors alike can...
View ArticleP G's End-to-End RFID Plan
Consumer products giant tests benefits of radio tags by tracking shaving products from its manufacturing plants to retailers' back rooms& and beyond. - Radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging...
View ArticleJust-in-Time: Has Its Time Passed?
Has this concept for supply management outlived its usefulness? Experts weigh in. - For years, other companies have been trying to imitate the just-in-time (JIT) supply chain practices exemplified by...
View ArticleDigital Supply Chain: Warner Bros.' Next Big Release
The entertainment industry is rushing to replace an outdated film production and distribution system with a nimble digital supply chain. - When Warner Bros. Entertainment established an umbrella...
View ArticleHow to Leave Iraq
- If the U.S. decides to pull out of Iraq, its military forces won't exit immediately #8212;they can't. Moving 160,000 troops and tons of equipment is a logistics process that, even if done right,...
View ArticleCover Story: Wal-Mart's Faltering RFID Initiative
In 2003, Wal-Mart became the great hope of a new technology. But things haven't worked out exactly as planned. - Despite some big strategic changes, the retail giant insists it's not retreating on its...
View ArticleRetailer Uses RFID to Help the Sartorially Challenged Sex
Red tie with that white shirt? Men buying clothes get automatic suggestions. - At a high-end department store in Germany, the future of RFID technology is now on view. At Galeria Kaufhof in Essen,...
View ArticleRFID Price Tags Stay High, Holding Back Adoption
RFID tags and readers have become less expensive, but the magic 5 cent per tag level has been elusive. - It's a classic Catch 22 situation. In order for prices on radio frequency identification (RFID)...
View ArticleUsing RFID to Zoom Through Checkout in 30 Seconds or Less
Are RFID's proponents dreaming? Maybe not. But what's technically feasible may not make economic sense. - Wal-Mart Chief Information Officer Rollin Ford envisions a time when shoppers will be able to...
View ArticleNew Strategies Have Shoppers Doing Doubletakes
- Ever since Richard Sears sent his first direct-mail ad for watches and jewelry in 1888, retailers have been remotely targeting consumers in numerous ways. Today's options include catalogs, cell...
View ArticlePlenty Of Widescreens For Everyone
- In-store Experience For consumers, there's nothing more frustrating than being told a store has 10 of the latest 1080-dpi HDTVs, only to discover on arrival that the item is sold out. Well, perhaps...
View ArticleRinging Up Instant Savings
- Mobile Marketing Picture this: A photography lover is taking her latest acquisition-a black-and-white Ansel Adams landscape-to a gallery for framing. After negotiating the price, she remembers...
View ArticleAccelerating Checkouts
- Cash Alternatives Retail payment technologies are undergoing radical change, as small fobs dangle off key chains to pay for everything from gas and tolls to books and coffee. Alternative online...
View ArticleE-commerce's New Dimension
- Virtual Shopping For the first few years e-commerce was taking hold, it was challenging for sites to get close to delivering the in-store experience online. If a Web site could deliver an experience...
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