Most understand the concept of selling on consignment, though few are aware that purchasing on consignment exists. Reverse consignment, sometimes known as pre-positioning, is a supply chain management ...

While it's best to have everything in stock that a customer may need, it can be expensive buying and keeping items around that may be needed only rarely or which can grow obsolete before sale. One ...

The current hearing in Baltimore for Diamond Comic Distributors' chapter 11 bankruptcy case concerns a number of comic book publishers who object to the recent plans of the Diamond Comic Distributors, ...

Saks, its suppliers and debtor-in-possession (DIP) lenders are negotiating whether consigned luxury goods can be treated as collateral under the retailer’s $1.75bn bankruptcy financing. Vendors have ...

Storing consigned inventory in Switzerland is expensive for Horix Aerospace, but the company still sees market advantages to the practice. Credit: Horix Aerospace Managing surplus material on a ...

Many retailers already use automation in their supply chain and inventory management. Vendor-managed inventory (VMI), for example, has made its way into many retailers. It optimizes supply-chain ...

Maintaining appropriate inventory levels has always given manufacturers fits. They wage war against carrying too much costly product with tools such as lean manufacturing, which aspires to keep ...

Learn how RFID4U’s TagMatiks – FI (Field Inventory) platform and Zebra Technologies’ RFD8500 and RFD2000 readers can be used by companies in manufacturing, health care, fashion, energy and other ...

The beleaguered Bed Bath & Beyond has pulled another Hail Mary to keep it out of bankruptcy—at least, for now. “We remain relentless in executing plans that can help us overcome near-term operational ...

Crutches have their proper place in the healthcare supply chain – primarily in the supply closet for the physical therapy unit. While there are instances in a hospital environment where consignment ...

A furniture consignment shop can stock everything from a 100-year-old highboy to a 10-year young sofa. Just as in clothing, the trend these days is toward recycling, finding delightful ways to make ...