Supply chain it - Articles - Page 33

For Supply Chain, the Cloud Is Still on the Horizon

February 2, 2015

For all its promise of lower cost and easier management of software applications, cloud technology has yet to be fully embraced by supply chain managers.

Rail Not Likely to Make Greater Use of GPS to Keep Tabs on Carts Soon

January 30, 2015

ABI Research

Tracking rail carts with GPS and cellular could bring value to the rail sector; however, penetration rates on rail carts are currently very low (globally less than 50,000 in 2014), and growth is not forecasted to be very strong over the next 5 years, or even the next 10, according to ABI Research. Therefore, for the time being at least, it looks like RFID will dominate this sector.

Mobile Technology Impacts Lives - and Supply Chain - Around the World

January 29, 2015

BCG Perspectives

Globally, mobile technology has emerged as a primary engine of economic growth, stimulating enormous private-sector spending in both R&D and infrastructure, and profoundly changing daily lives - everywhere.

Should Centralized Procurement Give Way to 'Specialist' Purchasing in Some Units?

January 26, 2015

Supply Management

Organisation-wide purchasing is often the responsibility of the procurement team with the business reliant on them to source the right goods and services at the best price. But different departments within an organisation will often have very specific and specialist requirements and there are significant merits in empowering selected personnel to source exactly what they need, when they need it.

New Performance Protocol Simplifies RFID Tag Buying and Selling

January 22, 2015

ChainLink Research

You'd be forgiven for missing the most important development in RFID, or for dozing off if you did spot it. But earlier this month, GS1 announced the Tagged Item Performance Protocol (TIPP), a new approach to testing tags that simplifies life for retailers, suppliers and tag vendors, and ensures that tags will really work in the field.

With Acquisition of SDI Group, Dematic Expands Clout in Order Fulfillment

January 22, 2015

Dematic

Dematic Group, a supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain, has acquired FSU Investments Limited, which holds a majority stake in SDI Group, a supplier of garment-on-hanger and flat sorter technology in Europe. Dematic intends to make an offer for the remaining share capital. The purchase of SDI Group Europe will expand Dematic's global order fulfillment offerings in apparel, retail and e-commerce markets.

Artificial Intelligence Meets Inventory Optimization

January 22, 2015

Nucleus Research

Inventory optimization vendors are starting to leverage artificial intelligence as a means to optimize complex supply chains for large stock holdings and multiple stocking locations, according to the Technology Value Matrix for Inventory Optimization released by Nucleus Research.

HighJump Issues App for In-Store Fulfillment; Partners With Unata

January 21, 2015

HighJump Software Inc.

HighJump Software Inc. has released HighJump Retail Advantage for in-store fulfillment.

JDA Unveils Retail.Me for Shopper Segmentation, Assortment Management

January 20, 2015

JDA Software Group Inc.

JDA Software Group Inc. has released Retail.Me, a software and services offering that provides retailers with shopper-segmentation capabilities and localized assortment recommendations.

Toshiba Joins With Microsoft in Omnichannel Initiative for Retail

January 20, 2015

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Inc.

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have jointly launched an initiative to help retailers manage omnichannel customer engagements.