November 1996 € Volume 6 € Number 11

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Table of Contents
Departments

  • Letter from the Editor
  • Guest Editorial
  • APICS Business Outlook Index
  • APICS Report
  • APICS Chapter Seminars
  • APICS Online
  • Industry Events
  • Real World
  • Dear APICS
  • Solutions
  • The Customer Connection
  • Warehousing & Distribution
  • Consultants Forum
  • Products & Services

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    Features

    Starting from Scratch
    By Jim Cotten
    A manufacturer of airbags, faced with a clean slate and a directive to develop a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, did just that at its plant in Spartanburg, S.C.

    Agility Through Value-Added Distribution
    By Terence T. Burton, CPIM
    Value-added distributors must respond quickly and efficiently to an organization's specific business requirements. To utilize this resource to its fullest, an organization must develop a strategic improvement program.

    Selecting Software for Cycle Counting
    By Dean Ziegler, CPIM
    Is your MRP II system a help or a hindrance when it comes to cycle counting? Don't overlook the specific physical counting needs of your business enterprise when you choose a manufacturing management system.

    Sometimes the Obvious Is Not So Obvious
    By Donald P. Turner, CPIM, C.P.M.
    Moving a company from one site to another is no easy task. A relocation, or any other major project, can be a wrenching experience. Ask yourself some pointed questions before you begin your next project, and answer them honestly.


    Resources

    1996 Literature Files
    Featuring the latest literature offerings describing new products, systems and services


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