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Barcode labeling projects require that the label size, label material, adhesive, label surface, and print methodology be thoughtfully considered before any money is spent.

The Perfect Order requires the perfect customer, but who is that? Businesses must identify who the end customer is and what they want to meet expectations.

The Perfect Order includes the ability to deliver the right product to the customer.

It’s not enough to get the product itself right, we have to get the quantity right too. Like getting the product right, getting the quantity right starts before we even have a product.

Companies that make and sell a product are responsible for creating an internal identifier for each unique item. Many struggle to do that in a way that helps achieve the goal of Perfect Order.

Ensuring that the quantity is right means that there is quantity available in stock to always pick from. Overstocking means over-producing and expending too much cash. Under-producing can leave consumers wanting more.

Outsourcing a process does not mean you have outsourced responsibility. Businesses own their supply chains, so selecting the right source for materials is critical to customer success.

Whether you are receiving goods or shipping goods, getting the destination correct is a basic tenet for any business and its ultimate success.

Getting the destination right is absolutely a matter of getting the ship-to address correct. Whether conveying goods for use or for sale, ensuring that the destination address is accurate, and clearly marked on the shipping container is something that the shipper needs to make…

When it comes to retail supply chain vendor compliance, ensuring that goods are ready for use and sale. In the retail industry, that means something meeting Floor Ready Guidelines, first established in 1986 for the purpose of developing supply chain standards.

Whether raw materials, components, or finished goods, the product delivered should be ready for the purpose intended. Ensuring that the goods are delivered in the right condition requires, first and foremost, that the goods themselves are produced to the quality standard that…

Customers don’t care about supply chain problems, they simply want their product. It’s up to the supply chain to deliver at the right time.

At the Right Time is when the customer requires or expects the item to be delivered. Based on this, the timing of the preparation and transportation to get the item to the customer needs to be thought through to ensure that all operational steps have sufficient time to be…

Most goods include documentation, and increasingly, that documentation includes physical specifications and electronic transactions.

Runaway costs eat away at money that could have been used for the benefit of the company like upgrading software systems, hiring additional employees, or training employees. That means root-cause analysis is required to identify all costs.