Supply chain solutions provider RedPrairie has announced sweeping
changes to its integrated supply chain execution and optimisation
suite in order to help customers comply with increasing trade,
security and retail regulations in...
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...
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...
Findus Sweden has gone live this month with Intentia's Movex supply
chain solution. The technology has been integrated with a number of
other systems, such as SAP and a mainframe system, to provide the
manufacturer with complete...
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.
A new alliance has been formed to deliver cutting edge RFID
technology to help simplify the food supply chain. Management
solutions provider Checkpoint Systems and electronics giant Royal
Philips Electronics partnership hope that...
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...
Syscan International and Sensor Wireless are set to combine their
separate technologies to jointly develop new RFID applications for
the food production industry.
Irish wholesaler BWG has installed a high-tech distribution system
at its cash & carry depots and distribution centres. The Accord
software package is designed to minimise supply chain costs through
complete process integration.
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...
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.
End-to-end traceability is like the table stakes in a poker game -
if you don't have it, you won't stay in the game, argues an
industry expert. This new way of thinking could have a significant
impact on food production,...
Major consolidation, horizontal and vertical integration together
with increased global competition at all stages of food production
are combining to create a shift from a food supply chain to a food
demand chain, according to a soon-to-be...
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.
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).
RedPrairie Corporation, the US-based provider of end-to-end
logistics solutions for the food supply chain, has announced that
it is re-organising its entire company and delivery systems. The
new approach, the company claims, will...
