Feature Articles

  1. Driving To Faster, Dependable Delivery At Bon Appetit Bakery 3/25/2014

    Bon Appetit® Bakery is a California-based wholesale bakery manufacturing facility, specializing in gourmet baking and distribution of top quality Danish, cakes, muffins and a vast assortment of other fine gourmet products to the retail and convenience store industry throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

  2. Audit Automation Saves Big At Gleason Research Associates, Inc. 3/25/2014

    Gleason Research Associates, Inc. (GRA) is a veteran-owned small business providing specialized products and services to support the warfighter. GRA was founded in 1982 with the vision of conducting engineering and scientific analyses and evaluations related to missile and sensor systems.

  3. JCPenney Turnaround Tied To Online Sales And Inventory Refresh 11/22/2013

    Following JCPenney’s third quarter financial results, CEO Myron Ullman seems optimistic about the turnaround effort that’s been underway for the past year or so. He says, “We’re making significant strides toward restoring JCPenney to its rightful place in retail… It’s hard work with no quick fixes, but our team’s rising to the challenge, and our customers tell us they love the progress we’re making.” It’s happening slowly, but JCPenney is beginning to see positive sales momentum, reporting slightly increased comp store sales. For the quarter, the comp sales improved by 710 basis points, reflecting sequential improvement in each of the three months in Q3’13. Similarly, the company reported positive comps in October, a huge achievement for the retailer, as it had been nearly two years since the company had seen such increases.

  4. The XYZ's Of BYOD 10/16/2013

    Everyone knows the ABCs of BYOD – but it’s the details that matter.

  5. Transform Your Forklifts: The Complete Solution For Materials Handling 9/11/2013

    In today's distribution centers, forklifts are becoming sophisticated information technology hubs.

  6. Bar Code & RFID Label Printing: Options For Printing From SAP 7/8/2013

    Generating bar code and RFID labels from the SAP environment is not always a straightforward process. The various versions and generations of SAP solutions are oriented to document printing and do not offer native support for most the specialized thermal printers used for bar code and RFID labeling. That means either the SAP solution or the printer has to be enabled to be compatible.

  7. New Technology Is Critical To Meeting Customer Demands - Infographic 6/12/2013

    Survey results show mobile solutions can dramatically improve operational efficiencies, decrease customer satisfaction, and reduce costs.

  8. Unlocking Hidden Cost In The Distribution Center 5/23/2013

    With many businesses still feeling the effects of the recession, facing increased competition and being forced to operate on smaller and smaller profit margins, distribution managers are increasingly tasked with the seemingly impossible job of finding cost savings from existing operations. To do this, managers are learning that they have to leave no stone unturned in order to effectively evaluate current processes and technology to help identify areas for efficiency improvements.

  9. Marken Delivers In Spite Of A Dry Ice Disruption In Moscow 5/7/2013

    In August of 2010, both dry ice factories in Moscow, Russia were shut down for an unplanned technical upgrade. At the same time the weather in the region was unusually hot (40°C, 104°F) which placed a higher than normal demand for dry ice to keep frozen shipments within the required temperature range.

  10. Driving High Stakes Data Capture At The PGA 4/3/2013

    After spending hundreds of thousands of dollars per tournament on a third-party scoring system, the PGA IT team identified a need for a better technology solution when it came to scoring and data capture at some of the most well-known golf tournaments in the world.