Supply chain solutions - Articles - Page 15

How Contract Packaging Streamlines Operations and Generates Savings

November 17, 2014

Retailers, particularly big box stores, are demanding more customized packaging of products, which increases demand for contract packaging services, says Dave Mabon, president of contract packaging at Genco. With margins that average 30 to 40 percent, this presents a huge opportunity for service providers.

Technology Advances Support Automotive Warehouse Operations

November 17, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Providing parts and sub-assemblies to automotive production lines is a highly complex activity, requiring rapid, automated sequencing and sophisticated error proofing. Bo Cheng, director of the automotive business at Comprehensive Logistics, explains how his company is keeping pace as automotive volumes return to pre-recession levels.

Building Confidence in Supply Chain Network Design

November 13, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Steve Ellet, vice president of supply chain design at Chainalytics, discusses the importance of supply chain network design and how to build a process that ensures confidence in results.

Voice Picking in a Low-Temperature Environment

November 13, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Picking in a frozen environment with heavy gloves, paper and pencil impaired the productivity and accuracy of operations at Perry's Ice Cream in Akron, N.Y. A voice-picking system from Vocollect enabled Perry's to solve these problems and gain other benefits.

RFID Helps Deere-Hitachi Joint Venture Monitor Manufacture of Excavators

October 27, 2014

RFID Journal

Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corp. is employing AeroScout Industrial Wi-Fi radio frequency identification tags to track the assembly of construction machinery at its facility in Kernersville, N.C.

Many Steer Clear of Analytics Solutions for Fear of Data Deluge

October 27, 2014

EBN

Analytics is good for business – as long as you can make sense of it.

Australian Mine Operator Uses RFID Tags for Equipment Location

October 21, 2014

RFID Journal

Equipment used at a West Australian open-pit iron mine is being managed across a 40-square-mile area via active radio frequency identification tags to identify where certain equipment is located, as well as control its operation.

CIOs, IT Department Heads Give Advice on Cloud Deployments

October 21, 2014

CIO

Don't get too caught up in the cost savings of cloud computing and services. That's one of the comments of 16 CIOs and IT leaders interviewed about their public and private cloud deployments, usage trends, skills requirements, lingering obstacles and future plans.

All Together Now: Collaborative Sourcing Helps Save Money

October 15, 2014

EBN

Increasingly, the supply chain and procurement departments are turning to digital solutions, rather than traditional manual systems, to maximize results. Recent research points to a substantial potential upside.

Procurement Teams Increase Value, Outperform Peers by Going 'Borderless'

October 10, 2014

SupplyChainBrain

Despite ongoing economic and business environment challenges, world-class procurement organizations continue to outperform the peer group by a wide margin, up to $6m in cost savings for the typical large company. They deliver services at 19 percent lower cost with greater effectiveness and require 27 percent fewer full-time-equivalents (FTEs) per $1bn in spend. For many, efficiency gains have reached their practical limits. What's next?