Apparel Magazine Technology Initiatives
Integrated Systems Key to Warehousing & Distribution
Tracey Haisley Reports
Minimizing handoffs, reducing inventory & cycle time, improving speed & turns, lessening the pain of charge-backs. All are crucial issues that can make or break an apparel & soft goods company, and all depend heavily on the strength of warehousing & distribution systems and strategies.
Navigating the waters of distribution and warehousing can be extremely challenging, with factors to confront ranging from customs clearance to cross-docking. The variety and diversity of systems on the market only add to the confusion. From systems for warehouse management to picking & packing to allocation, the software choices are seemingly endless, and yet many companies still opt to create their own systems.
Apparel explores how three companies, running the gamut in type and size, are managing to juggle it all and get it right. (Two of the three companies featured depend on AL Systems!)
