Distribution Center Management

For over 40 years the distribution professional’s choice for practical news and actionable information on improving distribution center operations.

Each month, in a quick-reading format, Distribution Center Management brings you proven strategies for managing people, materials and costs in the warehouse and distribution center.

You’ll learn how seasoned managers and top consultants are solving tough problems such as keeping staff working safely and productively, using new technology to speed throughput and increase inventory accuracy, improving space utilization, monitoring and controlling costs and more.

Successful strategies are presented from large and small operations throughout North America — all of which can be adapted to your facility.

You’ll not just read, but use authoritative,
in-depth information on:

• Proven ways to keep your staff working productively. You’ll learn how other managers are finding qualified people; improving morale and motivation; working with union employees; dealing with drugs, alcohol and theft; developing safety standards and more.
• Innovative new ways to use technology. Managers who are using the latest technology show you how to increase inventory accuracy, reduce errors and improve productivity. You’ll learn how they get commitment from upper management, buy-in from employees and more.
• Tested methods for maximizing warehouse space. There’s information on how to eliminate slow-moving SKUs, increase turnover, improve procedures, and change storage modules to improve space utilization.
• Strategies for improving your equipment and facilities. You’ll find details on how other managers are maintaining and upgrading their facilities and equipment, how they justify new expenditures, calculate their return on investment, use short-term improvements to fund long-term investments and more.
• Proven strategies for improved supply chain integration. There’s information on how to work more closely with suppliers, end customers, transportation providers, and 3PLs to provide better, faster, more coordinated service.
• Innovative ways to monitor and control costs. You’ll learn how other managers are controlling costs brought on by increasing customer demands, unpredictable workloads, seasonal rushes and more. You’ll learn how they gather and analyze data to target savings in their procedures, plant and staff.
• The latest news and trends. You’ll stay current with all the industry news you need to better manage your facility. You’ll receive summaries of the latest industry reports, analysis of new rules and regulations and how they will impact your operations, and informative lessons learned taken straight from today’s headlines.

You’ll get specific solutions, backed up by hard data — much of it unavailable anywhere else. There are no half-baked ideas, no fluff and no filler. Distribution Center Management is tightly written, and each item is carefully selected for its usefulness to you.

Your subscription also includes Documents Plus Online.

Each month when important topics like incentive programs, space saving ideas, or warehouse audits are discussed in Distribution Center Management, you’ll find back-up documents and resources at Documents Plus Online. These materials come to you directly from the companies that are using them. You may download, study and adapt them to your own needs.

A free guide: your welcome gift from the editors.

With your paid order, you’ll receive 27 Proven Ways to Trim Warehouse Costs. This 12-page report is packed with tips and techniques you can use to cut DC/warehouse costs without sacrificing service levels. You’ll cut costs by improving procedures, layouts, technology, equipment and more.

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