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Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics

from the editors of Multichannel Merchant

February 15, 2012

Testing Delivers Order Management Systems Ready for Implementation
Make Plans to Attend the Operations Summit
4 Tips on Information Sharing in Your Contact Center
Saks to Open New Distribution Center in Tennessee
EquaShip Suspends Operations for at Least Nine Months
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Testing Delivers Order Management Systems Ready for Implementation

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Make Plans to Attend the Operations Summit

Deadline for $200 Savings on the Operations Summit is coming next week – you must register before Feb. 22, 2012 to receive the savings. Make sure that your operations and fulfillment management teams attend the Operations Summit, the only conference exclusively about direct-to-customer operations and fulfillment.

The Operations Summit will take place May 2-3 in Memphis. In addition to plenty of networking and educational opportunities, there will be multiple tours of DTC-related facilities, including several FedEx operations.

The Summit will focus on actionable ideas for greater efficiency, smart technology purchases, faster delivery and productivity, top-rated customer satisfaction, and cost control.

For more information, please email Ellen.Shannon@penton.com or go to http://www.operationssummit.com.

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4 Tips on Information Sharing in Your Contact Center

By Stewart Buskirk

In the contact center, well-informed and skilled agents are critical to successful relationships with your customers. But training time and budgets can't always keep up with rapidly changing environments. Here are four tips on information sharing in your contact center.

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Saks to Open New Distribution Center in Tennessee

By Multichannel Merchant Staff

Luxury retailer Saks announced it will expand its distribution and fulfillment capacity, adding a new facility in Lavergne, TN, by August.

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EquaShip Suspends Operations for at Least Nine Months

By Jim Tierney

EquaShip, which began making deliveries in November, announced it has suspended all operations for nine months to one year while the fledgling company re-engineers its transportation network for faster package delivery times, larger geographic coverage, and more service options.

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