DC Velocity - IdeaBook 2017

W elcome to our 2017 special digital issue featuring the best-read, most popular articles on logis- tics and supply chain strategies and innovations from CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly and

DC Velocity.

Whether economic conditions are stable, volatile, or simply uncertain, supply chain and logistics managers must confront a range of problems on a daily basis. To help them address those challenges, both publications have often featured articles that highlight innovative practices and strategies for improving logistics and supply chain operations. We have selected the most popular of these articles from the 2016 print editions of DC Velocity and CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly to create this compendium—aptly named IdeaBook 2017.

There’s something for everyone in this unique collection. For example, from the pages of DC Velocity, we chose an article that explains how retailers can meet customers’ expectations while still making omnichannel fulfillment affordable, and another that describes the difference between three types of warehouse management software: WMS, WCS, and WES. We’ve included a story about the past, present, and future of forklift safety as well as a case study of REI’s distribution center overhaul. The final selection from DC Velocity looks at how a few small packaging tweaks can produce huge savings.

From CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly, we chose some of the best-read articles from the past year, including a case study about how Royal Philips’ implementation of a new product design and procurement process ended up reconfiguring its procurement organization. Another article offers a simple framework for managing projects. Other “hot topic” Supply Chain Quarterly articles look at omnichannel strategies retailers are focusing on to help them survive and thrive, recommendations for creating a supply chain center of excellence, and a case study on Amway’s unusual approach to manufacturing.

IdeaBook 2017 is packed with fresh ideas you can use now and in the future. And because we’ve created it in digital format, you can access this special issue 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.supplychain quarterly.com/mobile.)