Featured Articles

1. Self-Checkout Registers – Needed Or Nuisance? 9/25/2012

   I was recently listening to a colleague in retail management discuss self-checkouts and the value they add. I have always liked the idea of self-checkout registers.  I like the concept and the ability to checkout quickly.

2. Faster Means Fresher 11/10/2011
   After originally opening as an Italian deli and small restaurant specializing in organic fresh pasta and sauces, owner Steve Simonovich transitioned Santa Cruz Pasta Factory into a manufacturing and production operation. Now distributing to Bay Area grocery stores such as Whole Foods, Simonovich began running into trouble with his company's manual processes — seeing a major increase in invoicing errors costing hundreds of dollars each month.
3. Efficiency — Field To Fork 11/10/2011
   For Washington Fruit & Produce, Co., one of Washington state's largest shippers of apples, maintaining the most effective technology possible for distribution center (DC) operations is a constant requirement.
4. Tracking To The Right POD System In Food Distribution 11/10/2011
   The food industry is like no other. The distribution process through the supply chain must be timelier, more efficient and more accurate than nearly any other industry. If that was not enough challenge the food distributors have the daunting task in today's economy of not only complying with food industry regulations but also efficiently operating large fleets, managing a mobile workforce, and keep an eye on all important customer service quality.
5. Ripening Produce Traceability 11/10/2011

   LoBue Citrus is a family-run grower and distributor of oranges accounting for approximately four to five percent of the California citrus industry. Based in Lindsay, California, the company recognized the need to automate its produce traceability program in October 2010.

6. Imaging Moves Into The Mainstream 7/28/2011

   Misperceptions about 2-D imagers are changing fast, which is why 2-D imagers are the fastest-growing category of bar code readers. Only a few years ago, 2-D imagers were (wrongly) considered a niche technology mostly used for reading 2-D bar codes. Now they are becoming the technology of choice for most bar code applications, and lasers are on the way to becoming a niche technology. By Intermec

7. 2010 Grocery Retail Innovation Report 6/22/2011
   For retailers who desire to align their inventory, reduce waste and gain consumer insight, applying new strategies and technology is the answer. By, Chris Allan, Chief Strategy Officer, Quantum Retail
8. White Paper: 2010 Grocery Retail Innovation Report 6/22/2011
   For retailers who desire to align their inventory, reduce waste and gain consumer insight, applying new strategies and technology is the answer. By, Chris Allan, Chief Strategy Officer, Quantum Retail
9. How Ruggedness Reduces TCO For Mobile Computers — VDC Research Presented By Intermec 6/22/2011

   General-purpose PDAs and ruggedized enterprise mobile computers are made for separate markets, designed for different tasks, and vary by their size, weight, and materials. But the biggest difference between these device types is their total cost of ownership (TCO). By Intermec, Inc.

10. The Talking Warehouse: Understanding How Voice Unleashes Higher Performance In Product Distribution 5/11/2011

    While voice-directed workflow has been a force in distribution operations for nearly two decades, it is still considered a young technology by many supply chain professionals. In a recent independent survey, only one in five supply chain managers claimed an awareness of voice. By Roger Byford and David Maloney, Intermec, Inc.