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Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

February 11, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2015 for the specialized purpose of:

Ikea Discovers the Internet - Forges Ahead Into Age of E-commerce

February 9, 2015

FierceRetailIT

Long a laggard in online sales, the Swedish retailer Ikea, which is privately held, has finally recognized the need for a more robust e-commerce presence.

Via the Internet of Things, Automotive Industry Presents the Connected Car

February 9, 2015

EE Times

The Internet of Things (IoT) is currently the big thing in technology, and the automotive version of the IoT is the Connected Car.

Material Handling Equipment Orders Expected to Grow 9 Percent This Year, 7 Percent in 2016

February 9, 2015

MHI

Material handling equipment new orders grew 8.1 percent in 2014 and are forecasted to grow 9 percent this year, and another 7 percent in 2016, according to the latest Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing Forecast released by MHI.

HighJump Enhances EDI Integration for SAP Business One Users

February 6, 2015

HighJump Software

The TrueCommerce EDI Solutions Group of HighJump Software is offering an enhanced version of its electronic data interchange tool for users of SAP Business One, the application for small-business management.

Management of Accurate Data One of Healthcare Supply Chain's Primary Needs Today

February 6, 2015

Supply Chain Digital

At the core of supply chain trends in healthcare is a need for quality data so that leaders can make informed, quality decisions. Quality data means accurate data for sourcing and procurement along with normalisation of data for reporting and predictive analytics.

Chinese Retail Stores 'Dying' as Online Sales Flourish

February 6, 2015

Business Week

"It's dying," says an electronics-store retailer, shaking his head as he looks out at abandoned stores and torn promotional posters in what was once the busiest market in the Zhongguancun district, known as China's silicon valley. "There are more sales staff than customers around here. Everyone buys online now."

Three Emerging Trends in Life Sciences Supply Chain and Serialization

February 4, 2015

Dan Walles, VP, Solution Architecture and Global Partnerships, TraceLink

With the Jan. 1 U.S. Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) lot-level traceability deadline now behind us, many pharmaceutical companies are turning their attention to full drug serialization. DSCSA requires that manufacturers mark packages with a product identifier, serial number, lot number, and expiration date by 2017. In that period, highly regulated packaging and distribution processes must be changed; physical equipment must be procured and operationalized; enterprise-wide IT must be implemented; and end-to-end serialization testing with supply chain partners must take place well in advance of the deadline to allow time for any necessary adjustments. Given these multi-faceted complexities, three years is an aggressive implementation time frame.

German Clothing Retailer Uses RFID to Monitor Products Throughout Supply Chain

February 3, 2015

RFID Journal

German casual apparel company Marc O'Polo has adopted a radio frequency identification solution to track its products across the entire supply chain, from its distribution center to 86 of its stores throughout Europe. The company finished installing the system at all 87 sites by September 2014, and is now expanding the deployment to include the tagging of products by manufacturers, thereby enabling the retailer to track its merchandise from the point at which they are made.

To Save Money, Manufacturers Turn from Low-cost Labor to Smart Technologies to Boost Productivity

February 3, 2015

BCG Perspectives

For the past few decades, the scramble for competitive advantage in manufacturing has largely revolved around finding new and abundant sources of low-cost labor. But with wages rising rapidly in China and other emerging markets, manufacturers worldwide are under intensifying pressure to gain advantage the old-fashioned way - by improving their productivity.