Paul Vanderspek, clinical professor at Colorado State University, offers some valuable strategies for alleviating risk association with potential supply disruptions.
When a giant project to deploy digital signage in a major convenience store chain's stores bogged down, a new installation company was brought in. Right away, it realized that it needed a dependable logistics partner.
As part of a program to cut costs and guarantee the lowest prices on the market, the big retailer seeks to boost its reliance on direct sourcing. But the change will require a major overhaul of its IT supply-chain infrastructure for dealing with key suppliers.
CEVA Logistics has launched its first mobile app, CEVA Mobile, enabling customers to track the precise location of air, ocean and customs brokerage shipments through the iPhone or iPad.
JustEnough Software, a specialist in demand-management applications for retailers, distributors and brand owners, has released a new version of its app for mobile sales force automation. JustEnough Mobile is available on the Apple iPad.
While red-carpet treatment is sometimes extended to celebrities who have done little or nothing to deserve it - can you say Kardashian? - most of the time such recognition is reserved for people who have actually achieved something. Often that means they have done something helpful or beneficial for others. And that's the group we celebrate in this, our annual 100 Great Supply Chain Partners issue.
SOTI Inc., a vendor of technology for mobility device management (MDM), has developed a tool that allows users to manage their security policies across all Android devices, regardless of manufacturer.
Acute-care facility New York Hospital Queens, located in the Flushing section of New York City, is piloting radio frequency identification technology to help it manage its inventory of medical devices and consumables, including stents, catheters and filters used within its interventional radiology unit.
Cognex Corp., a vendor of machine vision systems, has introduced the In-Sight 7010. The entry-level vision system was designed for inspection tasks where vision sensors are too limited, and a standard vision system might not be cost-effective.