2016 Azbee Awards of Excellence
Category
Online > Enterprise News Story > New England
Awarded to
Mark Solomon, Executive Editor - News
Entry details
"Now comes the hard part"
Issue date (if applicable):
Publication name: DC Velocity
Publishing company: Agile Business Media
Website home page: http://www.dcvelocity.com
Please describe the publication's mission and readership:
Time was when the term “distribution center” (DC) was virtually synonymous with “warehouse”—a place for storing and stockpiling products and materials. Not so any more. Today’s DC may resemble the traditional warehouse in that it has four walls, truck bays and docks, but what goes on inside is very different. The contemporary DC houses a fast-paced operation that keeps materials moving through the facility and across the docks in a continuous flow, using high-tech systems to track and move inventory right out to waiting carriers.
The managers who run these centers, DC Velocity’s readers, are charged with keeping all these parts moving. They oversee external functions like inbound and outbound transportation as well as the internal functions of moving, storing, and handling materials. They select and manage the people, equipment, and systems that keep the operation humming. DC Velocity’s mission is to provide its readers—both DC operations managers and executive-level staff—with information they need to fulfill these wide-ranging responsibilities.
Please describe the enterprising work that went into this entry and its significance or impact on readers:
This second-day news story came two days after maritime labor and management agreed to a five-year collective-bargaining agreement, ending what had been an increasingly contentious dispute. The disagreement caused significant delays at 29 ports, impacted the supply chains of major U.S. importers and exporters, and forced sizable diversions of cargo to ports along the East and Gulf coasts.
The story explored the major challenges facing labor and management to restore the normal flow of goods, rebuild trust with users, and develop ways to address critical throughput problems that existed long before the dispute and would continue to cause delays after it ended.
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http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20150223-now-comes-the-hard-part/
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"Now comes the hard part"
Category
Online > Enterprise News Story > New England
Description
Publication name:
DC Velocity
Company:
Agile Business Media
Winner Status
- Regional Bronze Award
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