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- Retailer's Wireless Growth Requires Contention Solution
- When Pacific Sunwear moved to new offices in Anaheim, Calif., in 2001 because of continued company growth, the company decided to implement wireless LANs in both the 180,000-square-foot corporate offices and in the adjoining 360,000-square-foot distribution center. The retailer's vice president of information services went with what were then state-of-the-art...
- Tags: Distribution Center, WLAN, Meru Networks, Access Point, LANs, Wireless LANs, Retail, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Networking
- Case studies
- Wireless Voice Proves Invaluable to Pacific Sunwear Distribution Center
- Outfitting active teens via 920 stores in 50 states and Puerto Rico keeps Pacific Sunwear's distribution center cranking year round. The company streamlined operations by deploying SpectraLink's NetLink Wireless Telephones to provide employees with mobility as they go about their daily tasks. The surf- and skate-influenced apparel retailer found it...
- Tags: Voice, Distribution Center, SpectraLink Corp., Wireless Voice, Retail, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- Case studies
- DaimlerChrysler's MOPAR Division Streamlines Warehouse Management
- DaimlerChrysler's MOPAR division manages 26 Parts Distribution Centers PDCs in North America. Until recently, different non-realtime systems ran the national and field warehouses in this network. The cost to maintain these two different systems and their aging "Batch" designs prompted MOPAR to seek a single, realtime system that could run...
- Tags: Business Services, Daimler AG, Distribution Center, IBM Corp., Networking, North America
- Case studies
- Lord & Taylor Uses Monarch Pathfinder Ultra to Speed Merchandise to the Selling Floor
- Lord & Taylor, the leading department store chain, relies on UCC-128 bar codes affixed to incoming packages to quickly route packages through its' distribution center and direct them to the proper store. What happens when these critical bar code links in the chain are damaged or scratched, and cannot be...
- Tags: Lord & Taylor, Distribution Center, Bar Code, UCC-128 Number, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals
- Case studies
- Spyder Scales New Peaks by Running Lean
- Spyder follows an outsourced manufacturing model, relying on overseas suppliers to produce skiwear and ship the goods to regional distribution centers in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its distribution centers then forward the finished merchandise to its customers. This manufacturing model calls for a solid system - one that Spyder...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Distribution Center, Spyder, Manufacturing, Financial Management, Financial Planning, Finance
- Case studies 2007-02-01
- Bottom Line Improvement Through Mobility
- Warehouse and Distribution Center operations are consistently asked to improve productivity while at the same time lowering operating costs. What warehouse and distribution center operators have discovered is that small improvements to an operation's performance can produce large dividends to the corporation's bottom line. Of course, many of these small...
- Tags: Improvement, Distribution Center, Mobility, Printing, Document Management, Roi/Tco, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Marketing
- White papers 2007-01-15
Additional Resources
- AC Vs. DC Power Distribution for Data Centers
- DC power distribution has been proposed as an alternative to AC power distribution in data centers, but misinformation and conflicting claims have confused the discussion. A detailed analysis and model show that many of the benefits commonly stated for DC distribution are unfounded or exaggerated. This paper explains why high...
- Tags: Distribution, Data Center, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2007-10-31
- Samsung Tesco's Haman Distribution Service Center Realizes Mobility With Avaya Wireless IP Telephony Solution
- Located in the Kyung Nam province of Korea, Samsung Tesco's Haman Distribution Service Center HDSC is the largest distribution center of its kind in Asia, and has the capability to handle 40 million boxes of fresh and frozen products every year. Samsung Tesco's Haman Distribution Service Center needed a robust...
- Tags: Tesco, Telephony, Mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., IP Telephony, Mobility, Avaya Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Case studies 2007-09-01
- TechNet Webcast: Software Distribution With System Center Configuration Manager (Level 300)
- Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 adds fantastic new features to the familiar software distribution capabilities from Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003. This webcast covers support for Wake on LAN, new bandwidth-sensitive package distribution options, and all the new options for advertising and running applications. The attendee of this webcast...
