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Seemingly dead inventory can still produce revenue

Don’t liquidate it.
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Dick Friedman
July 11, 2014
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Remember that most of the slow/no movers were initially purchased because there was demand or someone thought there would be demand.


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How robots can run a warehouse

Space-age labor.
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Dick Friedman
June 18, 2014
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While contemplating the use of automation, remember proper warehouse organization and the procedures and controls followed are the foundation for effective operations. The less automation involved, the greater the need for organization and discipline.


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Newspapers and supply houses

The Washington Post sale could help you.
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Dick Friedman
September 1, 2013
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What could the recent sale of The Washington Post have to do with PHCP, PVF and HVACR supply houses? Once you understand who bought the newspaper that brought down a U.S. president and what this individual has accomplished, you will understand the threat he poses to supply houses.  


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Google may eliminate the need for supply houses

A new threat?
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Dick Friedman
August 19, 2013
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 If you think AmazonSupply is a threat to PHCP supply houses, you “ain’t seen nothing yet.” 


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Take it back

How the warehouse can help customer returns.
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Dick Friedman
March 12, 2013
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Thanks to great efforts on the part of supply houses, customers have become accustomed to getting almost all the items they want, in the ordered quantities, at the right prices and when needed.
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Dick Friedman: Tech Tips

Doing more with less

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Dick Friedman
November 1, 2012
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Have you adjusted your warehouse to the new normal?
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Tackling an 8,000-lb. gorilla

How to use your inventory and warehouse to compete with Amazon Supply.
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Dick Friedman
July 1, 2012
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Amazon Supply, a new 8,000-lb. gorilla, has taken aim at many of the customers of PHCP supply houses. Amazon Supply is a separate unit, not an extension of the Amazon consumer side, and uses its own business-oriented website.
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The peopleless warehouse

Automation still requires organization and discipline.
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Dick Friedman
April 1, 2012
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It sounds like pie in the sky, yet one of my clients is considering implementing extensive automation to avoid the ever-escalating costs of labor. His vision would still involve some people, not a totally peopleless warehouse - one in which, day and night, all physical movement of items is handled by automated equipment controlled by software.
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Warehouse Problems To Avoid

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Dick Friedman
December 1, 2011
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Solve warehouse problems easily and at almost no cost.
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The Pros and Cons of Recent Acquisitions

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Dick Friedman
October 1, 2011
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The Davids of ERP software continue to challenge the Goliaths.
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