Five Distribution Center Functions in Five Short Stories

November 26, 2012 BY Charles Fallon

1. Receiving

The DC manager of a Texas wholesaler was walking me through the operation. He pointed to that morning’s receipts and said “our...

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LIDD Continues to Support ROFDA

November 16, 2012 BY LIDD

LIDD continues to support the Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates (ROFDA) and has attended for the 5th consecutive time the bi-annual ROFDA...

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The Truth About Drive-in Racks in a Non-manufacturing Environment

November 09, 2012 BY David Beaudet

As described by my colleague in a recent post, a distribution center’s capacity has 3 dimensions – one of which is storage capacity or the amount of...

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Ketchup in the Cooler - How to Know When You've Got One SKU Too Many

November 06, 2012 BY Charles Fallon

Some years ago, I was auditing a regional distribution center for a major foodservice distributor. The audit was going well, the operation had many...

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How Pick Lines Affect Distribution Performance

October 25, 2012 BY David Beaudet

Talking about pick lines and their impact on distribution performance, most operators think primarily about picking efficiency. While of utmost...

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Foodservice Metrics

October 22, 2012 BY Mike MacRae

A typical question I often hear asked at conferences, trade shows or meetings is: “what metrics are being used in our industry and where should we...

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Three Dimensions of DC Capacity

October 15, 2012 BY Charles Fallon

In logistics, few things are more fundamental than the capacity of a distribution center. At the same time, few things are subject to more...

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Thinking About Risk in a Thunderstorm

The life of a consultant includes many meals in restaurants where even the salads have at least something deep fried. So when nice weather hits...

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You Should Know

May 22, 2012 BY David Beaudet

News of up to a million of fake electronic parts being used in military aircrafts has the US government worried about national security and the...

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You Should Know

May 22, 2012 BY David Beaudet

News of up to a million of fake electronic parts being used in military aircrafts has the US government worried about national security and the...

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