New supply chain management certification promises to equip
suppliers and manufacturers with the necessary knowledge to
navigate complex new custom regulations in the US, writes
Anthony Fletcher.
Supply chain solutions provider Manhattan Associates has released
an enhanced version of its EPC Manager solution designed to enable
customers to boost accuracy, ensure compliance with regulatory
requirements and experience greater...
Supply chain optimisation supplier Logility has launched Logility
Voyager Solutions 7.5, designed to help distribution-intensive
companies use the Internet to gain visibility of key metrics;
manage dynamic global supply chain activities;...
LXE has joined with Intel and Sirit to develop the first robust,
forklift-mounted RFID data collection solution for use in
warehousing and distribution.
Sun Microsystems has launched an RFID solution designed to
specifically address the business challenges of the packaged goods
industry and help firms fully leverage the power of RFID, writes
Anthony Fletcher.
With recent reports backing up growing evidence that companies' IT
spend budgets are continuing to expand in an effort to incorporate
RFID tagging, the latest word from global retailers is that
implementation will take longer...
Supply chain solutions provider FKI Logistex is featuring a live,
integrated equipment loop at the ongoing ProMat 2005 exhibit in
Chicago USA, with particular emphasis on RFID.
An RFID expert argues that suppliers shouldn't worry about the 1
January deadline, but instead concentrate on just getting on with
installing the technology.
An innovative RFID-enabled cold chain consignment monitoring
service allows fresh food producers to trace their products across
the globe and achieve potential cost efficiency savings. Anthony
Fletcher reports.
Third-party logistics (3PL) providers must adopt innovative and
leading solutions such as radio frequency identification (RFID) if
they are to continue achieving supply chain efficiencies, according
to a new report.
FKI Logistex a global leader in integrated material handling
solutions, has launched an all-electric, free-roaming, and fully
automatable aisle-changing crane.
Ergonomic and dynamic picking systems have been installed at two
cutting edge distribution centres in the UK with the aim of
achieving significant supply chain cost savings.
A new report suggests that while the benefits of sourcing in China
outweigh the additional logistics costs, western companies must
still be prepared to deal with significant procurement and sourcing
issues if they are to prosper.
A new breed of software called RFID middleware will allow suppliers
to take advantage of the long-term benefits of RFID implementation,
according to a new report.
Unified Western Grocers, a leading US grocery wholesaler, is
rolling out the Retalix Triceps Warehouse Management Solution, as
part of the company's aims to achieve Real Time Warehousing.
UK supply chain management firm Exel has won a five-year £150
million contract with Nisa-Today's, the UK's largest buying
consortium for independent retail and wholesale companies.
A leading consultancy firm has warned that the widespread adoption
of RFID could open up the door to a range of potential scams,
resulting in huge losses for retailers and manufacturers, writes
Anthony Fletcher.
US canned and bottled juice manufacturer Ocean Spray has installed
integrated packaging software to streamline its packaging system
across all operations.
German-based wholesaler and retailer Metro Group has selected
Intermec Technologies to provide a range of RFID (radio frequency
identification) inventory tracking systems for its Metro Group
Innovation Centre, which opened today in...
The US-based Supply-Chain Council (SCC) has published Version 6.1
of the Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR), a business
process model used to describe and measure the business activities
associated with all phases of satisfying...
Solutions developer Versatile Mobile Systems and RFID manufacturer
Matrics have announced a strategic alliance designed to accelerate
the adoption of mobile RFID technology throughout the consumer
packaged goods (CPG) industry and...
Zebra Technologies has launched the R110Xi RFID printer/encoder,
which it claims is the first printer available with fully
integrated support for Class 0 (read only) and Matrics Class 0+
(read/write) smart labels.
Rich Products has installed the Chep pallet pooling system for
frozen distribution to in-store bakery and food service customers
in the USA and Canada. The company hopes that the move will result
in a more productive flow of goods...
Food giant Kellogg has implemented the latest version of the
SmartOps Multistage Inventory Planning & Optimisation (MIPO)
software solution, which is claimed to offer improved inventory
planning decision support.
Retalix has launched CS Direct, a supply chain initiative for
operators interested in self-distribution. The new initiative is
specifically tailored to the requirements of the convenience store
sector and is based around the supply...
Real-time supply chain execution (SCE) software provider ClearOrbit
has launched Purchase Order Change Management, part of its Advanced
Collaborative Replenishment Suite. PO Change Management automates
the communication of order changes...
Supply chain execution (SCE) solutions provider Manhattan
Associates has launched a new integrated approach to help
manufacturers manage every aspect of their operation. Everything
from warehouse management to global tracing have...
Software provider Sensitech has acquired near all of the assets of
Cox Technologies. The development demonstrates further
consolidation within the food technology sector, and suggests that
food manufacturers are increasingly looking...
Companies must manage their inventory in a more innovative way,
according to a market analyst. One way of doing this would be to
think of inventories as a liability and manage it as a risk.
EPCglobal, a US-based RFID standards-setting body, recently
selected VeriSign to maintain electronic product codes found on
retail and grocery store shelves. VeriSign will operate and manage
the data for EPCglobal, whose members include...
The key findings of a new study reveal that Radio-Frequency
Identification (RFID) is high on the agenda for European retailers,
food manufacturers and logistic service providers. This contrasts
with a resent survey of food manufacturers,...
How to deploy RFID technology successfully is the focus of RFID
JournalLive!, March 29-31 at the Chicago Hilton. The organisers
claim that this is the only event that offers an in-depth look at
the current state of RFID technology...
Athens Re-packing, a unit of US-based snack food manufacturer
Keebler, has been sold to a company called Total Logistic Control
(TLC), itself a unit of the C2 group, for an undisclosed sum.
Supply chain management is becoming increasingly important in
efficient food production. A pilot project developed by Microsoft
Business Solutions and KiMs, a Danish snack manufacturer, is a good
example of how technology, especially...
US-based Checkpoint Systems, the world's largest integrator of
(RFID) technology into consumer product packaging, has announced
the expansion of its RF source tagging design centre. This could be
of interest to European manufacturers,...
According to a survey by Pira International, the integration of
packaging and processing disciplines hold the key to the tactical
and strategic development of end user companies.
Manugistics, a leading global provider of supply chain management
solutions, has supplied the BEL food and dairy group with solutions
aimed at improving its forecasting, production-capacity planning,
and distribution flow optimisation.
An international consortium has been formed to provide a low-cost
active RFID-based labelling system which will provide a major boost
to food production logistics and tracking.
Gruppo Fabbri, a leading European player in the production of
machines and plastic films for the packaging of fresh food
products, has chosen Intentia's Movex Solution to manage its
business.
Sensitech, a leading global supplier of cold chain monitoring
systems to the food industry, has been named an "Innovator of the
Year" by SBANE (Smaller Business Association of NewEngland).
