What began inside the warehouses of a handful of industries is spreading to embrace a slew of new applications, according to Ric Huck, Vocollect's business development manager.

Consumer electronics makers are starting to do a better job of matching production with actual demand. Kedar Kulkarni, director of Supply Chain Division at VTech Communications, talks about how far they've come.

A renewed emphasis on profitability leads the company to synchronize operations across its supply-chain network. Staff vice president Randall Wood reveals how it's being done.