Implementing a new WMS across a network of DCs carries big risks and big rewards. Two shippers that are going through it tell how they're avoiding pitfalls and achieving success.

It's hard to imagine a more daunting prospect than implementing a new warehouse management system (WMS) in more than two dozen warehouses and DCs, some company-owned and some outsourced. And it's all the more intimidating when each facility has its own approach to doing business, not to mention a unique combination of software, material handling equipment, products, and customers. Read more