Inventory management systems - Articles - Page 6

Driving Innovation in 3PL Relationships

July 29, 2013

To retain and keep profitable customers in today's economic environment, 3PLs must provide innovative solutions that make the supply chain more efficient for both the customer and the provider, says John Dillon of APL Logistics.

Office Depot's Demand-driven, Omni-channel Supply Chain

July 22, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Previously a company with three distinct supply chains serving commercial businesses, e-commerce customers and a chain of brick-and-mortar stores, Office Depot now operates a single omni-channel supply chain with one inventory base.

Apriso Offers 'Smart-Pull' Manufacturing Processes

July 3, 2013

Apriso Corp.

Apriso Corp., a vendor of software for global manufacturing, has created an application to enable "pull-triggered" manufacturing and supply-chain processes.

RFID Helps Delta Air Lines Keep Track of Oxygen Generator Equipment

May 15, 2013

RFID Journal

Delta Air Lines is employing radio frequency identification technology to improve the visibility of oxygen generators installed within its aircraft in an effort reduce the amount of waste associated with discarding generators, as well as the time required to check the devices' expiration dates.

UPS Creates Click and Collect Network

February 14, 2013

Supply Chain Standard

UPS has launched of UPS Access Point, a network of convenience stores, petrol stations and newsagents which consumers purchasing goods on the web can choose for delivery and returns. It is starting with a network of 600 sites with 1,500 set to be in place in the United Kingdom by June 2013.

Retailers' RFID Programs Have Major Implications for Relationships with Suppliers

February 8, 2013

ChainLink Research

Some of the biggest names in retail"”such as Walmart, Macy's, Marks & Spencer, Dillard's, JCP and others"”have implemented large-scale item-level RFID initiatives, in full production rollout. These have big implications for suppliers.

Association for Advancing Automation Launches New Web Site

February 7, 2013

A3

The Association for Advancing Automation, the umbrella trade group for the Robotic Industries Association, AIA - Advancing Vision + Imaging, and the Motion Control Association, has launched a new web site, www.A3automate.org.

Integrating Planning & Execution: Supply Chain's Holy Grail

February 6, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Integrating supply chain planning and execution is vital to today's businesses, but 80 percent of the data that most companies need to achieve this integration lies outside their four walls. Mark Cosway, vice president of industry sales at GT Nexus, explains a new approach to solving this problem.

Transforming Operations Planning and Inventory Control at TriQuint Semiconductor

January 31, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Laura Dionne, director of worldwide operations, and J.P. Swanson, systems architect, at TriQuint Semiconductor, describe how the installation of RapidResponse from Kinaxis is helping the company transform operations planning and improve inventory control.

Agilent's Vertically Integrated Supply Chain

January 28, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

Sun Lieu, head of supply chain engineering at the Electronics Measurement Business Group of Agilent Technologies, talks about the supply chain challenges of a high-mix, low-volume business and describes Agilent's two-level supplier collaboration model.