DC Velocity - Tipsheet 2013

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Welcome to our second annual special digital issue featuring some of the best-read articles from CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly and DC VELOCITY magazines.

Supply chain and logistics managers must solve a host of problems on a daily basis. To help them address those challenges, both publications have often featured articles about best practices implemented by leading companies. These success stories provide practical tips and guidelines readers can use to improve their own operations. That’s why we’ve selected the most popular of them from the 2011 and 2012 print editions of CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly and DC VELOCITY to create this compendium—aptly named “Tip Sheet 2013.”

There’s something for everyone in this unique collection. For example, one article from the pages of DC VELOCITY recounts how an apparel maker flows goods through its distribution center with minimal human intervention. Another describes how a snack-foods maker uses robots to load trucks. The remaining selections from DC VELOCITY examine best practices in material handling system design, sustainability, labor management, import operations, and cubing and weighing.

From CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly, we chose a story about a consumer goods company’s shared supply chains. Another describes how an online retailer reduced inventory while boosting sales and service. Other Supply Chain Quarterly articles look at companies that integrated sales and operations planning with retail data, created global “command centers,” and turned research results into real-life improvements.

“Tip Sheet 2013” offers a treasure trove of practical advice. We’re confident you’ll keep this special issue on your digital bookshelf so you can refer to these articles again and again. And because we’ve created it in digital format, you can access it anytime, anywhere on your desktop or via mobile device, including our very popular tablet version for iPad and Android. (Don’t have the tablet version yet? To download the free apps, go to www.dcvelocity.com/mobile and www.supplychainquarterly.com/mobile.)