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POOL4TOOL Forms EDI Unit for Supplier Connections

October 31, 2013

POOL4TOOL has created a subsidiary to connect customers with their suppliers through electronic data interchange (EDI). The unit is known as POOL4TOOL EDI powered by GDP (Global Digit Post).

ShockWatch Unveils Web-Based Management of Cold-Chain Shipments

October 31, 2013

ShockWatch

ShockWatch, a vendor of tools for supply-chain monitoring, has introduced the TrekView Data Management System (DMS) for control of temperature-sensitive products.

How the Cloud Is Driving Supply-Chain Collaboration

October 31, 2013

SupplyChainBrain

The cloud is more than an alternative means of delivering software, according to Eyal Rosenberg, chief executive officer of Nipendo. It's key to improving collaboration between buyers and suppliers.

Despite Knowing Danger of Inventory Mis-picks, Industry Still Relies on Paper Lists for the Most Part, Study Says

October 31, 2013

Beverage Industry

Distribution centers are losing an average of nearly $390,000 every year due to mis-picks, according to a study conducted by Everett, Wash.-based Intermec Inc.

Greater Access to Supply Chain Finance Urged for Suppliers in Central Europe

October 31, 2013

Demica

Significant liquidity could be released for supplier companies based in Central Europe through supply chain finance, according to the latest research from Demica. Its new study reveals that such programmes could help unlock combined working capital of more than â‚¬16bn for suppliers in Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary in the manufacturing, wholesale and logistics sectors.

Carrier Transicold Offers Power-Saving Mode for Container Reefer Units

October 30, 2013

Carrier Transicold

Carrier Transicold is now offering a Quest II power-saving mode for its container-refrigeration units.

Brazilian Grocer Uses RFID to More Accurately Weigh Fish, Other Products in Its Cold Chain

October 30, 2013

RFID Journal

Grupo PÃ£o-de-AÃ§Ãºcar (GPA) has found an RFID solution to a problem that previously affected both logistics and accounting for its PÃ£o-de-AÃ§Ãºcar and Extra supermarket chains. The distribution of fish, as well as other products in its cold chain, presents significant challenges for the retailer. After all, fish do not have identical weights, and businesses work with average values per unit, resulting in differences between what theoretically was delivered to a store, what was really sold and the expected revenue generated by marketing.

Integrating Mobile Technology: Keys to Success

October 30, 2013

Martin Jack and Kelly Harris, Barcoding, Inc. and Kerry Kulp, Cumulus Consulting

Foxfire Introduces SaaS-based Inventory Management Software

October 29, 2013

Foxfire

Foxfire, a warehouse management software provider, recently announced the availability of Foxfire Inventory Pro, a cloud-based inventory management software for small to mid-sized businesses.

HighJump Partners With AdvancePro, Unisun Software

October 29, 2013

HighJump Software Inc.

The TrueCommerce EDI Solutions Group of HighJump Software Inc. is partnering with Unisun Software, a provider of produce-inventory management and accounting software for packers, growers and shippers.