Warehouse Practices: How Do Yours Measure Up?
Another plus: the program is useful for publishers of all sizes, according to Mike Harry, chief supply chain officer of Lifeway Christian Resources in Nashville, Tenn., and John Lancaster, general manager of the distribution center for medical publisher, FA Davis in Philadelphia.
Harry directs a 550,000-square-foot warehouse, shipping some 150,000 SKUs, and stocking at least 45,000 at any one time, moving largely to trade and consumer channels. Lancaster manages a 45,000-square-foot facility, shipping 550 active SKUs primarily to the professional and educational markets.
Eugene G. Schwartz is editor at large for ForeWord Reviews, an industry observer and an occasional columnist for Book Business magazine. In an earlier career, he was in the printing business and held production management positions at Random House, Prentice-Hall/Goodyear and CRM Books/Psychology Today. A former PMA (IBPA) board member, he has headed his own publishing consultancy, Consortium House. He is also Co-Founder of Worthy Shorts Inc., a development stage online private press and publication service for professionals as well as an online back office publication service for publishers and associations. He is on the Publishing Business Conference and Expo Advisory Board.