Service Parts Management

Coping With Complexity in the Service Parts Supply Chain

December 18, 2012

A company can live or die by the effectiveness of its service parts supply chain. Yet the requirements for managing that function can be brutally complex. John Reichert, WMS product marketing manager with TECSYS, provides a blueprint for the proper management of service parts.

Flextronics to Assume Control of Motorola Mobility Operations in China and Brazil

December 14, 2012

Flextronics

Flextronics will acquire Motorola Mobility's manufacturing operations in Tianjin, China, and will also assume the management and operation of its Jaguariuna, Brazil, facility. Employees and assets at both locations will transfer to Flextronics after the transaction closes.

A CPG Giant Aims for Sustainability in Its Global Supply Chain

December 12, 2012

SupplyChainBrain

A conversation with Pier Luigi Sigismondi, chief supply chain officer of Unilever

Logistics Clusters Drive Value and Growth

November 30, 2012

Professor Yossi Sheffi, Director, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Is This the Unlikeliest Place to Put a Manufacturing Plant?

November 19, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

What does it take to convince a manufacturer to locate a plant in the U.S.? How about in California, one of the most highly regulated and difficult states in which to operate? (It ranked 40th in CNBC's latest survey "America's Top States for Business." What about the San Francisco Bay Area, with its prohibitive cost of living, high population density and even more onerous regulatory environment?

Is This the Unlikeliest Place to Put a Manufacturing Plant?

November 19, 2012

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Airbus Expands RFID Part Marking Across All of Its Aircraft Families

November 15, 2012

RFID Journal

In July 2009, Airbus became the first commercial aircraft manufacturer to announce plans to employ permanent radio frequency identification tags on parts for its A350 XWB aircraft. Approximately 3,000 serialized, replaceable, repairable parts with a limited lifespan were covered. To date, the company has received and successfully tested its RFID tagged parts as the first A350 XWB aircraft make their way through the production process. Now, Airbus is the first aircraft manufacturer to expand the permanent tagging of selected parts across its entire fleet.

Intermec Unveils New Generation of Rugged Mobile Computers

November 9, 2012

Intermec Inc.

Intermec Inc. has created the CK3 Next Generation Series of rugged mobile computers.

Accellos Issues New Mobile Apps for Smartphones and Tablets

November 8, 2012

Accellos Inc.

Accellos Inc., a provider of supply-chain execution software, has released AccellosOne Mobile, a new series of mobile applications for smartphones and tablets.

Understanding Independent Distributor Certifications and Anti-Counterfeiting

September 12, 2012

Smith & Associates, Rockwell Automation

Quality management systems are at the core of every set of critical business processes, and essential among these are anti-counterfeit strategies. Recently, industry headlines have been replete with analyst and government reports documenting the pervasiveness of counterfeit product in supply chains. Rather than a new problem though, counterfeit criminal activity is as old as business itself, and with this history comes an equally long history of anti-counterfeit strategies and risk management practices.

Service Parts Management

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding service parts management and its impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies provide support services and parts for years after an initial product sale, and post-sale service can be key to securing customer loyalty and maintaining competitive differentiation. New technologies are allowing companies to increase forecast accuracy for service parts, reduce excess or obsolete spare parts inventory and enhance scrapping programs across all industries. As these services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using service parts management solutions to power their supply chains.