- Tags: Software, Software Distribution, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Digital Media, Tools & Techniques, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management
- Webcasts 2007-12-13
- AC Vs DC Power Distribution for Data Centers
- Various types of DC power distribution are examined as alternatives to AC distribution for data centers and network rooms. A detailed analysis and model show that many of the common benefits claimed for DC distribution are unfounded or overstated. The reasons why AC will likely remain the dominant choice for...
- Tags: Distribution, American Power Conversion Corp., Data Center, Network Room, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2005-07-05
- Query-Based Distribution Groups
- A query-based distribution group is a new additional type of distribution group in Exchange 2003. This new type of distribution group provides the same functionality as a standard distribution group; however, instead of specifying static user memberships, a query-based distribution group allows a person to use an LDAP query to...
- Tags: Distribution Group, LDAP, Directory Services, E-mail Servers, Workforce Management, Memory, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2004-07-20
- SAP Brings Clarity to Indigo Lighthouse
- Indigo Lighthouse is a contact lens outsourcing service. Indigo faced problem in handling requirements across its call center and distribution facility. Indigo Lighthouse selected ROC to implement a CRM and SCM solution from SAP. Through SAP Indigo managed all customer queries through one central hub. The new system helps the...
- Tags: SAP AG, Indigo, Indigo Lighthouse, Call Centers, Outsourcing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Software
- Case studies
- Do you keep your Linux distribution absolutely current?
- Polling Place examines results of TPG's Quick Poll: Do you keep your Linux distribution absolutely current?
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, TechRepublic Staff, Linux, Polling Place
- Technical articles 2001-02-05
- Create and Work With a Distribution List
- A distribution list is a collection of contacts. It provides an easy way to send messages to a group of people. For example, if the user frequently sends messages to the marketing team, one can create a distribution list called Marketing Team that contains the names of all members of...
- Tags: Distribution List
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Increasing Data Center Efficiency by Using Improved High Density Power Distribution
- A new approach to power distribution for high density server installations saves floor space, simplifies power cabling, saves capital cost, reduces weight, and increases electrical efficiency. This paper describes this distribution architecture and quantifies the benefits. Note: The methods in this paper only apply in North America...
- Tags: American Power Conversion Corp., Data Center, North America, Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2006-04-25
- Polling Place: Which distribution of Linux do you prefer?
- Polling Place examines results of TPG's Quick Poll: Which distribution of Linux do you prefer?
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, TechRepublic Staff, Polling Place, Linux
- Technical articles 2000-10-12
- RFID for the Real World: Challenges and Opportunities in the Warehouse and Distribution Center Environment
- Radio Frequency IDentification RFID is one of the most promising new technologies to reach the warehousing and distribution sector in many years. While RFID technology offers a variety of benefits and advantages over current bar code ID technology, the cost of the technology and a number of technical hurdles have...
- Tags: Environment, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
- White papers 2005-04-05
- Lexmark Takes Its Own Advice and Solves a Costly Manufacturing Problem
- Lexmark's largest parts distribution center is located in Louisville, Ky., about 60 miles from its corporate headquarters. Where the distribution center was running into problems was mistaken parts. Often, new parts would be mistaken for defective parts and would get sent for testing. Even more amazing was the lack of...
- Tags: Lexmark International Inc., Manufacturing, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Case studies
- Optimizing the Front Line Workforce in Food Industry Distribution Centers
- Distribution logistics is crucial to every enterprise in the food industry. Grocers, wholesalers, food processors, and third party logistics providers all must contend with narrowing time constraints and expanding customer demands. The ability to get the right products shipped and delivered to the right place at the right time is...
- Tags: Food, Voxware Inc., Workforce, Distribution Logistic, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing
- White papers 2004-03-01
- Restrictions in a distribution list
- I have a distribution list that I'm needing to prevent users from copy/paste the recepients when expanding the distribution list in the To: field of an email. Or limit the amount of recepients displayed when expanding the distribution list?
- Tags: cshackleford@..., distribution list
- Discussion threads 2007-05-04
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